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Windows 98 – Still Running It (2016)

• peatmoss 10y ago
  Yikes, unlike the author, I'm pretty sure I would not be getting an Ethernet cable anywhere close to a system running Windows 98, much less driving an ancient web browser on the high seas of 2016. That seems like a recipe for disaster. That said, maybe most the security vulnerabilities are no longer being actively exploited in the wild...
  • jboles 10y ago
    The site is down. Irony!
  • justinlardinois 10y ago
    > much less driving an ancient web browser on the high seas of 2016. From the site: > Can support USB2 and flash in older versions + newest firefox with KernelEx I wouldn't even attempt to use a browser from that era on the web today. Aside from security concerns, it just wouldn't work on many sites.
• kalsk 10y ago
  Windows 98 truly did have the best UI of any Windows version. The newer versions of Windows all look like something Fisher-Price would design.
  • paulryanrogers 10y ago
    It was very gray and cyan by default. Those which came after are better IMO. I grew up in the DOS-Win3-9x era. Even nostalgia can't overcome how ugly the oldies are in comparison.
• jamesthebold 10y ago
  I missed win98 sometimes. It was light, easy and it has best ui in my opinion.