Chain of Fools : Upgrading through every version of windows (HQ)
What it is
TheRasteri installs MS-DOS and Windows 1.0, then upgrades in place through nearly every Windows version up to Windows 7, checking which programs survive. Even Doom from 1993 still runs at the end.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN cites it as evidence of Microsoft's backward compatibility and of upgrade engineering done well.
- 2 people recommended it
- 2 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2011, last 2021
What HN commenters said
“It's a sight to behold.”
Upgrading through every version of Windows
slmbrhrt, 2011-10 · Recommendation · in “Imagine if your house had Windows”
“I remember gaining quite an appreciation for all the work put in over time in Windows”
Gave appreciation for the work and complexity in Windows
alexsb92, 2013-03 · Recommendation · in “Building Photoshop 1.0”
Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.
Topics: windows, in-place upgrade, ms-dos, compatibility, retrocomputing
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