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I've lately seen an NT 4 server that's still running on old hardware. It's amazing how responsive this system was, every click immediately showed the UI element

I've lately seen an NT 4 server that's still running on old hardware. It's amazing how responsive this system was, every click immediately showed the UI element I wanted, windows explorer takes under a second to load, etc. Around 99 was probably the golden era of PC, right before it all got messy with required anti virus systems, firewalls and later UAC tying back your hands and people wanting silly things like a desktop system with touch display. I'm only 29 and didn't quite see the beginnings in the early 80ies, but the 90ies still give lots of nostalgia.

allegory 12y ago
This. It's also when windows had win32 and C or MFC and C++. No ATL, no .net, no managed extensions, no WinRT. You could pick tech in no time at all to build something. Then devdiv went batshit and started spewing frameworks galore. Now we have runtime hell and not a soul knows where to start. I occasionally use an NT4 VM and it makes me sad that such a clean OS has turned into a bloated pile of crap.