To revisit the OS that revolutionised the PC market and changed computers from machines only a selected few could use to something that everyone could have in their homes. That was an era before the internet came about, an era when you could spend hours just browsing the operating system or playing minesweeper and solitaire. First in early 1990 with a 386 running DOS and later in mid-1993 with a 486DX running Windows 3.1. That’s when I had my first interaction with computers.
This post is about what makes my nostalgia go haywire, and that’s none other than PCs in the 90s. This post however is not about a new release of some piece of vintage tech or a remastered version of a retro game. There are many more examples of such releases specifically designed to capture the mind… and wallets of the now 30-40somethings who grew up playing games such as Zelda Link’s Awakening (now remastered for the Nintendo Switch), Crash Bandicoot (released as a new Trilogy with updated graphics), Spyro the Dragon (reignited), etc. Where to begin, from the craze behind the release of the NES/SNES mini consoles by Nintendo to the mega launch of WoW Classic, that’s just a couple of examples of a jam packed with retro/nostalgia releases in 2019. If I didn’t know any better, I would have sworn we travelled back in time or something. I am not sure what to do? I tried to find the Guest Additions for 5.1.22 but got lost.If I had to sum up 2019 in terms of tech it would surely have to be “Retro/Nostalgia Overload”. I checked out Old-Polocks first item in this category and followed the link however it took me here. I did some searching and it looks like I should install the Virtualbox Guest Additions as this might resolve the problem.
There is a mouse on the VM screen and there is also another mouse outside the VM. You need to capture the mouse (by clicking over the VM display or pressing the Host key) in order to use the mouse inside the Guest OD." Neither one of those options works. When the VM comes up it says "The Virtual Machine reports that the guest OS does not support Mouse Pointer integration in the current video mode. So far I have a virtual machine that comes up with DOS and Windows 3.1 but I cannot get the mouse to work. I did some reading and then followed a couple of videos on You Tube trying to install Windows 3.1. I installed the latest Virtualbox 5.1.22.
I am new to Virtualbox so trying to learn.
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