June 11th, 2013 at 2:56 PM
I've recently acquired a lot of old Windows discs through very legal means (no joking). First of all, here's makestation on Windows NT 4.0:
And a real ancient version of IE
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June 11th, 2013 at 2:57 PM
Wow, I had no idea it was really that bad. And makestation looks... awful on old versions of windows!
Nice thread.
June 11th, 2013 at 2:58 PM
I'd like to see you even try to make that compatible with the primitive IE (and it still is primitive!)
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June 11th, 2013 at 3:02 PM
I'm not sure if that's really possible within reason. I'm using SMF, and I'd have to rewrite all of the template files to really make that happen.
Maybe we'll get a really nice mobile version of the site at some point though.
June 11th, 2013 at 4:32 PM
Quit making me feel so old... I used the very first version of "Windows" ever, 1.x!
1.x through 3.x were actually just programs for DOS that provided a graphical environment. NT 4.0 was the first one to boot directly into Windows as a separate OS, but believe it or not, 2K was the the first version that actually didn't rely on DOS and have the option to boot into it.
June 11th, 2013 at 4:35 PM
I remember 2k, and it's bastard brother, Millennium Edition D:. The glory of having to put up with this mistake edition.
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June 11th, 2013 at 4:36 PM
Millennium edition? LOL, that was worse than Vista and 8 combined.
June 11th, 2013 at 4:37 PM
There's a pattern of MS releases it seems. ME (bad) -> XP (great) -> Vista (bad) -> 7 (Vista Second Edtion) -> 8 (don't get me started) -> 9 will probably be not good.
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June 11th, 2013 at 4:40 PM
They seem to alternate a bit, so you never know.
June 11th, 2013 at 4:40 PM
they tend to have a larger downfall than an uprise.
it'll be something like...
fantastic > bad > great > very bad > good > horrible > bad > the worst thing to happen to computers anywhere
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June 12th, 2013 at 9:46 AM
Windows Red 2020:
IE now ADDS viruses for free! No Downloading Needed!
Err what do I put here?<br /><br />I like Minecraft? I play Minecraft? <br />I play Sim City 4? I play Sim City 4?<br />I also don't like democracy!
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April 4th, 2020 at 5:29 PM
I still use old versions of windows for compatibility sake.
currently I use a mix of xp, 8.1, 98SE and MSDOS 7.1 (the last one because it's a microsoft product).
"I reject your reality and subsitute my own." - Adam Savage, Mythbusters
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April 4th, 2020 at 11:31 PM
I've got an XP SP2 disk on my desk at work.
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April 5th, 2020 at 3:07 AM
I have XP on a virtual machine. I use it from time to time for various reasons. Not often, usually for experimental purposes.
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April 5th, 2020 at 3:06 PM
I need to get me a copy of 3.1 That was my first favorite.
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April 5th, 2020 at 3:22 PM
(April 5th, 2020 at 3:06 PM)Guardian Wrote: I need to get me a copy of 3.1 That was my first favorite. Hy, I have something there, Windows 3.1 and Dos, I can put a copy with you for security, I downloaded it once, if it works .... i dont no
[x] <= Drive in nail here for new display!
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April 5th, 2020 at 4:47 PM
Oh god... Windows 3.1?
I do have it on a virtual machine somewhere. It’s... something.
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April 6th, 2020 at 3:06 AM
(April 5th, 2020 at 3:06 PM)Guardian Wrote: I need to get me a copy of 3.1 That was my first favorite.
How about 3.11 for Workgroups?
https://www.instagram.com/p/B65dKipnfQw/
(The joke being that apparently these trains - released 2002 - run on Windows 3.11 for Workgroups)
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