snixyz123 to [email protected] • 2 years agoWindows compatibility is insane!lemmy.mlimagemessage-square129fedilinkarrow-up1327arrow-down152
arrow-up1275arrow-down1imageWindows compatibility is insane!lemmy.mlsnixyz123 to [email protected] • 2 years agomessage-square129fedilink
minus-squareAnonTwolinkfedilink7•2 years agoMy dosbox and multiple attempts to build VMs of windows 3.1 say this isn’t completely true
minus-squareMudManlinkfedilink21•2 years agoMan, 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.
minus-squareAlexTheLostlinkfedilink6•2 years agoWhat did I ever do to you for you to hurt me in this way?
minus-squareErikjuhlinkfedilink5•2 years agoWait, that can’t be true… Oh crap it is. I feel extra old now.
minus-square@marcoslink4•2 years agoWin98 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.
My dosbox and multiple attempts to build VMs of windows 3.1 say this isn’t completely true
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.
What did I ever do to you for you to hurt me in this way?
Wait, that can’t be true… Oh crap it is. I feel extra old now.
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.