alt Hacker NewsWindows can still run software from the 80's, backwards compatibility has always been a selling point for Windows, so I'd call that a win.
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AndrewDavis • today at 7:47 PM
Didn't Microsoft drop 16 bit application support in Windows 10? I remember being saddened by my exe of Jezzball I've carried from machine to machine no longer working.
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It's very impressive indeed.
Linux goal is only for code compatibility - which makes complete sense given the libre/open source origins. If the culture is one where you expect to have access to the source code for the software you depend on, why should the OS developers make the compromises needed to ensure you can still run a binary compiled decades ago?