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Re: 32-Bit is dead

in Milliways
^Sure sir, personally I don't mind if people are are going a bit off-topic here, but as the maker/original poster of this thread, I should have been a good example, I guess ? Going so much off-topic here wasn't exactly a good thing to do, I suppose. Oh, well. Never mind. 😅

Re: 32-Bit is dead

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What's wrong with UEFI? Glad you ask. It's wrong by design! :sad: UEFI is a (not so) miniature-OS that can (and occassionally will) lie to the user's operating system. It also is a security risk and it adds more complexity to the appartus than good. It undermines the whole concept of the ring …

Re: 32-Bit is dead

in Milliways
^ sam_max_cat.gif Well, it wasn't me who wrote that article at hackaday, even though I share that oppinion. 32-Bit Windows applications will be around for quite a while, I think, however. Because, there are simply too much out there. Win32 (Win32/s/c; Win64) as an API/ABI was as important as was …

Re: 32-Bit is dead

in Milliways
matze79 wrote on 2021-06-29, 17:40: Hm 32bit is not dead. Only Classic PC Architecture is 😉 "Nobody has the intention to build a wall" - Walter Ulbrecht, June 1961. (*ahem* 😁)

Re: 32-Bit is dead

in Milliways
Just saw the news. Microsoft introduces ARM64EC, which makes combined x64 and ARM (ARM64?) applications possible. https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/20 … dows-11-on-arm/

Re: Most beautiful Dos-Games for a 486...what are your favorites?

in DOS
I think including that game among the "most beautiful" of DOS games might be a bit of a stretch haha Well, it kinda was beautiful, considering the time it was released in and its origin.. Early-mid 90s, Germany, in 486 era. It's also a classic; in fact, there used to be a fan site over here : …

Re: USB ISA cards?

Read this!! http://www.toughdev.com/content/2018/04/usb-flash-drives-on-8-bit-isa-bus-using-ch375-isb-to-usb-adapter/ It needs standard CH375DOS.SYS driver for this chip and there is video booting from USB on 286. Next, there is this project in Germany. Anyone would like to assemble it? http://www. …

Re: Leak of Windows 11

in Milliways
In other words, Windows 10 support will not be dropped after 2025, but extended further, just like it was with Windows 7. Unless Microsoft changes its "mind" (no comment) about Windows 11 requirements once again, I too believe that to be quite likely . All in all, does this even matter anymore ? - …

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