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== Changes from Windows for Workgroups 3.11 ==
== Changes from Windows for Workgroups 3.11 ==
=== Minor changes ===
=== Minor changes ===
* The setup OS text is changed to "Microsoft Cougar" and "Cougar".
* The setup OS text is changed to "Microsoft Cougar" and "Cougar". "The Setup program" line however, still says "Windows 3.1".


=== Changes in pre-desktop procedures ===
=== Changes in pre-desktop procedures ===

Revision as of 17:00, 19 September 2024

Microsoft Cougar Build 028
Crusty Windows bootleg
The desktop of Microsoft Cougar Build 028
The desktop of Microsoft Cougar Build 028
Original OSWindows for Workgroups 3.11
Release dateDecember 16, 2008
AuthorOBrasilo of Euro-Asian Beta Group
Language(s)English
Architecture(s)x86 (16-bit)
File size10.8 MiB
Download linkMicrosoft Cougar.iso
Date addedSeptember 18, 2024

Windows Cougar (referred to as "Microsoft Cougar" in the OS) is a bootleg Windows for Workgroups 3.11 edition, which was created by OBrasilo of Euro-Asian Beta Group. It released on December 16, 2008, and was added to the archive on September 18, 2024.

Description

The bootleg is a modified Windows for Workgroups 3.11 ISO. It modifies strings and graphics in the OS to pretend to be an alpha version of Windows that supposedly predates Chicago.

Changes from Windows for Workgroups 3.11

Minor changes

  • The setup OS text is changed to "Microsoft Cougar" and "Cougar". "The Setup program" line however, still says "Windows 3.1".

Changes in pre-desktop procedures

  • New boot screen

Look and feel

  • New default "Under Construction" wallpaper

Software

Notes

Bootleg quirks

  • The WINDOWS directory is now called "COUGAR".

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