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1. greatquux (greatquux@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Dec-2024 08:28:53 JST greatquux

   Today I edited a file I have not touched in at least 30 years, since the days of Windows 3.1. And it still does something on Windows Server 2025. My customer can now once again use Outlook to send an email from QuickBooks. WOW. I might not have room to set up a 486 clone and CRT to run Windows 3 but history dies hard. #retrocomputing #windows #quickbooks

   • Foone🏳️‍⚧️ (foone@digipres.club)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Dec-2024 08:28:53 JST Foone🏳️‍⚧️

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     @greatquux that's one of the reasons I still love Windows, even these days. the 1990s (hell, the 1980s) Windows has never died, it's just been encrusted under layers and layers of new stuff. But it shines on