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Why did Windows 95 setup use three operating systems? - The Old New Thing

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Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨exu@feditown.com⁩ to ⁨technology@lemmy.world⁩

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20241112-00/?p=110507

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  • wjrii@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    There was existing precedent for a tiny version of Windows that is barely enough to run a single program. The original Windows version of Microsoft Excel came with a runtime version of Windows 2.1, so that customers who didn’t have Windows could still use Excel.

    Fun fact, the “DOS” version of AOL did the same thing but with GEOS. Pretty impressive that it all fit on one 1.44MB floppy.

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    • reddig33@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      GEOS was amazing.

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  • pastermil@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I feel like software engineering back in the days was more badass.

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  • kurikai@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That’s pretty cool

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