Windows 3.11 (Introducing OLE and General MIDI)

A quick glance at some of the exciting new features made available to 386 PC owners by Windows 3.11.

Music: They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse in Your Soul, as performed by the Yamaha OPL3 synthesizer on the SoundBlaster 16 (emulated).

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• your
• soul
• minesweeper
• opl3
• midi

[tjtaber1988]

The sound of the midi in Win3.11 reminds me of the Sega Genesis.

[tgies]

Well, that's not Windows 3.11 specifically, that's the Sound Blaster and Adlib sound cards everyone had around then.

There's a good reason it sounds like the Genesis -- both the Adlib/Sound Blaster and the Genesis had Yamaha FM synthesizer chips.

[Leafblower29]

Soundblaster 16 without Yamaha OPL3 synthesizer would have sucked.

[tgies]

Well, the digital samples were a pretty big deal at the time. I love OPL3, though.

[heatblizzard]

Sorry for so many posts but their is a character limit on here. :( Hint: You can drag and drop the EXE onto the emulator itself instead of typing the commands by hand.

[tgies]

Starting Windows under Dosbox is a little trickier than that, IIRC.

[Trancilian]

damn, I remember that midi media player. Looks a lot different from the winamp I use today^^ old school rocks!!

[AngelOfGeass]

I play Crysis 2 in one of these

[retrogamerSam]

Birdhouse MIDI FTW!!! Epicosity is just too awesome!!!

[leonardobaker]

Sweet! where can I buy it!! XD

Screw windows 7! :D

[TheCheezWizz]

@B14UTH00TH what are you even rambling about nigger

[nickitas87]

@tjtaber1988 16 bit

[rodstartube]

OKOKOK POOP (LOL)

[dnebdal]

I'd forgotten that media player!

[Extaticus]

Oh, how I've missed Windows 3.11...

You, sir, have just made my day.

[mpowellmpowellmpowel]

Cool, I remember when I had Windows 3.1 and 3.11. Brings back memories.

[wilstermania3]

Win 3.11 I cant belive it what i see ...That was times^^