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Do you want to troubleshoot 16-bit apps written in 1993 in 2024? Because this is what you would do if you would leave x16 support in your OS in 2024. And it wo
by justsomehnguy 3y ago
Do you want to troubleshoot 16-bit apps written in 1993 in 2024? Because this is what you would do if you would leave x16 support in your OS in 2024.
And it would cost a lot too.
- mananaysiempre 3y agoMind you, the decision was made with the release of (I think) Windows XP for x86-64, in 2005. I actually briefly used a computer with Windows 3.11 on it around that time (oh the wonders of school IT). I’m not saying Microsoft’s decision was wrong, though, only that the official rationale is kind of bullshit.
- bonton89 3y agoCouldn't you still run 16-bit apps in Windows 10 32-bit or did they drop it entirely by then?
- justsomehnguy 3y agoIn 2005 it was not only Win16 apps from 1993, but DOS3 apps from 1985 too.