Computing Dictionary
Windows 3.1 definition
operating system A version of
Microsoft Windows with many improvements over
Windows 3.0, including
True Type Fonts,
Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) and
Mouse Trails for use with
LCD Devices. It also saw the loss of
Real Mode, which meant it would no longer run on
Intel 8086 processors (did anyone ever do this anyway?).
Sometimes described as "stand-alone Windows", in contrast to
Windows for Workgroups 3.1.
Windows 3.11 is a free bug-fix update. 3.1's successors are
Windows 95 and
Windows NT.
(1996-07-08)
