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hunter

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35. Windows 98SE

Thu Mar 6, 2014, 01:59 AM

Mar 2014

Shortly followed by Debian.

There are some fairly horrid hacks to 98SE that still run DU just fine, I've got an old laptop running that way. It will play DVDs too.

I've got another Pentium III laptop running Debian and LXDE and that works fine with DU too, except some embedded videos will bog it down.

If XP still works, and you don't want to learn Linux, keep XP.

Just don't do anything silly like running Microsoft Internet Explorer or installing sketchy software.

Clamwin, a program that scans files for viruses, goes way back... that's what I use on my 98SE machine.

http://www.clamwin.com

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Um... What Operating System Did You Have When You First Learned Of DU ??? [View all] WillyT Mar 2014 OP

Windows 2000 and SuSe Linux. hobbit709 Mar 2014 #1

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That Guy's Fucking Brilliant... Right ??? WillyT Mar 2014 #4

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Thank You For That !!! - Just Wanted It Out For Wider Distribution... WillyT Mar 2014 #7

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Mac OS9 1000words Mar 2014 #13

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Thank You For That !!! WillyT Mar 2014 #23

Ah, good... it's about time they had a support group jberryhill Mar 2014 #29

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Inverted 12-step. Windows has to make amends to them. n/t winter is coming Mar 2014 #38

Windows 95 on an old jalopy of a desktop. ScreamingMeemie Mar 2014 #17

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win98, i loved it so... nt dionysus Mar 2014 #18

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Win2k and Debian. PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #21

XP quinnox Mar 2014 #22

Yeah... Vista Was Like Windows For Dummies... WillyT Mar 2014 #26

I hate hate hate software that tries to "help" me. n/t winter is coming Mar 2014 #39

Me Too... WillyT Mar 2014 #41

No idea bigwillq Mar 2014 #24

Windows at work, and Mac at home. ananda Mar 2014 #25

for fun and info, very long thread about XP expiration and Windows 8 steve2470 Mar 2014 #27

Oh and I forgot to ansswer your question nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #28

does it really matter if XP's "supported"? foo_bar Mar 2014 #31

I dunno, some kind of cat thing or somethin tularetom Mar 2014 #32

huh... good question TorchTheWitch Mar 2014 #33

Um... WillyT Mar 2014 #36

been there TorchTheWitch Mar 2014 #49

Look Again... WillyT Mar 2014 #50

win 2000. nt NutmegYankee Mar 2014 #34

Windows 98SE hunter Mar 2014 #35

XP I think sakabatou Mar 2014 #37

Windows ME Lugnut Mar 2014 #40

ENIAC edbermac Mar 2014 #42

LOL !!! - Was That BASIC, COBOL, Or ASSEMBLY Language ??? WillyT Mar 2014 #43

I don't think there were any O/S back then. edbermac Mar 2014 #46

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God forbid you make a mistake typing a card... edbermac Mar 2014 #51

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Ghost of Grace Hopper....is that you....? MADem Mar 2014 #59

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I've Loaded It On Someone Else's Computer... But Still Not Familiar... Can You Defrag In Linux ??? WillyT Mar 2014 #45

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OS X Kablooie Mar 2014 #53

ME nt Zorra Mar 2014 #54

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Windows98 2naSalit Mar 2014 #60

For Tour Consideration... WillyT Mar 2014 #61

Why 2naSalit Mar 2014 #62

You Are Quite Welcome !!! WillyT Mar 2014 #63

Now that I have read 2naSalit Mar 2014 #64

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Hmmm 2naSalit Mar 2014 #66