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Windows Visual English
	Crusty Windows bootleg
	The desktop of Windows Visual English
Original OS	Windows 3.1
Release date	October 2019
Author	MasterGonzalo
Country	Peru
Language(s)	English
Architecture(s)	x86 (16-bit)
File size	37.7 MiB
Download link	Windows Visual English.iso
Date added	December 12, 2021

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Latest revision as of 00:36, 4 August 2024

Windows Visual English (otherwise known as Windows Visual) is a bootleg Windows 3.1 edition, which was created by MasterGonzalo. It was released in October 2019, and was added to the archive on December 12, 2021.

Description

The bootleg is a modified Windows 3.1 distribution which is packaged in the PowerQuest image format, which has to be restored in the Caldera PowerQuest utility which is on the CD itself. The disk image itself is dated the year 2019, which is where the release date comes from.

The purpose of this bootleg is to make Windows more accessible and easier to use, as seen in the new shell, which is written in Visual Basic 4, and therefore comes with runtimes for it.

Changes from Windows 3.1

New default wallpaper

Software

Netscape Navigator 3.03
Visual Basic 4.00

Games

Space Cadet Pinball

Notes

Bootleg quirks

The wallpaper is set to tiled.

Gallery

Empty desktop

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-|title = Windows Visual English
 |screenshot = VE_Shell.png
-|caption = The desktop of Windows Visual English
+|original_os = [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows 3.x|Windows 3.1]]
-|original_os = [[Windows 3.x|Windows 3.1]]
 |release_date = October 2019
-|creator = MasterGonzalo
+|creator = [[:Category:Bootlegs created by MasterGonzalo|MasterGonzalo]]
-|country = ?
+|country = Peru
 |language = English
-|arch = 16-bit
+|arch = x86 (16-bit)
-|size = 30 MB
+|size = 37.7 MiB
-|download = [https://crustywindo.ws/collection/Windows%203.1/Windows%20Visual%20English.iso Windows Visual English.iso]
+|download = {{link|url=https://crustywindo.ws/collection/Windows%203.1/Windows%20Visual%20English.iso|name=Windows Visual English.iso}}
+|archiveadd = December 12, 2021
 }}
+'''Windows Visual English''' (otherwise known as Windows Visual) is a bootleg [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows 3.x|Windows 3.1]] edition, which was created by [[:Category:Bootlegs created by MasterGonzalo|MasterGonzalo]]. It was released in October 2019, and was added to the archive on December 12, 2021.
-Windows Visual English is a Windows bootleg edition created by an unknown author released in October 2019.
 == Description ==
-Windows Visual English is a bootleg based on Windows 3.1 which is packaged in the PowerQuest image format, which has to be restored in the Caldera PowerQuest utility which is on the CD itself. The disk image itself is dated as 2019, which is where the release date comes from.
+The bootleg is a modified Windows 3.1 distribution which is packaged in the PowerQuest image format, which has to be restored in the Caldera PowerQuest utility which is on the CD itself. The disk image itself is dated the year 2019, which is where the release date comes from.
+The purpose of this bootleg is to make Windows more accessible and easier to use, as seen in the new shell, which is written in Visual Basic 4, and therefore comes with runtimes for it.
 == Changes from Windows 3.1 ==
-* New wallpaper
+* New default wallpaper
-* Visual Basic runtimes
-* The default shell has been replaced with a custom one made in Visual Basic
-* A few programs added
 == Software ==
-* Netscape Navigator
+* Netscape Navigator 3.03
+* Visual Basic 4.00
+=== Games ===
 * Space Cadet Pinball
+== Notes ==
+=== Bootleg quirks ===
+* The wallpaper is set to tiled.
 == Gallery ==
 <gallery>
+VE_Shell.png | Empty desktop
-File:VE_Startup.png | Startup
-File:VE_Shell.png | Empty desktop
 </gallery>
+[[Category:Bootlegs originating from South America]]
 [[Category:Bootlegs based on Windows 3.x]]
+[[Category:Bootlegs created by MasterGonzalo]]
+[[Category:Bootlegs which install via backup software]]
+[[Category:Bootlegs]]