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The fact that there is no Windows 11 version with NTVDM is why this must be a Win32 console app, assuming the poster is truthful. Windows NT 3.1 came out in 19
by touseol 3y ago
The fact that there is no Windows 11 version with NTVDM is why this must be a Win32 console app, assuming the poster is truthful. Windows NT 3.1 came out in 1993. This being in a directory called “ntbin” gives another hint.
- AnotherGoodName 3y agoI see that makes sense. I feel it's also a little misleading from the original post. An exceptionally specific binary from 1993 works but the implication here is that the compatibility is more than this.
- mikkohypponen 3y agoAuthor here. I've been running Windows since 3.0 and I copy my old tool folders with me whenever I change machines or upgrade the OS. This GZIP.EXE is the oldest EXE I have in my \ntbin tool folder that still works. The folder has 579 EXE files.
- justinpaulson 3y ago> that still works. I think that is the point being made. This exe is cherry picked as the oldest working exe, it isn't like every 30 year old exe in that folder still works.