sanitation@lemmy.radio to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoMicrosoft CTO confesses that 30-year-old code from the mid-90s still forms the bedrock of Windows 11 — ancient Win32 API still the backbone, but CTO says it's 'more relevant than ever in 2026'www.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square88fedilinkarrow-up1271arrow-down15
arrow-up1266arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft CTO confesses that 30-year-old code from the mid-90s still forms the bedrock of Windows 11 — ancient Win32 API still the backbone, but CTO says it's 'more relevant than ever in 2026'www.tomshardware.comsanitation@lemmy.radio to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square88fedilink
minus-squarezr0@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoNo. TCP/IP has 4 layers. You are probably referencing the OSI model. The OSI model is also from the 80’.
minus-squareMonkderVierte@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-23 days agoWith “layers”, i meant “stuff around it” for functioning, like a onion. This one fits perfectly: There’s also a protocol to mark trustworthy DNS partner servers btw. Which blew up in Germany a few days ago.
minus-squarezr0@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoOh yeah, the whole thing is a huge mess by now
It also has 7 layers now.
No.
TCP/IP has 4 layers. You are probably referencing the OSI model. The OSI model is also from the 80’.
With “layers”, i meant “stuff around it” for functioning, like a onion. This one fits perfectly:
There’s also a protocol to mark trustworthy DNS partner servers btw. Which blew up in Germany a few days ago.
Oh yeah, the whole thing is a huge mess by now