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Windows 95 let installers trash its files then fixed the mess behind their backs (www.theregister.com)

submitted 3 days ago by Rekall_Incorporated@piefed.social to c/retrocomputing

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[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 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.

[–] NachBarcelona@piefed.social 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours 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.