When I was young I use to use Windows 3.11 for workgroups on a network. For the fun of it i decided to reinstall my old 486 laptop. The twitter posts below cover all of what i went through in getting it going on that old machine plus some messing around. (Yes this is a twitter centric post).

The Twitter postings are newest first (scroll down to read the older ones)`

• win 3.11 + pcmcia driver + tcpip protocal +Netscape 4 = overload for a 486about 2 hours ago from blu
• DAMM that machine is slow loabout 2 hours ago from blu
• This is bringing back memorys of my Jr. High days…. Netscape on networked WIn 3.11 machines (old 485 machines)about 2 hours ago from blu
• Installing Netscape 4.07 on Win 3.11 486 laptop about 3 hours ago from blu
• Transfered Netscape 4.07 over to 486 via ftp about 3 hours ago from blu
• Now for a browser…. Netscape OR Internet Explorer?about 3 hours ago from blu
• Installed*about 3 hours ago from blu
• Now to get browser installeabout 3 hours ago from blu
• CardSoft installed… lan is working I can ping Googleabout 3 hours ago from blu
• Found download for Cardsoft… Now installing it. DAMM that took nearly 5 minutes to write that floppy!!!about 3 hours ago from blu
• WIndows 3.11 for Workgroups installed.. now where in hell am i gonna get cardsoft?? Needed to use pcmcia lan on that old os.about 3 hours ago from blu
• I wonder how long it would take to install Windwows 98 SE from floppy disks?about 3 hours ago from blu
• Dos 6.22 installed… now Installing Windows for Workgroups 3.11about 3 hours ago from blu
• Reinstalling DOS 6.22 and Win 3.11 (with networking) on my LCD-less NEC Versa V50 486about 4 hours ago from blu

Overall it was fun… so much fun I next did simular process in VMware. Watch here for the vmware related post later on.

Tags: 3.11, 486, Card, Cardsoft, Internet, Microsoft, NEC, Netscape, network, pcmcia, tcp/ip, Twitter, Versa, VMware, WIndows, Workgrups