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I think lots of 90s software for windows 98, etc. is lost. ( can't be run on modern 64-bit windows)

• brutal_chaos_ 4y ago
  What about with wine? I haven't tried, but could old 16bit apps run in wine on windows x64?
  • LocalH 4y ago
    https://github.com/otya128/winevdm https://github.com/otya128/winevdm
  • hulitu 4y ago
    Winamp is 32 bit
• LocalH 4y ago
  That's not why a lot of software is lost. A lot of software is lost because nobody bothered to back it up. There are many ways around not being able to run a program on modern Windows.
  • _int3_ 4y ago
    Now days you can't back up someone's software, even if you want to. ( Because of DRM and cloud.) And problem will only get worse. To prevent software entropy and rot it should be built on healthy foundation.
    • LocalH 4y ago
      With the exception of cloud gaming (which is a particularly nasty thing for preservation), fortunately people still back them up anyway. It's not ideal because cracking is not a 1:1 binary in a preservation sense, but fortunately in many cases the original media can be backed up 1:1 and any necessary crack can be distributed for separate installation. Even if a pre-cracked version is the only thing that survives long term, it's still better than nothing.