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    On the other hand, Windows 3.0 was successful enough that it caused the NT OS/2 project to become the Windows NT project. (Though NT 3.1 came out the year after Windows 3.1, I believe the decision was made while 3.0 was the shipping version). Commented Mar 5, 2023 at 14:31
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    @another-dave Wouldn't know anyone claiming Win 3.0 being a fail. Troubled yes, but not a fail. It's just that it wasn't the success some call it in hindsight either. Commented Mar 5, 2023 at 16:01
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    I remember win32s. It was a pile of crap. I don't think it had anything much to do with the adoption of 32 bit. Commented Mar 5, 2023 at 17:15
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    I agree; it was a half-hearted attempt to enable writing code that worked on NT and Ye Olde Crappe Windowes, but there were so many restrictions that it was not particularly useful. Commented Mar 5, 2023 at 17:33
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    TrueType font support and a solid basic set of TrueType saleable fonts were also introduced with Windows 3.1 Commented Mar 5, 2023 at 17:57