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[โ€“] [email protected] 26 points 1 week ago (31 children)

Where're all the DOS kids at?! 5 hours and 66 comments, but not a single mention yet.

Never mind solving problems with Windows; shit gets real when the thing boots to aC:\> prompt and you need to know things like the difference between CGA/EGA/VGA/Hercules graphics modes and WTF an IRQ is just to install your games in the first place.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Does anyone still know the C> prompt?

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