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The 386 Experience Downloads

All of the files listed here will work on a 386 computer. They should work on newer operating systems such as XP, Vista, and Win 7.

3/29/10 - Repaired all of the broken links.

If you have a program that you would like to share with other 386 users, send the zipped file to The 386 Experience.

The 386 Experience does not claim to hold any copyrights on software made available for download. We respect the hard work of the developers of these fine products. The only purpose of this site is to make available games, applications and operating systems for users of 386 computers. Most of the files listed here are no longer sold in retail stores. If you hold the copyrights on any piece of software we make available for download and do not wish to see it distributed here just mail us and we will remove the files in question immediately.

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Operating Systems

Program Name

Description

Minimum Operating System Required

File Size

Click on File Name to Download

Vintage Operating System Set

Includes several versions of DOS, OS/2, and Windows operating systems all in one zipped file. Rapidshare file.

DOS

100 MB

os.zip

FreeDOS

A DOS alternative operating system

386

11971 K

freedos file directory

Linux

Alternative Operating System

386

Many to choose from

Linux Web Site

Compression Programs

Program Name

Description

Minimum Operating System Required

File Size

Click on File Name to Download

PK Ware 262

Compression utilities for zipping/unzipping programs for Windows 3.1.

386 Win 3.1

666 k

pk262w16.exe

WinZip 6.0 for Windows 3.1

Very useful compression program.

Windows 3.1

615 k

winzip60.exe

RAR

Compression program for .RAR files

DOS

267 k

rar206.exe

Arj

Compression program.

DOS

467 K

arj275a.exe

Games

Program Name

Description

Minimum Operating System Required

File Size

Click on File Name to Download

Moraff's Pinball

Basic pinball

386 Win 3.1

71 k

moraffpinball.zip

Pong

Just 2 paddles and a ball

386 DOS

45 K

pong.zip

Yahtzee

Great Game, keeps score for you

386 Win 3.1

24 K

yahtzee.zip

Tanks

Tank battle game

386 Win 3.1

109 K

tankgame.zip

Blockout

Break the bricks game

386 DOS

102 K

blockout.zip

Pac Man

Classic Pac Man game

386 DOS

73 K

pacman.zip

Rally

You drive a car and other cars chase you through a maze

386 DOS

76 K

rally.zip

Tetris

Classic Arcade Game

386 DOS

109 K

tetris.zip

Mortal Pong

Pong with an attitude

386 Win

246 K

mortalpong.zip

Doom 1.9

3D hunt and destroy game

386 Win 3.1

2.46 MB

doom95.zip

Laser Chess

Chess with a few modern weapons

386 Win 3.1

100 K

laserchess.zip

PC Pool Challenge 1984

Very old pool game

386 DOS

75 K

pcpool.exe

3-D PacMan

Play pacman in a strange 3-D world sorta like Doom

386 DOS

24 K

3dpacman.zip

VolleyBall

One on One volleyball game

386 DOS

25 K

volleyball.zip

PC Golf

Text based golf game

386 DOS

28 K

pc-golf.zip

Leisure Suite Larry 1

Join Larry in his pursuits around the neighborhood.

386 DOS

274 K

leisuresuitlarry.zip

Monopoly

The classic game of capitalism.

386 DOS

68 K

monopoly.zip

Sopwith

Fly a biplane and have dogfights

386 DOS

61 K

sopwith.zip

Solitaire

Play cards by yourself.

386 DOS

152 K

solitaire.zip

Tank Wars

Fire tanks at each other.

386 DOS

183 K

tankwars.zip

Tower

Try to climb out of a tower.

386 DOS

106 K

tower.zip

Death Zone

Drive a car around and kill or be killed.

386 DOS

161 K

deathzone.zip

Wolfenstein 3d

The 1st-person shooter that started it all. As the Allies hero, B.J. Blazkowicz, you run around 3D mazes and blast away Nazis until you can find your way out of their fortresses, prisons, and secret laboratories.

386 DOS

711 K

1wolf14.zip

Billy

Cool program that creates an imaginary person to talk with in text format. Sort of like artificial intellegence. Billy learns as you talk to him.

DOS

227 K

billy.zip

Spider-Man

One dimensional game where you are Spider-Man. Resembles old Duke Nukem games.

DOS

114 K

spiderman.zip

Ground War

Its the USA vs Iraq in a ground war with tanks. Overhead one dimensional view of a battlefield. One or two person games.

DOS

106 K

tanksa.zip

Joust

Its the classic arcade video game. You are on a flying horse jousting.

DOS

49 K

joust.zip

Pong 3K

The best Pong game I have seen. Very authentic game play. Two person games or you against the computer.

Win 3.1

8 K

pong3k.zip

Applications

Program Name

Description

Minimum Operating System Required

File Size

Click on File Name to Download

Vintage Office Applications Set

Collection of office applications including several versions of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Excel, Lotus 123, PC AnyWhere, and More. Rapidshare file.

386 Win

69.6 MB

apps.zip

Spreadsheet

Simple Spreadsheet Program

386 Win 3.1

941 K

sphygmic.zip

FaxMail

Send/Receive faxes through your computer and fax modem.

386 Win 3.1

825 K

fax_n526.zip

Winbar

Customizable Tool Bar for Win 3.1, looks like Win 95/98

386 Win 3.1

177 K

winbar.zip

Calmira

Customizable Tool Bar for Win 3.1, looks like Win 95/98

386 Win 3.1

641 K

calmii33.zip

Calmira XP

Customizable Tool Bar for Win 3.1, looks like Windows XP

386 Win 3.1

839 K

calxp33.exe

WinDOS

Utility for Windows 3.1 that allows the user a choice to stay in DOS by touching any key while booting windows.

Win 3.1

33 K

windos.zip

Talk

Very cool program that has two applications in one. One is Talk which will "speak" through your speakers in several possible "voices" what you type into a notepad-type screen. The other application is called DocTalk which will read any Windows text document to you.

Win 3.1

294 K

talk.zip

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