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if we’re going to make nonsequitur Apple comparisons, we should note that it was compatible with almost no existing programs, unlike Apple’s contemporary offeri

if we’re going to make nonsequitur Apple comparisons, we should note that it was compatible with almost no existing programs, unlike Apple’s contemporary offerings

grumpyprole 4y ago
> it was compatible with almost no existing programs I'm not sure where you got this from. When I used it, I didn't observe any compatibility problems. > unlike Apple’s contemporary offerings Apple have a history of breaking third party apps, far more than Microsoft.
- Terretta 4y ago
  It wasn't until XP that most people could run popular DOS and Win95-ware on NT.
  - hnfong 4y ago
    There's probably quite a few games and programs that didn't run on NT, but I haven't actually encountered any of those for NT4. I had great memories playing unreal tournament on some NT4 machines in a computer lab (while we were supposed to be taking lessons). FWIW Win2k (aka NT5) compatibility was great. I lived on it for a while before I completely migrated away from Windows ~2002. For all their flaws, Microsoft took compatibility very seriously back then, I suspect the "incompatibility" part is a bit overblown and didn't affect as many users as we might perceive..
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