Watcom C 386 8.5a Released in 1991 by Watcom For DOS, Windows 3.x, and OS/2 Watcom C/386 8.5 was the first compiler to ship with a royalty-free 32-bit DOS extender. It also included an extender for Microsoft Windows 3.0 that enabled the use of 386 32-bit code in 16-bit Windows 3.x executables. Much more information about this version can be found here: http://www.os2museum.com/wp/watcom-win386/