>> Back then, as in the early years ot the PC, software was mainly self-contained, single-executable extract-and-run.
Software in general? Yes. But of you tried to leave the path the manufacture prepared, then you entered a world of pain. I remember how difficult it was to connect my first smartphone around 20 years ago to my Windows PC using ActiveSync to achieve a synced calendar. Just one example of: there was no download and run solution for processes that seem simple today.
Software in general? Yes. But of you tried to leave the path the manufacture prepared, then you entered a world of pain. I remember how difficult it was to connect my first smartphone around 20 years ago to my Windows PC using ActiveSync to achieve a synced calendar. Just one example of: there was no download and run solution for processes that seem simple today.