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Re:Why 111-1111111 is a valid Windows 95 key by shanghaikid on Sunday February 26, 2023 @08:49PM (#34951996)
In old days, software is not that soft. Floppy disk, CD, DVD are gone now.
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Re:Why 111-1111111 is a valid Windows 95 key by ranger_danger on Sunday February 26, 2023 @11:59PM (#34953160)
fun fact: in Japanese, software is literally just called "soft", regardless of the medium. and hardware is "hard". no joke.
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Re:Why 111-1111111 is a valid Windows 95 key by acuozzo on Monday February 27, 2023 @10:52AM (#34957819)
Is this why that popular secondhand store in Japan is called "Hard-Off"?
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