Dell Latitude 450MC booting Windows 3.1

My old Dell Laptop (1993) with: 2Gb HD, 8Mb RAM, 1Mb Video Ram, Intel 486 DX2 @66Mhz. No floppy drive (broken) or battery. Currently I put files on it using an USB---IDE adapter.

This is an example of how the modern PC are built: they can keep working for 15 years!

Currently, this pc has been reformatted with its original 341Mb hard drive. I can put files on it only through Interlnk and Intersvr (see other video). After some hours of modifying the original config.sys and autoexec.bat I finally got a sort of Multi-option-boot system, which, once started, can be used in 4 "modes": "Only Dos", "Windows 3.1", "Interlnk client", "Interlnk server". Also, I've put on it the drivers for my "new" printer, Office 6.0 for windows and some games... the next goal is browsing the net with it!

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• Dell
• Latitude
• 450MC
• MC
• 450
• Windows
• 3.1
• Calmira
• Intel
• 486
• DX
• DX2
• 8mb
• Ram
• retrocomputing

[Aqwert76]

Taskbar???

[Patruck92]

Yes' that's Calmira, an add-on which allows you to replace the original "PROGMAN.EXE" with a new shell whcih resembles Windows 9x' one.

[Heihachi73]

Reminds me of the Calmira desktop I had many years ago; basically a 95 style taskbar and start menu for 3.1

*Reads the text at the top* Yep, it is Calmira!

[Patruck92]

Yes, it's Calmira (don't remember which version...). The sad thing is that a week ago I tried to turn that pc (that had been resting for a year or so) and it didn't recognize the HDD...

With an adapter, I found out that the MBR is damaged, but practically unrestorable...

So it's resting again, and waiting for a new HDD...

[tomiatt2112]

Love Windows 3.1 Computers!

What I like about Windows 3.1 is that it's slow.

It makes it... Windows 3.1!

[MrAlexifrim]

start button in windows 3.1?????

imposible!!

[kbhasikevin]

lol u have calmira on that!

[1831joey]

hey do u know how to change the language on it? cuz i tried but it didnt change it

[pokebonofunny99]

0:00

[mikebhasi]

internet browsing on it with internet explorer 5 for 16 bits...

[tsm32383]

bet that was top of the fleet in 93 :P

[friik100]

lol. There are no taskbar on 3.1

[themaritimeman]

Cool!