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‘Reverse engineering’ must be a joy all to itself. And it’s hugely important because it lets old software live on. Think of 90ies games for example, so often m

‘Reverse engineering’ must be a joy all to itself. And it’s hugely important because it lets old software live on. Think of 90ies games for example, so often made for the DOS/Windows platform. Projects like ScummVM, Dosbox and Wine make that accessible right now. React takes that a step further still I imagine.

digi_owl 12y ago
Helped a relative set up a new computer this year. Found that a program they enjoyed using dated back to 3.11 or something. Only noticed this because it refused to run on 64-bit Windows 8...
- rbanffy 12y ago
  Yes, but a modern computer is certainly capable of running that program perfectly under a virtual machine running the actual matching release of Windows. Heck... I once started porting Hercules, the mainframe emulator, so I could have a fully functional 370 series mainframe in my Nokia E62 phone.
  - digi_owl 12y ago
    Means i need to dig up a Windows 95 iso or something, and instruct them in how to launch the thing once set up...
    - JetSpiegel 12y ago
      You can install the VM yourself, set it up, and then send them an image of the entire disk.
      - rbanffy 12y ago
        Or export the VM as OVF archive.
        JetSpiegel 12y ago
        That's what I meant, not just the hard disk.
      - digi_owl 12y ago
        Heh, i see now that my comment was not clear. Yes, i would be the one do set up the VM, install Windows within it etc. But after that they still would need to fire up that VM each time they wanted to use that program.
        JetSpiegel 12y ago
        You can make Windows inside the VM run the program on boot and then put a desktop shortcut on the host that launches the VM. That's what I do for Office.
- akx 12y ago
  I'm curious -- what program was/is this? :)
  - digi_owl 12y ago
    Don't recall off hand.
- teh_klev 12y ago
  How about trying to run it under compatibility mode? http://i.imgur.com/jrueyYG.png http://i.imgur.com/jrueyYG.png
  - nucleardog 12y ago
    It's almost certainly 16-bit and you can't run 16-bit apps with the 64-bit instructions enabled.
    - teh_klev 12y ago
      Red face...can't believe I missed that.
Toenex 12y ago
> ‘Reverse engineering’ must be a joy all to itself. I agree and I think it because you have a very clearly defined goal and can just focus on the technical challenges.

digi_owl 12y ago

Helped a relative set up a new computer this year. Found that a program they enjoyed using dated back to 3.11 or something. Only noticed this because it refused to run on 64-bit Windows 8...

rbanffy 12y ago
Yes, but a modern computer is certainly capable of running that program perfectly under a virtual machine running the actual matching release of Windows. Heck... I once started porting Hercules, the mainframe emulator, so I could have a fully functional 370 series mainframe in my Nokia E62 phone.
- digi_owl 12y ago
  Means i need to dig up a Windows 95 iso or something, and instruct them in how to launch the thing once set up...
  - JetSpiegel 12y ago
    You can install the VM yourself, set it up, and then send them an image of the entire disk.
    - rbanffy 12y ago
      Or export the VM as OVF archive.
      - JetSpiegel 12y ago
        That's what I meant, not just the hard disk.
    - digi_owl 12y ago
      Heh, i see now that my comment was not clear. Yes, i would be the one do set up the VM, install Windows within it etc. But after that they still would need to fire up that VM each time they wanted to use that program.
      - JetSpiegel 12y ago
        You can make Windows inside the VM run the program on boot and then put a desktop shortcut on the host that launches the VM. That's what I do for Office.
akx 12y ago
I'm curious -- what program was/is this? :)
- digi_owl 12y ago
  Don't recall off hand.
teh_klev 12y ago
How about trying to run it under compatibility mode? http://i.imgur.com/jrueyYG.png http://i.imgur.com/jrueyYG.png
- nucleardog 12y ago
  It's almost certainly 16-bit and you can't run 16-bit apps with the 64-bit instructions enabled.
  - teh_klev 12y ago
    Red face...can't believe I missed that.

Toenex 12y ago

> ‘Reverse engineering’ must be a joy all to itself. I agree and I think it because you have a very clearly defined goal and can just focus on the technical challenges.