"You can install 64-bit Windows XP on a 21st century dual-core 64-bit laptop and get all its hardware working. It takes a while to do it, but it goes like a rocket if you do. If you take it for a spin on th"
"In our humble opinion, starting out on Windows XP really is not a gentle, welcoming introduction to the wonders of computers - it's what drove us to run Linux on the desktop full time, as well as spending considerable time and money upgrading an elderly PowerMac we'd been given so that it could run the new Apple Mac OS X, thanks to Ryan Rempel's wonderful XPostFacto."
"All right, we know, nobody was holding back their Linux deployment until Microsoft 3D Movie Maker was made available, but it's here now. It's not the only familiar mid-1990s Windows app with a fresh new version either. Around the same age is the Space Cadet Pinball game, first released as part of the Microsoft Plus Pack for Windows 95, 31 years ago."
"If 2003 being 22 years ago shocks you, then I have some bad news for you about how the linear passage of time works. Look, we are all too well aware, it just stings a little, OK? She continues a little later:"
Legacy Windows enterprise tools and familiar mid-1990s applications have been ported to Linux, reinforcing Linux’s role as a default industry operating system. Windows 3D Movie Maker and Space Cadet Pinball are cited as examples of older Windows software now available in Linux-friendly forms. Nostalgia for early computing experiences is linked to Windows XP, which is described as a difficult starting point for learning computers. Running Windows XP on contemporary hardware is presented as possible using porting and compatibility approaches, including installing 64-bit Windows XP on a dual-core 64-bit laptop and getting hardware working, though setup takes time.
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