The Verge is reporting:
Microsoft is releasing the source code for its original Windows File Manager from nearly 28 years ago. While it's a relic from the past, you can still compile the source code Microsoft has released and run the app on Windows 10 today.
The source code is available on GitHub, and is maintained by Microsoft veteran Craig Wittenberg under the MIT license. Wittenberg copied the File Manager code from Windows NT 4 back in 2007, and has been maintaining it before open sourcing it recently. It's a testament to the backward compatibility of Windows itself, especially that this was originally included in Windows more than 20 years ago.
A port of Microsoft's File Manger made its first appearance in OS/2 1.1 and then became the primary file manager in Windows 3.0.
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 10 2018, @04:21PM (1 child)
> It's like necroing an ancient thread that no one cares about.
So what you're saying is, there will be thousands, if not tens of thousands of people using the Windows 3.x File Manager on a daily basis?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 10 2018, @09:19PM
At LEAST it is not an aristarchus submission!