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0 pointsamelius1y ago0 comments

Windows 3.1 was based on async programming, and wasn't responsive every now and then.

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Wasn't Windows 3.1 or 95 also the one where things looked like they were going faster if you jiggled the mouse?

Yes it was Windows 95, probably the original release, as a lot of things were improved in OSR2: https://www.extremetech.com/computing/294907-why-moving-the-...

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0 pointsamelius1y ago0 comments

Windows 3.1 was based on async programming, and wasn't responsive every now and then.

Wasn't Windows 3.1 or 95 also the one where things looked like they were going faster if you jiggled the mouse?

pajko1y ago

Yes it was Windows 95, probably the original release, as a lot of things were improved in OSR2: https://www.extremetech.com/computing/294907-why-moving-the-...

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