Apparently, employers are still asking for Windows 95 and Windows 3.1 skills

Re:Apparently, employers are still asking for Windows 95 and... by stretchwithme on Friday June 25, 2010 @11:56PM (#1463060)

I was already to laugh about this when I saw the first ad was for a job in my home town!

Actually, it wouldn't surprise me if there are jobs out there that require knowledge of DOS. It seems nothing ever truly dies.

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Re:Apparently, employers are still asking for Windows 95 and... by hernan7 on Saturday June 26, 2010 @02:04AM (#1463217)

Was it Joel that said "obsolete hardware goes in the trash heap; obsolete software goes into production tomorrow"? I can't find the quote right now...

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Re:Apparently, employers are still asking for Windows 95 and... by stretchwithme on Saturday June 26, 2010 @02:07AM (#1463219)

ha ha. good one

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Re:Apparently, employers are still asking for Windows 95 and... by nitrogen on Saturday June 26, 2010 @02:56AM (#1463278)

DOS would be less surprising to me th an Windows 3.1 or 95, because DOS is still remotely useful in comparison to the latest MS software. It provides simple, direct access to the hardware with no scheduler in the way, so it's probably great for hackjob embedded systems.

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