Comment on Why is Windows still bloated
flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
The compatibility is at the software layer, not so much hardware (but really all they’re doing is adding more new stuff, not dropping old).
Yes, your shitty access database that calls a Borland back-end still works, etc…
Provided the device drivers aren’t using direct memory access, they’ll typically work, too