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Microsoft used to sell Windows as a runtime. Like, you would ship Windows on floppy disks as part of your software product for end-users. 16 bit Windows was
by hapless 3y ago
Microsoft used to sell Windows as a runtime. Like, you would ship Windows on floppy disks as part of your software product for end-users.
16 bit Windows was consciously designed, intentionally made modular, to accomplish things like this. Albeit the author was surely not the intended customer!
- Lammy 3y agoWas that also used for the Windows 95/98 graphical installers? The widgets always had that Windows 3 look to them.
- nandhp 3y agoSomething like it! Setup for Windows 95 through Windows ME, when run from DOS, unpacked and launched a version of Windows 3.1 that was included in the MINI.CAB file.