@[email protected] to [email protected] • 1 year agoWindows 95, 98, NT 4.0 and ME can grab online updates againarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1104arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1101arrow-down1external-linkWindows 95, 98, NT 4.0 and ME can grab online updates againarstechnica.com@[email protected] to [email protected] • 1 year agomessage-square9fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink16•1 year agoBut why though. I understand some folks might have a need to run an old OS, but why are you even thinking about attaching them to the internet?
minus-square@[email protected]OPlinkfedilink32•edit-21 year agoI’m not sure. But as this is retrocomputing, I think “because we can” is often a good enough reason for people to make old things work again :)
minus-squareCarlos SolíslinkfedilinkEnglish6•1 year agoBecause manually downloading and installing the updates might require too much manual intervention, I guess.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•1 year agoAnd this would, I assume, save you the trouble of figuring out which updates you need.
But why though. I understand some folks might have a need to run an old OS, but why are you even thinking about attaching them to the internet?
I’m not sure. But as this is retrocomputing, I think “because we can” is often a good enough reason for people to make old things work again :)
Because manually downloading and installing the updates might require too much manual intervention, I guess.
And this would, I assume, save you the trouble of figuring out which updates you need.
Because it’s fun and sometimes just has to be done 😂