Windows 3 x Shenanigans
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Published 2024-01-29
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Sources:
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Calmira:
www.calmira.net/
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Timestamps:
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0:00 Intro
0:31 How
1:20 Taking a look
6:08 Making it look more the part
6:35 Making it "permanent"
8:00 Deeper dive into options
12:28 Conclusion
13:14 Outro
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#windows #windows31 #microsoft #startmenu #retrocomputing #retropc #justforfun #tech
All Comments (16)
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Calmira was very cool. Windows 95 didn't run very well on my 486SX but Windows 3.11 did and Calmira made it much more usable.
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Slick looking UI! Before Calmira existed, I used a Win 3.x shell program called Sparta. I loved it so much that it was the first piece of shareware I registered. The registered version came on a floppy from Iceland (I think) and I still have the holographic postage stamp the letter used.
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This might be a good theme to have as an alternative on Windows 10/11
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Dear, I recall playing with that back when it was published…
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Calmira LNF have ability to customize all the icons and it adds X putton to all explorer windows. But if you plan do use MASK98 with it it messes the the maximize minimize and X buttons for the Explorer.
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I really like your content. Most of the things in your videos are my childhood, so the nostalgia is amazing.
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Nice review!
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Yoooo this is sick 😮❤
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haha i remember running the xp version of this years ago.
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Today you might think the otherway. W11/10 less desirable revert to W7/8 Openshell reverse time back to ? Some still want to go back to W3.x era with custom Dos rompt Norton ofr Pc Shell did similair job ! OSl2 another relic of time !
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Calmira is great. I've used it on and off for years on my retro machines. I really wish I could convert the source code to C or C++ to make it a bit faster and to fix a few noticeable bugs such as the Start Menu not automatically populating newly installed Windows 3.1x applications.
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Nice. Now the other way round, Win95, 98 or NT4 (or even up to XP) with Program Manager as the shell ;)... And yes, it's possible ;)... Oh and back in the day I DID use a replacement shell on Windowx 3.1x, but I used "Norton Desktop for Windows 3.0". But I recall a friend of mine using an earlier version of Calmira before WIn95 became out, but that wasn't using the Win95 shell yet , I think it looked more like notebooks or something.
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Did you make sure to install a printer driver? It might not seem to make any sense, but TrueType fonts won't be available or usable, even in the GUI, if you don't have a printer driver installed. The Epson FX 80 printer driver is about the smallest TrueType capable printer driver that comes with Windows 3.11. And no you don't actually have to have a printer connected to install a driver.
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back when microsoft allowed shell replacements
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😂ubuntu users be like:
