who remembers windows 3.1?

That is not windows 3.1 on the internet, windows 3.1 is quite similar to windows that you are using now and you will see graphics on windows 3.1. I believe what you saw is the DOS environment, where DOS mean disc operating system, in DOS, you will need to remember command and without knowing the commands, you won't be able to use the computer..those command are line dir, rename, cd, del, copy, xcopy and many more that you have to remember, I first use the computer was with the DOS, and later ther came the windows 3, windows 3.1, windows 3.11, and more and more new version came out almost each year and until today windows XP then latest windows 7.

Yes I remember it clearly. It was so simple and seemed to run without any glitches or hiccups. I am not sure, ....but I may have all the install discs for 3.1 up in the attic. I will have to make a project of it and go look.

I do remember it, because I started using the PC in the DOS days. The first Windows that I used was Windows 3.0, then 3.1. I was working in an office, and came across 3.11 (Windows for network). At that time there was already Internet access, though not as sophisticated as it is now. As for the clack screen it was most probably a DOS window. At that time many programs were still based on DOS. There was a quick launcher which gave a menu in DOS. Ah, those were the days, where installing the OS required more than nine diskettes.

I can't really remember clearly as I was only 6 when I used windows 3.1. The only thing i remember is the ancient, non attractive and dull GUI. Cheers.

I used it a lot before I bought the first PC with Win95. Very good times, with little crashes and almost no trouble with softwares. It's not weird at all, it was completly different to the current Windows. With this Windows 3.11 and DOS 6.22 I've spent (read "waste") many time and the things I learned are useful now even.