snixyz123@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWindows compatibility is insane!lemmy.mlimagemessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down14
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minus-squareMudMan@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 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-squaremarcos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 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.
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.