Does anyone know of any write-ups on the architecture of early-90s Windows that are more in depth, now that this has whet my appetite? (Or other OSes of the era, come to think of it?)
Does anyone know of any write-ups on the architecture of early-90s Windows that are more in depth, now that this has whet my appetite? (Or other OSes of the era, come to think of it?)
- If Windows 3.11 required a 32-bit processor, why was it called a 16-bit operating system? [0]
- What did Windows 3.1 do when you hit Ctrl+Alt+Del? [1]
- How did Windows 3.1’s virtual machine manager get the information to show in the text-mode Alt+Tab switcher? [2]
[0] https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20100517-00/?p=14...
[1] https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20140912-00/?p=44...
[2] https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20211129-00/?p=10...
I keep coming back for those three articles.
Plus, I really enjoy Raymond Chen’s writing style. Lastly, I want to remember the technical details, and re-reading helps with that.