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minus-squaresad_detective_man@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 hours agoDamn. Is that why? I thought modern os had compossibility settings for running old stuff. Let me double check where I got this thing
minus-squareConsti@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 hours ago64-bit machines are not able to run 8-bit and 16-bit code while 64-bit mode is active. You can install a 32-bit OS, where this works, but if you want the advantage of 64 bits, you lose those very old (DOS and pre-DOS) programs.
minus-squarepanda_abyss@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 hours agoI think those are always subject to what insane optimizations the dev might have done
Damn. Is that why? I thought modern os had compossibility settings for running old stuff. Let me double check where I got this thing
64-bit machines are not able to run 8-bit and 16-bit code while 64-bit mode is active. You can install a 32-bit OS, where this works, but if you want the advantage of 64 bits, you lose those very old (DOS and pre-DOS) programs.
I think those are always subject to what insane optimizations the dev might have done