Running it as a daily driver is insane at this point. Using it to run retro software is a non-issue as long as it is not connected to the internet.
I mean I’ve got a home server running Windows Home Server
Oh man that brings back good memories. It was easy enough to configure as a teenager, but technical enough that you felt like a badass hacker.
What’s it for?
It’s funny all the things you forget when you install an old OS. Last time I virtualized XP for old software, I realized the browser it comes with can’t even speak TLS, and thus accept a protocol modern web servers would offer. You can overcome this, but at that point you need to stop and thinking about your goal lol.
It’s a decent read, and very true about “living dangerously”, as I currently have XP, OS/X, DOS (6 and 7) and others all virtualized and running. I run them on a separate subnet, away from my daily system and block them explicitly from accessing the internet.
I do it purely for enjoyment, as I appreciate the retro “operating systems” as they are truly technical compared today’s modern desktop environments which run and look like a SmartTV OS. Also building memories of my form glory days of running BBSes, like RemoteAccess and others that don’t have a modern day rebuilds or reimagines.
I just gutted msmpeng.exe from win10, runs like XP now! :D had to use Linux to do it
You all might not believe me but last year I knew someone who ran XP on his daily machine. It obviously didn’t work correctly with a bunch of things. I advised him to at least use a light Linux distro to access the internet, he didn’t care , and I didn’t push the subject anymore.
He was a curious and very nice lad, pretty much “stuck” in the early www days (including his online minset), totally into retro anime but current online security wasn’t in his agenda. 😖
Nothing against retro OSes, I have a old laptop with XP installed just for legacy stuff, but I don’t connect that thing directly to the internet.
