Re:The Linux 2.5, Ruby 1.9 and Python 3 release management a...
by barrkel on Monday December 26, 2016 @07:34PM
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Windows 95 came with a way to configure shortcuts so that they would reboot back into DOS, just to run the program, and resume after you quit.
I call that going the extra mile.
I remember the shuffling you had to do to make enough extended memory or expanded memory (depending on the program) available. It was no small feat to be backwards compatible with programs interacting more or less directly with the BIOS and with custom routines for individual makes of add-in cards. Successfully shifting that whole ecosystem to a fully protected mode, preemptive environment over the course of 6 years or so (from 95's first release to XP) was probably the most impressive software migration we've ever seen.
I call that going the extra mile.
I remember the shuffling you had to do to make enough extended memory or expanded memory (depending on the program) available. It was no small feat to be backwards compatible with programs interacting more or less directly with the BIOS and with custom routines for individual makes of add-in cards. Successfully shifting that whole ecosystem to a fully protected mode, preemptive environment over the course of 6 years or so (from 95's first release to XP) was probably the most impressive software migration we've ever seen.