In a message to Linda Proulx, Peter Knapper wrote re: Warp 3 install

LP> I thought that the Win code in W4W was more stable & that it's not just
LP> the networking part.
 
PK> This whole issue is actually quite complicated, however in general terms,
PK> Windows 3.1 is Windows with NO NETWORKING Support. Windows 3.11 is 3.1
WITH
PK> NETWORKING support (W4WG). 

No; WfWG was a separate product.  The first release of WfWG was 
deemed "v3.1" to the eternal confusion of all.  Compounding this,
shortly after WfWG "v3.1" was released, it was updated to "v3.11"
and then Windows-not-for-workgroups AKA "Windows 3.1" was 
also updated to v3.11!  

You are correct that Windows 3.1 did not include any networking 
capabilities.  Neither did the v3.11 "not-for-workgroups" update. 
Windows for Workgroups v3.1 included Microsoft's implementation 
of NetBIOS/NetBEUI, as did WfWG v3.11.  But the networking 
capabilities of WfWG did *NOT* function under OS/2.  You could 
use your WfWG installation under OS/2 with Warp v3 red spine, but
the networking features would not work.  If, however, you 
installed Warp v3 "Connect" red spine, you could use your WfWG 
apps with other Windows machines on the network because Warp 
Connect's network support allowed this even though WfWG's 
network support remained non-functional.

Is that confusing enough?


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