snixyz123@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWindows compatibility is insane!lemmy.mlimagemessage-square107fedilinkarrow-up1129arrow-down125
arrow-up1104arrow-down1imageWindows compatibility is insane!lemmy.mlsnixyz123@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square107fedilink
minus-squareAnonTwo@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoMy dosbox and multiple attempts to build VMs of windows 3.1 say this isn’t completely true
minus-squareMudMan@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 year 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-squareErikjuh@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoWait, that can’t be true… Oh crap it is. I feel extra old now.
minus-squareAlexTheLost@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoWhat did I ever do to you for you to hurt me in this way?
minus-squaremarcos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year 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.
Wait, that can’t be true… Oh crap it is. I feel extra old now.
What did I ever do to you for you to hurt me in this way?
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.