# Virtual Machines are fun!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virtual-machines-are-fun/619020>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 17, 2012, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virtual-machines-are-fun/619020 "2012-04-17T09:11:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2012, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virtual-machines-are-fun/619020/1 "2012-04-17T09:11:31Z")

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I don’t think I’ve ever had an internet-capable version of windows for workgroups. I did once have a copy running under SoftWindows that could lot onto America Online, but that was before AOL got you onto the internet.

[http://home.earthlink.net/~ah3files/Stuff/online.jpg](http://home.earthlink.net/~ah3files/Stuff/online.jpg)  
(this post posted with IE 5 on Windows 3.11 running in Parallels).