IIRC, this is why C# query syntax uses the former.

I know both DMA and PIO-only SCSI HBAs existed at the time, but I'm not sure about the proprietary interfaces that were more common for consumer CD-ROM drives.

Better yet, build it for Windows 95, and it'll not only run under Windows, Linux, and macOS, but you can even package it to run in a browser[1].

For command-line programs, you might try something like Cosmopoliton[2] instead.

[1] https://www.pcjs.org/software/pcx86/sys/windows/win95/4.00.9...

[2] https://github.com/jart/cosmopolitan

It could be useful if updating is a pain point.

In this case, they may also consider Podman, as it has excellent systemd integration[1] including rudimentary container orchestration and the ability to auto-update containers and Kubernetes-style pods installed as systemd units. I've run Pihole under Fedora CoreOS this way for several years without touching a single thing to update the OS or Pihole.

[1] https://docs.podman.io/en/latest/markdown/podman-systemd.uni...

The system requirements on the box[1] claim MCGA support, which I'd expect to be technically correct since MCGA is just CGA plus VGA modes 11h and 13h, but I'm not aware of any MCGA systems other than the 8086-based variants of the entry-level IBM PS/2 Models 25 and 30.

Which a careful reading of the box label suggests might technically run the game, or at least walk it.

Because while it claims to require a 386, it also requires one megabyte of EMS memory, which would be an odd choice for an application running in (286 or 386) protected mode.

And since all the MCGA PS/2s were non-Micro Channel systems with 8-bit ISA slots, EMS cards were readily available.

It's still possible that the game uses instructions not supported by the 8086, of course.

God I feel old.

[1] https://www.mobygames.com/game/240/star-wars-tie-fighter/cov...

Specifically, you can buy a single-seat Microsoft 365 E3 subscription directly from Microsoft for $432/year, which includes a license for a single user to use Windows Enterprise, including LTSC, on up to 5 PCs (along with other stuff, mainly Office).

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/enterprise/e3

(click "try for free")

In theory, sandboxing mechanisms could even be used to improve anticheat.

What I always sort of assume the endgame could be for highly competitive Windows games is something akin to cartridge or bootable floppy games from the 8-bit era, where games would install into or be supplied as disk images containing locked-down Windows installations that only permit signed (and possibly whitelisted) drivers and whitelisted applications, which would include the game and a small number of other approved applications like Discord, MS Edge and possibly selected third-party browsers, and support software for hardware like GPUs and gaming input devices, which Windows would then boot to run the game, either on bare metal or in an isolated VM.

While the web UIs suck compared to local media players, they work well enough that I can cope.

But most services restrict 4K (and at least historically 1080p) web playback, even on Windows with a GPU that supports top-tier hardware DRM and an HDCP display.

My desktop display is a recent 55" LG OLED smart TV, and the streaming service apps on the TV work fine when my attention is devoted to whatever I'm watching, even if they tend to be slightly shittier than the already mediocre web UIs.

But when task switching or multitasking, my only options are reduced video quality, borrowing or purchasing a physical copy if available, or piracy.

Given how quickly everything shows up on public torrent trackers, I struggle to understand why the 4K limitations remain in place, as it obviously doesn't stop whoever uploads the torrents, and there has to be a vanishingly small number of paying customers who'd prefer to crack DRM locally or record HDMI instead of simply downloading the torrent.

Do streaming services get kickbacks from smart device vendors?

That, and billionare investor Russ Hanneman standing in front of his orange McLaren waiting for his daughter to be released from the grade school he forgot she no longer attended screaming about his willingness to pay for gay sex.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtvjbmoDx-I

— Stephen Colbert, 2006

https://www.c-span.org/clip/white-house-event/user-clip-step...

Advertising isn't the only possible business model.

And profit isn't the only possible motive to provide a service.

A closer analogue would be AppleScript, or rather, the underlying Apple Event and Open Scripting Architecture functionality supplied by the OS to support AppleScript, that allowed applications to expose these interfaces along with metadata documenting them, and for external tools to record manually performed tasks across applications as programs expressed in terms of these interfaces to make them easier to use (this last bit, while not strictly required, is convenient, and especially useful for less technical users).

If you're familiar with VBA in Microsoft Office applications, sort of like that, except with support provided by OS APIs that could be used by any application that chose to implement scripting support, official guidance from Apple suggesting that all well-designed applications should be scriptable and recordable, and application design patterns and frameworks designed with scriptability and recordability in mind.

Note that I use the past tense here, despite AppleScript still being available in macOS, because it is not well-supported by modern applications.

https://dl.acm.org/doi/epdf/10.1145/1238844.1238845

Or something you don't understand how to do manually?

Because I guess I don't understand the attraction of using an LLM for system automation where existing interfaces exist, other than as a form of documentation, or to write code using these interfaces.

https://www.google.com/search?q=identify+anonymous+visa+mast...

It feels like 1994 called, and it's giving me my AppleScript back.

They’re currently selling for $942.72 on Amazon.