Windows 3 (DOS)
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Windows 3 is an operating environment developed by Microsoft. It is a stepping block between the command line interface of DOS and the GUI OS of Windows 95. It is also the first widely popular version of Windows. Though Windows is not a game, it did include a now-popular music file called Canyon.mid.
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Music
The Media Extensions version of Windows 3, which didn't ship until 1991, included an example MIDI called "Canyon.mid", and every subsequent version of Windows 3 also included the file. Due to the lack of standards among sound cards at the time, the Windows 3 soundtrack has been recorded using both General MIDI and AdLib sequencers. The MIDI recording is track 101, the AdLib recording is track 201.
Recording
# | Title | Composer | Length | Listen | Download |
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101 | Trip Through the Grand Canyon | George Stone | 2:01 | Download | |
201 | Trip Through the Grand Canyon | George Stone | 2:01 | Download |
Credits
- Ripper: TheAlmightyGuru
- Recorder: TheAlmightyGuru
- Game Credits:
- Not Credited Composer: George Stone
Game Rip
This rip includes the type-0 canyon.mid file, as well as all of the default WAV files used by Windows. All of the music and sounds were ripped from the default Windows folder. The AdLib recording was made through DOSBox v0.73, the MT-32 recording was made on an actual MT-32.
Audio Devices
Like all Windows operating systems that would come after it, Windows 3 would support any sound card with a compatible driver. And MIDI music was altered through the sequencer. To adjust which sequencer to use, open the Main program group, and run Control Panel. Then, open MIDI Mapper and you'll be able to adjust which device Windows 3 will send its MIDI commands.
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Links
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_3 - Wikipedia.