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Old 08-03-2015, 07:18 AM   #1294
MikeB1972
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Originally Posted by danwdoo View Post
It is possible a one off app long ago could have done something this hair-brained, but I don't believe this influenced Microsoft's naming decision in the least. This is especially true since an app that clearly didn't follow any MS programming guidelines back then would have long ago become incompatible with any modern versions of Windows for a hundred other potential reasons. Poorly written apps are always the first to run into compatibility issues with newer versions of Windows because of the fact that they are so poorly written.
Java, misused everywhere by everything
getProperty("os.name")
Used to find the OS you are using Mac/Linux/Windows etc
Does return a string "Windows 95" etc
Still used now.
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