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Yes, because Windows still exists and has a team that cares about backward compatibility. Adobe Flash does not still exist. (Adobe Animate does, yes, but the SW
by derefr 5y ago
Yes, because Windows still exists and has a team that cares about backward compatibility. Adobe Flash does not still exist. (Adobe Animate does, yes, but the SWF export format, no.)
Also, even living software calls its compatibility somewhere. Windows programs from 1995 do not work on modern systems. Mostly because many of them still had 16-bit components at that point (e.g. a 16-bit installer), and 64-bit Windows doesn't run 16-bit executables.
- Laforet 5y agoIt does not have to be 16 bit. A lot of 32 bit programs I wrote in Virtual Basic 5 or 6 does not work properly in Windows 7 or later. This is not for a lack of runtime files, but the program will either exit early with cryptic error messages or have extremely glitchy UI that makes them unusable.