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Windows compatibility is insane! (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My dosbox and multiple attempts to build VMs of windows 3.1 say this isn't completely true

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Man, I hate to break it to you, but the Windows version from 25 years ago is... Windows 98.

I know, I know. I'm so sorry. I felt like that when I noticed, too.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

What did I ever do to you for you to hurt me in this way?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Wait, that can't be true... Oh crap it is. I feel extra old now.

[–] marcos 4 points 1 year ago

Win98 software also do not work reliably on modern Windows. Microsoft abandoned that kind of compatibility a while ago for a mix of both good and bad reasons.

You will have better odds of running it on ReactOS or Linux.