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> I can literally run a game written for Windows 95 on Windows 11 without major issues That probably isn't a good thing. Not without firing up some kind of ex
by lamontcg 5y ago
> I can literally run a game written for Windows 95 on Windows 11 without major issues
That probably isn't a good thing. Not without firing up some kind of explicit emulator.
- hpcjoe 5y agoYeah, I read that, and wondered if that is a real justification for, well, anything. I have and can run Linux binaries I had compiled (statically) from the late 90s. Doesn't mean that I should. If you are running ancient games, run them on the ancient OS. Using this as a reason to dismiss Mac and Linux? Not the best thought out argument. Kinda makes the opposite point than the author intended.
- Sugimot0 5y agoAlso with package managers like Nix you can install older versions of a program along with that program's corresponding dependencies at the corresponding version and so on. It's not baked-in to unix but things like this are made easier on unix and I think that's where the sauce is.