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MissConstrue<p>Edit: How much do y'all rock? All the rocks. Solutions have been arrived upon. Steps will be taken. Thanks everyone! </p><p>Ok, this is probably a question I could answer if I wade through all of the bullshit that passes as search engines and tech sites these days, but I thought I'd try a shortcut first, and Ask Mastodon. </p><p>If I have a windows 10 box, what is the best way to install win98 software that might want it's own drivers and versions of underlying core OS bits? </p><p>It's proprietary code, the creator has passed away, it was hand rolled for me, and I have about 20 years worth of formulations and product history using it. I have all the licensing, I've just lost the machine upon which it has been running since it was compiled. </p><p><a href="https://mefi.social/tags/techsupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>techsupport</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/oldcode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oldcode</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/win98" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>win98</span></a> <a href="https://mefi.social/tags/win10" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>win10</span></a></p>
The Last Psion | Alex<p>Did you write code for <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/Psion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Psion</span></a> machines in the <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/80s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>80s</span></a> and <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/90s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>90s</span></a>?</p><p>We're calling for you to open source your code!</p><p>I'm working with a group of enthusiasts, building a library of information about the SIBO/EPOC16 platform. Your old code could give valuable insight, as well as encourage people to write new code.</p><p>We're especially interested in old C and <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/x86" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>x86</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/assembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>assembly</span></a>.</p><p>Upload it to your public repository of choice, and set it free!</p><p><a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/retrodev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrodev</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/16bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>16bit</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/pda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pda</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/laptop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>laptop</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/epoc16" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>epoc16</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/sibo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sibo</span></a> <a href="https://bitbang.social/tags/oldcode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oldcode</span></a></p>
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