Uncreative Labs

Joined: 20 Nov 2004 Posts: 589 Location: Shandong, China

I have been trying to find information about this "operating system". You see, it's "similar to Windows XP", but it runs on a 386. I keep running into this advertising when I'm looking around for stuff on 386 systems. There is basically no information available on it, and the "Maniasoft" website is rather useless. To me it looks like a big scam, but perhaps I am mistaken.

Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Posts: 594 Location: Western NC

Here's a Google Cache of Windes ME on a forum:

http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:rW-NHa8yVEkJ:gui.jacobpalm.dk/thread.php%3Flng%3Den%26pg%3D4611%26fid%3D1%26cat%3D2+Windes+xp+feel&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1&client=firefox-a

Looks like your concerns are justified...

Joined: 28 Feb 2006 Posts: 127 Location: LI, NY

I downloaded it and tried to get it to work. No luck.

Even if it is "a heap" it's interesting that they did it all in GW-Basic. Razz

Joined: 19 Apr 2006 Posts: 261 Location: WisConSin

DO NOT PAY FOR WINDES! I bought Windes ME under the premise that it was supposedly compatible with windows 98. It claims it will run on a 286 (which I don't doubt) but it is very very very very slow even on a fast machine, maybe its quicker on a 286. Anyway it supposed to use an existing windows install to run windows proggies (I think, never worked for me, it only seemed to run the built in solitaire, word processor but the web browser was broken) It does take very little disk space and it has a few craptaskic windows looking albeit less functional applications.

My personal oppinion is that its about as functional as windows RG except not as amusing.

If I find it festering on my drive still I think I will post it for free on winworld or something of that nature so everyone can have a laugh at its uselessness.

Cheers
Ryan

Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Posts: 594 Location: Western NC

If you really want a "reasonably snappy" GUI for a 286/386, then I'd suggest an older version of GeoWorks (i.e. v2.1)

Joined: 19 Apr 2006 Posts: 261 Location: WisConSin

http://www.maniasoft.com/en/windesxf/

You will be surprized is right, honestly I don't believe the screenshots they have are real, I've found my copy of Windes 2000 I think and it looks nothing like the screen shot.

http://www.maniasoft.com/en/windesxf/downloads.asp

Also its made by the french Quebecians

http://www.maniasoft.com/hidfil/wind2k_us.exe
http://www.maniasoft.com/hidfil/windme_us.exe

These are the links on their download site if you really want to waste your time.

Cheers
Ryan