Re: win98 games

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OS: Operating System. Windows XP is an OS.

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"Chuck" <Chuck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote

> Thanks Galen - I did check that spot first but I guess I didn't see it -
> it
> was the last item on the list. I guess I was a little hasty in assuming it
> was missing. By the way what is the "OS" and why would I want to test it
> (lol) ?
> --
> c-ya
>
>
> "Galen" wrote:
>
>> In news:2698B4B6-3339-40C5-A16C-ADDA6F1F7FA2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
>> Chuck <Chuck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> had this to say:
>>
>> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
>>
>> > I'm really new to the internet so this question might seem real
>> > laughable to some. I installed win98 games to my pc from the Win98
>> > updates page and everything seemed to work , the install and
>> > download. However I went to look for it on my desktop and elsewhere
>> > (even in the add & remove programs) and just don't see it. So I
>> > restarted my pc but still nothing. What gives?
>>
>> From the update page? Did you click Start > Programs > Games? Are the
>> games
>> listed in there? If not then what did you download? Could they have been
>> just updates to the game?
>>
>> Oddly - a bit of history for you or urban legend perhaps - it's been said
>> that the development of games is due to a desire to test the OS in
>> various
>> ways from mathmatical computations (generation of a random number) to
>> graphics abilities. I have no idea how true that is or not but it makes a
>> great deal of sense as the games are generally not "that good" but all
>> use
>> some sort of basic computational figures such as random.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
>> http://dts-l.org/
>>
>> "A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the
>> furniture that he is likely to use, and the rest he can put away in the
>> lumber-room of his library where he can get it if he wants it."
>>
>> Sherlock Holmes
>>
>>
>>


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