Myth: Windows 3.1 was just a shell on top of DOS

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  • doslinux

    Run Linux programs on DOS

  • Windows 3.x and 9x are "shells on top of DOS" the same way that Linux can be a "shell on top of DOS": https://github.com/haileys/doslinux

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