windows 3.1
     
         a version of microsoft windows with many
        improvements over windows 3.0, including true type fonts,
        object linking and embedding ole and mouse trails for
        use with lcd devices.  it also saw the loss of real mode,
        which meant it would no longer run on intel 8086 processors
        did anyone ever do this anyway?.
     
        sometimes described as "stand-alone windows", in contrast to
        windows for workgroups 3.1.  windows 3.11 is a free
        bug-fix update.  3.1's successors are windows 95 and
        windows nt.
     
        1996-07-08
     
     
see also:
microsoft windows windows 3.0 true type fonts object linking and embedding mouse trails lcd 
real mode intel 8086 windows for workgroups 3.1 windows 3.11 windows 95 
windows nt