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Why is a 16-bit windows software considered to be legacy software?
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∙ 12y ago
Legacy basically means that is is from an old system. As virtually all computers built after 1986 have a 32bit or 64bit hardware command code set, software that uses a 16bit command code set is now old technology...hence legacy.
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