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The way you put it, it makes sense.- PS. For many XP was some sort of "sweetspot", as far as Win OSs are concerned.- PS. Then again, it depends. How much evid
by Bluestein 2y ago
The way you put it, it makes sense.-
PS. For many XP was some sort of "sweetspot", as far as Win OSs are concerned.-
PS. Then again, it depends. How much evidence of "past-proof"-ness do you need - in terms of "backstory" to meet that requirement? Linux, or - even better - some BSD variants go way further back.-
- senorrib 2y agoWindows has become a garbage pile of spyware lately, but even Linux can't really compare to the insane level of backwards compatibility Windows offers.
- anticorporate 2y ago> even Linux can't really compare to the insane level of backwards compatibility Windows offers. My experience is quite the opposite. I still play the Windows Entertainment Pack version of Tetris. In Linux, thanks to Wine, it just works. In Windows 10, I'm told to contact the publisher for a new version.
- lmm 2y agoEmulators tend to be better for compatibility than live systems. Did you try using Wine on windows? And if you take a similar-vintage Linux program, you may well find it runs more easily under SFU or WSL on Windows than on a current version of Linux.
- pmarreck 2y agoNixOS can. Because literally every piece of software in the Nix repo includes all dependencies (including things like build dependencies, not just runtime dependencies) that existed at the time it was built, all the way down to the metal basically
- SoftTalker 2y agoIt wasn't secure and it wasn't perfect but Windows 2000 Professional was my favorite version of Windows. The UI had minimal unnecessary animations and graphical effects, it felt quick and responsive, and it didn't spy on you.
- Bluestein 2y ago> Windows 2000 Professional Indeed. Good call. Another superb sweetspot.-