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.
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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!
Sep 10, 2015
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How do you get network connectivity from the worst PC in the world?
Can't use an expansion slot.
Aug 27, 2015
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The Windows 95 I/O system assumed that if it wrote a byte, then it could read it back
Stands to reason.
Aug 14, 2015
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Windows started picking up the really big pieces of TerminateThread garbage on the sidewalk, but it’s still garbage on the sidewalk
So stop throwing garbage on the sidewalk.
Aug 11, 2015
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The changing fortunes of being the last program on the Start menu
Last but not least.