> On Thu, 26 Sep 2019 09:02:44 -0700 (PDT)
> "Rodney W. Grimes" wrote:
>
> > > On Thu, Sep 26, 2019 at 8:36 AM Michael C Robinson
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Is it possible to get the source code to Windows 9x and ME since
> > > > Microsoft isn't supporting it anymore?
> > > > One would want
On Thu, 26 Sep 2019, Rodney W. Grimes wrote:
My general feel is "not going to happen" there are probably things
MS considers trade secrets ...
Or major embarrassments?
It may be ancient code, but a TS is a TS and if you go release it as open
source it is no longer a secret and your now out a
On Thu, 26 Sep 2019 09:02:44 -0700 (PDT)
"Rodney W. Grimes" wrote:
> > On Thu, Sep 26, 2019 at 8:36 AM Michael C Robinson
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Is it possible to get the source code to Windows 9x and ME since
> > > Microsoft isn't supporting it anymore?
> > > One would want to get the source
> Assuming the thermal conditions in the location of torment were
> considerably reduced, having the source code would not be enough. A good
> proportion (all?) of the MS development infrastructure would also need to
> be replicated. I doubt that the source could be run through modern
> compilers
> On Thu, Sep 26, 2019 at 8:36 AM Michael C Robinson
> wrote:
> >
> > Is it possible to get the source code to Windows 9x and ME since
> > Microsoft isn't supporting it anymore?
> > One would want to get the source code and then open source it of
> > course. Even Windows 3.1 and Windows 3.11 is c
> Assuming the thermal conditions in the location of torment were
> considerably reduced, having the source code would not be enough. A good
> proportion (all?) of the MS development infrastructure would also need to
> be replicated. I doubt that the source could be run through modern
> compil
See if DOSBOX and Wine will support what you need to do. I have used
DOSBOX and it works pretty well. (I have run a few DOS based games on it.)
There are emulators on Linux that will support older hardware
configurations. (MESS, for example.) The problem you are going to have is
if anything you are
Assuming the thermal conditions in the location of torment were
considerably reduced, having the source code would not be enough. A good
proportion (all?) of the MS development infrastructure would also need to
be replicated. I doubt that the source could be run through modern
compilers/linkers/e
On Thu, Sep 26, 2019 at 8:36 AM Michael C Robinson
wrote:
>
> Is it possible to get the source code to Windows 9x and ME since
> Microsoft isn't supporting it anymore?
> One would want to get the source code and then open source it of
> course. Even Windows 3.1 and Windows 3.11 is closed source.
Is it possible to get the source code to Windows 9x and ME since
Microsoft isn't supporting it anymore?
One would want to get the source code and then open source it of
course. Even Windows 3.1 and Windows 3.11 is closed source. Surely,
Microsoft could release pre 9x Windows? It wouldn't h
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