Why can’t new hardware simply run old software?

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I downloaded an old PC game onto my laptop and had to use DOS Box to run it, because Windows 11 wouldn’t allow a 16-bit application to run.

Why is it that a much more powerful laptop can’t deal with software my PC had no problems with 20 years ago? Same thing with backwards-compatible video games.

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Can you read/ write in cuneiform? Or hieroglyphics?

Why not? After all these are old methods and you are a new person…

This is the same reason that Windows11 no longer bothers to invest in deciphering 16 bit applications either.

If you absolutely have to run it, then get an emulator.

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