snixyz123@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoWindows compatibility is insane!lemmy.mlimagemessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down14
arrow-up110arrow-down1imageWindows compatibility is insane!lemmy.mlsnixyz123@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square62fedilink
minus-squareAnonTwo@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoMy dosbox and multiple attempts to build VMs of windows 3.1 say this isn’t completely true
minus-squareMudMan@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 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-squaremarcos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 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.
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.