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Windows 95 let installers trash its files then fixed the mess behind their backs (www.theregister.com)
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[–] 2 points 7 months ago (3 children)

OS/2 sorely lacked user rights management (but then DOS/Windows didn't have any either). Other than that, it was an amazing system at the time. It's a shame that the industry went with Windows.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (2 children)

    I really have to try it, I never saw OS/2 in action.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    There never was any software for it, and they added a windows compatibility layer, ensuring there never would be. But it actually was a single user modern operating system with all the trimmings. Lost opportunity.

    But we got Unix back, so it's not too bad.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    There never was any software for it, and they added a windows compatibility layer, ensuring there never would be. But it actually was a single user modern operating system with all the trimmings. Lost opportunity.

    But we got Unix back, so it's not too bad.

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