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misk@piefed.social to retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 8 days ago

Why was Windows 3.0’s WinHelp called an online help system when it ran offline?

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Why was Windows 3.0’s WinHelp called an online help system when it ran offline?

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misk@piefed.social to retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish · 8 days ago
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Why was Windows 3.0's WinHelp called an online help system when it ran offline? - The Old New Thing
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It was online in a different sense.
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    because online had a very different meaning back then.

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