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What was the Windows 3.0/1 graphical alternative that also ran on DOS? (lemmy.sdf.org)
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[โ€“] DmMacniel@feddit.org 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

was it though? I guess it depend on having a mouse, a second floppy drive and a printer. You could thus use it as a desktop publishing platform, or spreadsheet calculator.

[โ€“] SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 hours ago

Nope, it was slow to load and use compared with text-based software for doing the same thing back in the day. An Amstrad PCW was better for actual work