Re:Windows XP minimal-requirement experiments (2006)
by quaquaqua1 on Sunday November 03, 2019 @04:30PM
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I think lubuntu comes relatively close to that requirement, but really it is becoming a needless exercise other than being intellectually stimulating. You could just download the older releases of Linux for such machines
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Re:Windows XP minimal-requirement experiments (2006)
by zozbot234 on Sunday November 03, 2019 @04:36PM
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> You could just download the older releases of Linux for such machines
You could also run Windows 95 in 2019... Both are really good plans if you want to get 0wned.
Re:Windows XP minimal-requirement experiments (2006)
by silverdemon on Monday November 04, 2019 @05:43AM
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2019 malware likely won't run on Windows 95. The kind of malware you'd stumble across in your normal online activity will mostly target Windows 10 and back to XP, and will be written to that environment and its APIs. Given the need to minimise size and detectable features.
Naturally I would not rely on this for my own online safety. A motivated adversary with a specific target in mind would no doubt learn that a vintage Windows 95 install was present, or maybe just throw everything at it.
Re:Windows XP minimal-requirement experiments (2006)
by ahje on Monday November 04, 2019 @03:14AM
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> Both are really good plans if you want to get 0wned.
It is wise to point that out; running an old OS on old equipment or in a VM is perfectly viable, but one should NEVER connect those machines to the open Internet.