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I was using TechBench to download ISO’s from MS without having to change my useragent.
Sadly it looks like the project has been retired in favour of their Files project, but trawling through that to find entries that actually have download links is a royal pain in the ass.
If anyone has a tip on easily finding the latest download for each Windows version then I’d love to hear it.
Edit: Massgrave seems to be current best option: https://massgrave.dev/genuine-installation-media.html
All these authors and no one has mentioned the Known Space series by Larry Niven!
Personally I would start with Protector, then Crashlander, then head into Ringworld and the rest.
It’s a little dated in places and he’s not great at writing women, but it’s got some good heavy sci-fi ideas in. The Ringworld megastructure is a fun thing to contemplate.