▲ 344 ▼ Your Windows PC Has a Permanent ID That Follows You – Even With a VPN (archive.is) submitted 3 months ago by alessandro@lemmy.ca to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca 84 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] christopher@lemmy.ca 25 points 3 months ago (8 children) I don't have a Windows PC permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] ShankShill@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 months ago* (7 children) I do. Though, those socket A boards kinda suck even after a recap. 98 runs great when it boots! Gotta power cycle the PSU to get it to boot the first time. Tried 3 PSUs before the recap and nothing changed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] christopher@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 months ago (6 children) That reminds me I want to try Windows 3 in a virtual machine just for fun. See how fast it boots permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 months ago (5 children) It always booted fast enough (well as fast as computers were then). It was pretty fucking useless though. Dos was still way more useful and efficient in those days. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] christopher@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 months ago (1 child) True. Mom had a computer with Win 3.11 on it. I played on that thing for hours when I was younger. I played an unauthorized dos Star Trek game a lot. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 months ago I played the lights off that 25th anniversary edition one. Even more so when someone got the walkthrough for me off the ol local BBS permalink fedilink source parent [–] one_old_coder@piefed.social 1 point 3 months ago (2 children) Office like applications and fonts disagree. DOS was annoying, Windows was pretty. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago Office wasn't in use as much back then, that was still Lotus and WordPerfect territory. DOS was ok if you knew how to really use it, and it took some learning. I've always been a simplicity over fancy UI kind of guy though, so maybe it was just me. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 months ago* You just had to run the dos program of the office like tool you wanted and you had same GUI apps. Just was one app at a time, as it wasn't a Windowed environment. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ShankShill@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 months ago* (7 children) I do. Though, those socket A boards kinda suck even after a recap. 98 runs great when it boots! Gotta power cycle the PSU to get it to boot the first time. Tried 3 PSUs before the recap and nothing changed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] christopher@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 months ago (6 children) That reminds me I want to try Windows 3 in a virtual machine just for fun. See how fast it boots permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 months ago (5 children) It always booted fast enough (well as fast as computers were then). It was pretty fucking useless though. Dos was still way more useful and efficient in those days. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] christopher@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 months ago (1 child) True. Mom had a computer with Win 3.11 on it. I played on that thing for hours when I was younger. I played an unauthorized dos Star Trek game a lot. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 months ago I played the lights off that 25th anniversary edition one. Even more so when someone got the walkthrough for me off the ol local BBS permalink fedilink source parent [–] one_old_coder@piefed.social 1 point 3 months ago (2 children) Office like applications and fonts disagree. DOS was annoying, Windows was pretty. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago Office wasn't in use as much back then, that was still Lotus and WordPerfect territory. DOS was ok if you knew how to really use it, and it took some learning. I've always been a simplicity over fancy UI kind of guy though, so maybe it was just me. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 months ago* You just had to run the dos program of the office like tool you wanted and you had same GUI apps. Just was one app at a time, as it wasn't a Windowed environment. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] christopher@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 months ago (6 children) That reminds me I want to try Windows 3 in a virtual machine just for fun. See how fast it boots permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 months ago (5 children) It always booted fast enough (well as fast as computers were then). It was pretty fucking useless though. Dos was still way more useful and efficient in those days. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] christopher@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 months ago (1 child) True. Mom had a computer with Win 3.11 on it. I played on that thing for hours when I was younger. I played an unauthorized dos Star Trek game a lot. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 months ago I played the lights off that 25th anniversary edition one. Even more so when someone got the walkthrough for me off the ol local BBS permalink fedilink source parent [–] one_old_coder@piefed.social 1 point 3 months ago (2 children) Office like applications and fonts disagree. DOS was annoying, Windows was pretty. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago Office wasn't in use as much back then, that was still Lotus and WordPerfect territory. DOS was ok if you knew how to really use it, and it took some learning. I've always been a simplicity over fancy UI kind of guy though, so maybe it was just me. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 months ago* You just had to run the dos program of the office like tool you wanted and you had same GUI apps. Just was one app at a time, as it wasn't a Windowed environment. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 months ago (5 children) It always booted fast enough (well as fast as computers were then). It was pretty fucking useless though. Dos was still way more useful and efficient in those days. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] christopher@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 months ago (1 child) True. Mom had a computer with Win 3.11 on it. I played on that thing for hours when I was younger. I played an unauthorized dos Star Trek game a lot. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 months ago I played the lights off that 25th anniversary edition one. Even more so when someone got the walkthrough for me off the ol local BBS permalink fedilink source parent [–] one_old_coder@piefed.social 1 point 3 months ago (2 children) Office like applications and fonts disagree. DOS was annoying, Windows was pretty. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago Office wasn't in use as much back then, that was still Lotus and WordPerfect territory. DOS was ok if you knew how to really use it, and it took some learning. I've always been a simplicity over fancy UI kind of guy though, so maybe it was just me. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 months ago* You just had to run the dos program of the office like tool you wanted and you had same GUI apps. Just was one app at a time, as it wasn't a Windowed environment. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] christopher@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 months ago (1 child) True. Mom had a computer with Win 3.11 on it. I played on that thing for hours when I was younger. I played an unauthorized dos Star Trek game a lot. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 months ago I played the lights off that 25th anniversary edition one. Even more so when someone got the walkthrough for me off the ol local BBS permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 months ago I played the lights off that 25th anniversary edition one. Even more so when someone got the walkthrough for me off the ol local BBS permalink fedilink source parent
[–] one_old_coder@piefed.social 1 point 3 months ago (2 children) Office like applications and fonts disagree. DOS was annoying, Windows was pretty. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago Office wasn't in use as much back then, that was still Lotus and WordPerfect territory. DOS was ok if you knew how to really use it, and it took some learning. I've always been a simplicity over fancy UI kind of guy though, so maybe it was just me. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 months ago* You just had to run the dos program of the office like tool you wanted and you had same GUI apps. Just was one app at a time, as it wasn't a Windowed environment. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago Office wasn't in use as much back then, that was still Lotus and WordPerfect territory. DOS was ok if you knew how to really use it, and it took some learning. I've always been a simplicity over fancy UI kind of guy though, so maybe it was just me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 months ago* You just had to run the dos program of the office like tool you wanted and you had same GUI apps. Just was one app at a time, as it wasn't a Windowed environment. permalink fedilink source parent