Comments | liam_on_linux: The rise of the LAN in business computing

liam_on_linux

The rise of the LAN in business computing

Dec 06, 2021 22:26

Someone on HN claimed "the arrival of built-in Windows Networking in Windows 98"Since that is, IMHO, "not even wrong", I felt I had to reply ( Read more... )

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anonymous December 7 2021, 12:38:31 UTC

Yeah, that comment is so wrong I don't even know where to start. I'm struggling to think of anything networky that Windows 98 had that 95 didn't.

Although I'm now struggling to rmember what "Trumpet WinSock" was. Was that for win3.1?

waistcoatmark December 7 2021, 12:40:07 UTC

Yeah, that comment is so wrong I woudln't even know where to start arguing against it. I'm struggling to think of anything networky that Windows 98 had that 95 didn't. From what I can recall the main change was USB.

Although I'm now struggling to remember what "Trumpet WinSock" was. Was that for win3.1?

liam_on_linux December 8 2021, 10:58:04 UTC

Aha! Now I understand the screened comment.

You know what? Answering this deserves a post in its own right.

waistcoatmark December 8 2021, 11:05:03 UTC

Sorry, I use LJ so rarely it often expires my login. Couldn't see my comment so reposted it after logging in.