<p><pre><code>    &gt; Windows can run an executable with a GUI interface compiled for 32-bit Windows over 20 years ago...
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Linux can also run really old code that is 16-17+ years old: Loki Software games ports from 1998-1999. Though there just no need for average user to run anything that old so it&#x27;s usually not available out of box.