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-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.
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.