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Microsoft finally open sources DOS 1.0 - and it's so much more than the code (www.zdnet.com)
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[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 5 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (2 children)

If you go deep enough, there's still windows 3.11 dialog boxes in Windows 11 for some core functionality.

https://web.archive.org/web/20240102024352/https://ntdev.blog/2023/01/01/state-of-the-windows-how-many-layers-of-ui-inconsistencies-are-in-windows-11/

[–] osanna@lemmy.vg 1 points 3 hours ago

Windows 11 is finally a mature operating system that most people would be happy to use.

NOPE.

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 hours ago

I last had to use the ODBC data sources file picker in 2016, so about ten years ago, in Win7. Completely forgot how much of a drag it was.