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From my reading of that piece, Win9x had its own kernel that was a descendent of DOS; it was not just an application running atop DOS like Win 3x. Consequently
by HeckFeck 4y ago
From my reading of that piece, Win9x had its own kernel that was a descendent of DOS; it was not just an application running atop DOS like Win 3x. Consequently it lacked proper memory isolation and security features compared to NT but it did at least bring preemptive multitasking.
Still longing for the source leak or dump like Apple did with LisaOS so we can have the theory confirmed, then have a play with it ourselves.
- justsomehnguy 4y ago[flagged]
- mysterydip 4y agoLike its predecessors, the Windows 3.1 series ran as a shell on top of MS-DOS https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_3.1x https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_3.1x Did you not boot the computer, get to a C:\> prompt, and type "win" (or have a batch file do it for you)?
- justsomehnguy 4y agoIf you need to stick and turn the ignition key for the car to work, would that mean what the car runs on the key? I like what you and other sibling just regurgitate Wiki content. As another sibling properly notes - it run in a protected mode and had it's own drivers. It used DOS as a mere bootloader. Is your favourite Linux distro just a shell on top of GRUB? Please, educate yourself about this part and don't just copy-paste stuff someone managed to butt in Wiki article.
- codetrotter 4y ago> Like its predecessors, the Windows 3.1 series ran as a shell on top of MS-DOS. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_3.1x https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_3.1x
- justsomehnguy 4y ago> The online encyclopedia has been criticized for its factual reliability, principally regarding its content, presentation, and editorial processes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliability_of_Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliability_of_Wikipedia
- itsmartapuntocm 4y agoEven Windows 3.1 was not strictly just a shell on top of DOS. It ran in protected mode with its own drivers and can spawn DOS virtual machine.
- anthk 4y agoWin 3.11 works under DOSBox.
- esrauch 4y agoRegardless of if the person is correct or not, there's no never to phrasing your reply that way.
- justsomehnguy 4y agoThanks for speaking it out loud. Things.. happens.