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rbanffy ◴[17 Nov 24 22:11 UTC] No.42167807[source]▶

If they were going to install a bare Windows 3, they could at least make an effort to ship a bare 95.

Kwpolska ◴[18 Nov 24 17:54 UTC] No.42174937[source]▶

Why would they do that? The only thing this could change is a slightly prettier UI, they still needed a 16-bit Windows 3.x-compatible install program. Not worth the extra effort and extra floppies.

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1. rbanffy ◴[18 Nov 24 21:04 UTC] No.42177013[source]▶

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If they made a bare 95, the 16-bit installer could just reboot into it.

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Why did Windows 95 setup use three operating systems?