Microsoft's Windows 3.1 smooths some bumps

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Microsoft Corp's new Windows 3.1 graphical user interface offers many enhancements over the earlier Windows 3.0, including improved reliability and scalable font technology. Windows runs on top of the DOS operating system to provide a graphical interface that is consistent across applications. Windows 3.0 suffered from frequent system crashes caused by Unrecoverable Application Errors (UAEs); the new version eliminates many crashes by determining whether conflicts between the interface and an application are recoverable or not. There are still a few reported conflicts between popular programs and Windows 3.1. A new font technology called True Type gives users access to high-quality typography on the screen and on any printer Windows supports; fonts can be scaled to any point size without causing jagged edges. Microsoft recommends at least an 80386SX microprocessor, 2Mbytes of RAM, a high-density floppy drive, color VGA graphics, a mouse, DOS 5.0 and a hard disk with at least 10Mbytes of free space.

GUI, Graphical user interfaces, Graphical user interface, Microsoft Windows 3.1 (GUI)

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Bells, whistles and alternatives

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Microsoft Corp's $50 DOS 6.0 operating system upgrade package is a good buy for anyone who uses IBM PC-compatible microcomputers, especially casual users and beginners. The package offers a number of useful utilities that are integrated into the operating system, making them more convenient to use than more powerful add-on utilities in the market. Among the DOS 6.0 utilities are: Doublespace data compression software that increases the capacity of a hard disk; Memmaker, which allows the efficient and safe use of otherwise unused system memory; a backup utility that performs better than the one included in DOS 5.0 but works exclusively with floppy diskettes; the Microsoft Anti-Virus, which can detect and eliminate all known viruses; and Defrag and Smart Drive, both of which can optimize the performance of a hard disk. Alternative software packages to the DOS 6.0 utilities are also discussed.

Operating systems (Software), Operating systems, Desktop utilities, File maintenance utilities, Operating System, Desktop Utility, Disk/Tape File Utilities, MS-DOS 6.0 (Operating system)

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