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A lesser known program for Windows 3.1/3.11 was at the time the Norton Desktop, see:

http://toastytech.com/guis/ndw.html

that provided, even on Windows 3.1/3.11 roughly the same UI of the Mac OS of the time, very similar, for some aspects, to the later Windows 9x one.




For some aspects, yes. For the over-all experience, not similar at all.

PC Tools for Windows was another lternative shell. Finicky and prone to crashes, but better UI design than the Norton Desktop.

Windows 95 obsoleted them both.


I remember someone who had an all-in-one Compaq PC with a version of Win 3.1 that had a shell with tabs on the top, not too unlike the "ribbon" of modern MS Office.


Possibly a Contura Aero with TabWorks?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TabWorks

http://www.supervinx.com/OnlineMuseum/Compaq/Contura/Aero%20...




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