[Need to run old Windows and DOS programs]
Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 11:01 am
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by gewg_
(4444 messages posted)
|does win 98 still exist in microsoft market place?
| Irvan
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While M$ would like you to believe that *they* are the ONLY ones
who can decide who can purchase and run the software they produce,[1]
the laws in the USA say that anyone can re-sell something that has been purchased.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-sale_doctrine
This is also the law in most other places.
|if so how much and where i can have it?
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As Keith mentioned, e-bay is the logical place to find old stuff.
There is also Craig's List.
You may also find stuff in your local Recycler newspaper.
|because my machine has software that run in 98 machine
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If you are willing to learn just a bit about computers,
I'll bet you can run those programs without any Microsoft software
and without spending a dime.
Linux is a family of operating systems that is gratis (free as in beer).
It is also libre (free as in freedom);
that is, you can install it on as many computers as you want
--there is no End User License Agreement with Linux.
(The legalitly of shrink-wrap EULAs is highly suspect as well.)
You can even do a test drive of Linux without installing it;
just boot to the Linux CD.
If your box has 256MB or more of RAM:
cache of http://https://shipit.kubuntu.org
If your box is kind of old and wimpy: (at the bottom of the page)
cache of
http://www.frozentech.com/content/livecd.php?sort=ImageSize%26showonly=desktop
Once the Linux operating system is running,
many programs that you thought were Windows-only will run under WINE:
http://www.google.com/search?q=winehq
cache of http://www.grokdoc.net/index.php/Switching_to_Linux
Your local Linux
Users Group can fix you right up.
|and dos machine.
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In the 21st Century, getting DOS for free (legally) is child's play.
http://www.google.com/search?q=FreeDOS
DOS programs can also be run under Linux:
http://www.google.com/search?q=DOSBox
[1] The "Product Activation" nonsense that Micro$oft instigated with XP
seeks to enforce their unlawful position.
(Why anyone would willingly subscribe to this form of ask-for-permission blackmail,
I don't know.)
Linux doesn't have any of this BS (nor does Apple's OS)
--in the OS realm, only Microsoft pulls this crap.
- Written in response to:
- price for 98 (Irvan: Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 3:09 am)
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