Subj : Re: 2017/2018 PC to modernize it.
To   : Atreyu
From : Weatherman
Date : Sun Nov 06 2022 09:31:35


A> Exactly. Thats what I suspect many people overlook about those versions of
A> Windows.... NT4, 2000, XP. Those to me are "real Windows" that nothing
A> else at the time could really compete with. Everything was so simple on
A> them and even
A> lots of complicated scenarios ultimately had a resolution.

Yes, but unfortunately Microsoft has been creating far too many "Wizards" that now make things more complicated on the more recent operating systems than the previous versions.  It takes more clicks to just edit your IP address on Windows these days.  They need a global "disable all wizards" toggle!

A> The moment it became Vista and 7 I just saw it as eye-candy and Microsoft
A> marketing taking over the show... I don't need sticky notes or 3d-paint
A> and certainly not Candy crush on the start menu of 10 Professional
A> edition.

They keep trying to be similar to Apple in that respect.

A> Agreed, NTVDM is very choppy and OS/2 runs circles around it but
A> unfortunately I'm not in a position to change for the reasons I mentioned
A> before.

If NTVDM could be replaced with OS2's DOS handler, it would be awesome.  OS/2 was also the best multi-tasker for DOS.  Very good at handling time slicing.

- Mark
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