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Oldest GUI app that still runs on Windows 11
Original: Oldest GUI application that still runs on Windows 11
A blog post documents an investigation into the oldest graphical user interface application that still runs on Windows 11, walking through which early Windows programs survive on Microsoft's newest operating system. Readers are discussing the surprising backwards compatibility of Windows and debating which vintage applications and their origins qualify as the oldest that remain functional today.
Why now: People find the extraordinary backwards compatibility of Windows and the nostalgia of early GUI software fascinating.
Rank over time, top of the chart is #1. 4 snapshots from 4 h ago to 41 min ago.
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- Oldest GUI application that still runs on Windows 11 · enlyth · 535
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