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You'd have to modify and recompile the old programs, which may not be possible.
by mishac 8y ago
You'd have to modify and recompile the old programs, which may not be possible.
- mcv 8y agoNo you don't. Run them in compatibility mode. You often need to do that anyway. A _lot_ changed between PC-DOS 1 and Windows 10. It's ridiculous that this didn't.
- ygra 8y agoCompatibility mode applies to processes, though, which raises a problem with batch files (or scripts) that use those things, as you'd then have to make cmd always run in compatibility mode (or Python, or Perl, etc.).
- mcv 8y agoI don't think Python and Perl existed back then. You do have a point with batch files. Well, maybe some sort of compatibility mode should exist for them too.