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Why not open source old stuff?
skyman8081:
quote:Originally posted by Andre Perron:
Acctually, a the Webmaster at www.toastytech.com got some Windows 1.01 programs to run in Windows 98.
He even got the old control panel program to work, and you can still change the mouse speed and color depth. Even the color spectrum bar in the control panel program it still the same function in Windows 98.
So, ya, Microsoft is just to lazy to reprogram ANYTHING. So, if they did release the source, they's cause themselves a big business loss.
(Hmmmm, windows 1.x code in windows 98. lol)
P.S., most companies don't release code 'cause to them it would damage thier business. And it would, some basic algorithms they may have invented that they still need would exist in thier newest programs. "Lets just give the public our technology away!" Though, I beleive they should release old versions of thier software for free if they don't sell and support it anymore.
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He actually had to modify it slightly for some to appear to be win 2.x binaries. but I have tested this, and windows 1.x and 2.x apps CAN run in XP with a little modification.
and also with the win 2.x code in later versions, I'm not suprised, new version are not started from scratch each time. code re-use is more common than you think in all forms of software.
BTW, patents show the inner workings of an invention, even software, just nobody else can use it for a short while. Trade Secret protection does not allow the public to have access to. the two are mutually exclusive.
Again they don't own all the code, especially in the device driver realm, other people give them driver code to put in windows as long as they have a source license and cash. other companies might not want their source to be released, or the contracts say that public releases are binary only.
Refalm:
Try the configuration utility. You can still change the Windows XP colours with it :D
WMD:
quote:Originally posted by Andre Perron:
Acctually, a the Webmaster at www.toastytech.com got some Windows 1.01 programs to run in Windows 98.
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They work in XP as well. All he had to do was modify the headers to say "Windows 2.0" instead of 1.0, and they work. Same 1985 copyright date, it's rather freaky if you ask me. :eek:
www.dognoodle99.cjb.net/downloads/win1apps.zip
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