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cypherpunks@lemmy.ml Joined: 2022-01-17

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Development_of_Windows_XP

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ntoskrnl.exe

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture_of_Windows_NT

laz@lemmy.dbzer0.com Joined: 2025-07-24

And that kernel is the only good thing in windows

apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world Joined: 2023-10-01

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apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world Joined: 2023-10-01

Service pack 2, which made the OS usable from a security standpoint, didn't come out for almost another three years.

leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com Joined: 2025-06-08

Nah, man, it's been like, ten years, at most...

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