Radiohead album hides an app that only runs on an '80s computer

Re:Radiohead album hides an app that only runs on an '80s co... by spatulon on Friday July 14, 2017 @08:38AM (#14769274)

Windows called them programs (until recently), and Android & iOS call them apps, so it's likely that most people have only started hearing the term in the last 10 years.

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Re:Radiohead album hides an app that only runs on an '80s co... by michrassena on Friday July 14, 2017 @11:53AM (#14770738)

I remember hearing the Windows control panel functions referred to as applets 20 years ago or so. Likewise, java programs embedded into a web page were also called applets.

Is applet but a diminution of application, or of app?

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Re:Radiohead album hides an app that only runs on an '80s co... by digi_owl on Friday July 14, 2017 @11:19AM (#14770457)

Best i can tell, win32 binaries are still programs, UWP binaries are apps.

All in all i can't shake the feel that apps are more "restrictive" in how they can be used...

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Re:Radiohead album hides an app that only runs on an '80s co... by taeric on Friday July 14, 2017 @11:49AM (#14770706)

So long as we all agree the term "applet" was asinine. :)

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