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		kanobo on July 26, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Running DOS Apps on Windows I haven't touched a Windows machine in the past 15 years and is shocked to read in this article that running DOS apps is no longer a feature of Windows. From my childhood they were as intertwined as the peanut butter and jelly on a de-crusted wonder bread.

anonymfus on July 26, 2020 [–]

You misunderstood the article. It is not a feature of 64 bit Windows, but it still works on 32 bit x86 version. Exactly how it was 15 years ago when Windows XP x64 debuted.

kanobo on July 26, 2020 | [–]

Oh that makes much more sense, thanks!

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