Apple II, and a trick program called "ANDHIDE" - if you typed "RUNANDHIDE" the floppy disk directory went away - you needed another copy of the program to bring it back. Acorn Atom - Wrote my own program to read tapes in slow format and rewrite in fast - as standard, without an option ROM or a few …

Thanks, looks like it's better than I thought.

In general, how far back is safe. I'd assume that if it says Vista, it should probably be safe on 7? But XP 2000 98 Or that choice phrase "Windows 95 or later" And going too far back, is it likely to just fail, or break Windows 7. Will 7 protect itself against an outdated DirectX install, for …

If you have the chance to get a network card with an Intel 82558 / 82559 chip (a Pro/100 or similar), DO IT, seen so many disagreements with Realteks, on machines where the Intel based just drops in and runs. I'd take a used one of those over a brand new 8139 any day. In Windows 98, bring up the …