Mar 28, 2016
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Getting MS-DOS games to run on Windows 95: Virtual memory
Memory access is uniform and free, right?
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Mar 21, 2016
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Were there specific criteria for making a game work at all costs vs. leaving it be if it had problems too weird to debug?
It was basically up to me.
Mar 1, 2016
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You kids are so cute, thinking you invented email
It predated the Internet, you know.
Feb 2, 2016
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What happened to the ability to use … (three dots) to refer to the grandparent directory?
An old NetWare compatibility hack.
Jan 19, 2016
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What makes XCOPY so X?
It's extra awesome. But I don't know what the X stands for.
Dec 29, 2015
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Why are Windows setup logs stored in a Panther directory? Does it have anything to do with the abandoned Panther project from the precursor to Windows 95?
Unrelated.
Dec 9, 2015
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Why doesn’t findstr use the standard regular expression library?
What standard regular expression library?
Dec 4, 2015
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Why did disabling interrupts cause Windows 95 to hang?
Because compatibility.
Dec 1, 2015
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What does Ctrl+Enter mean? It depends on whom you ask
Maybe it enters a soft return, maybe it sends a command.
Nov 11, 2015
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Oh, that’s probably why I’m in the Quake credits
I'm touching you!