Unearthing LAN Manager 2.0: Microsoft's Forgotten Networking Time Bomb
A deep dive into Microsoft's elusive LAN Manager 2.0 release reveals a 90-day password expiration trap that bricked installations, complex versioning mysteries, and OEM conflicts that shaped early enterprise networking. Forensic analysis of rediscovered 1990 builds exposes how Microsoft's networking ambitions nearly backfired spectacularly.