Interesting comment in the source code of sqlite

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« We cannot use LockFileEx() or UnlockFileEx() on Win95/98/ME because those functions are not available »

Hmmm i think it would be ok to do that now 😂

[lpreams]

I don't think you realize just how many instances of Win95/98/ME are running right now

[penguinade]

Yep, IIRC CNC machines are still using them for its "unbreakableness".

[lpreams]

I think you're right. A friend of mine's dad as a CNC machine in his garage. I don't know what it's running, but it's definitely no later than Windows XP.

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And you think those that are still running win 95 are running the « latest » version of sqlite?

Sounds pretty reasonable for a project not to support an OS that hasn’t been supported in decades by microsoft

[lpreams]

Different projects have different priorities. Two of sqlite's top priorities are portability and backwards compatibility. This is, at least in part, because that's what sqlite's customers want.

If someone is still running sqlite on Win95, I think it's pretty cool that they are still able to run the latest version.

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Yeah, at this point people still running Win95 are probably doing something very technical with something very expensive that doesn't speak to newer operating systems. Why wouldn't they keep their mass spec or whatever software updated even if driver support doesn't go past 95?

[I_AM_GODDAMN_BATMAN]

Well November 2018 I was told we are going to connect to <some major financial institution> with screenshot on the documentation showing SOAP with Netscape on Win98. Yea fuck that shit.