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Windows 11 still runs apps dating back to NT 3.1
Original: This is pretty cool. I've seen these sorts of demos before over the years so I'm not surprised. The oldest apps that run
A new write-up explores the oldest applications that still run unmodified on Windows 11, tracing compatibility back to the earliest days of Windows NT 3.1 in the early 1990s. Readers are calling the backwards compatibility impressive but unsurprising, noting Microsoft has long prioritized keeping legacy software functional, and the topic has drawn interest from retro computing and programming enthusiasts discussing computer history.
Why now: People are impressed by Windows' decades-long backwards compatibility with software from the early 1990s.
MicrosoftWindows 11Windows NT 3.1
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- This is pretty cool. I've seen these sorts of demos before over the years so I'm not surprised. The oldest apps that run *unmodified* on Windows 11 go back to the earliest days of Windows NT 3.1 # programming # RetroComputing # ComputerHistory blog.enlyth.com/posts/oldest-w… · hankg@friendica.myportal.social · 2
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