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Semi-related, but I remember in the 98 days using "net send" to send a popup message to any computer on the local network. And my introduction to the windows AP
by mysterydip 3y ago
Semi-related, but I remember in the 98 days using "net send" to send a popup message to any computer on the local network. And my introduction to the windows API was a remote control application in VB. A great time where OS features outpaced OS security :)
- HeckFeck 3y agoI wouldn't be a programmer today if it wasn't for the relative openness and accessibility of Windows 98. It let me into the system files without flinching, and I learnt so much just from changing things just to see what happened. Modern security is necessary for everything being always connected, but it does bolt the doors on curiosity.
- jonhohle 3y agoLinux and BSDs still offer a lot. Everything is still just files. Hardware isn’t directly accessible anymore, but a lot can still be learned without writing to mapped hardware addresses.
- guardian5x 3y agoIf my memory doesn't deceive me, i remember the "net send"-command to anyone in the era of Windows 2000. I think Win 98 couldn't do that yet.
- mysterydip 3y agoAh yes you're right! According to https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_(command) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_(command) it was also in NT, but 2K must be where I'm remembering it from. It was only 20 years ago, not sure why it would be foggy ;)