Microsoft Windows 3.0

Microsoft Windows 3.0 was introduced in 1990 replacing the earlier Windows/286 and Windows/386 products. IBM OS/2 Version 2.0 offers support for Windows 3.0 applications.

Versions

 * 1990: 3.0
 * 1991: 3.0a

Modes

 * real mode - 8086
 * standard mode - 80286
 * enhanced mode - 80386

Publications

 * Charles Petzold: Programming Windows 2nd edition - Microsoft Press 1990, ISBN 1-55615-264-7
 * Peter Norton, Paul Yao: Peter Norton's Windows 3.0 Power Programming Techniques - Bantam Books 1990, ISBN 0-553-34940-6
 * Richard Wilton: Microsoft Windows 3 Developer's Workshop - Microsoft Press, 1991, ISBN 1-55615-244-2