The Computer Chronicles - Windows 3.0 (1990)

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An episode of the PBS-style TV series The Computer Chronicles covering the release of Microsoft Windows 3.0 in 1990. It shows the software and discusses how it compares with the Macintosh and other graphical environments of the time.

HN people share it as a period record of the Windows 3.0 launch, including mentions of competitors like GEOS.

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@ishcheklein2020 · in “The Computer Chronicles – Windows 3.0 (1990)”
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@charlesism2015 · in “Windows 3.0 takes on MacOS (1990)”
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@agumonkey2015 · in “GEOS For the Commodore 64”
Funny, I was just watching the Computer Chronicles about Windows 3.0 release, where they mentioned GEOS ▶ this video