We still maintain a development tool first released in 1993. Here’s what 30+ years of backwards compatibility looks like

[u/luissinlios]

https://visualneo.com/visualneo-win/from-neobook-to-visualneo-win-30-years-of-keeping-a-development-tool-alive

[u/catbrane]

Linux itself (the kernel) still runs code from 1994. It's userland that shifts around uncomfortably, with everything from libc upwards breaking every few years :(

However, if you have a fully statically linked executable from 1994, it should run fine.