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It mentions specifically DOS - Would it be able to boot and successfully run Windows 95/98? There's a lot of games from that period that would fun to play again

It mentions specifically DOS - Would it be able to boot and successfully run Windows 95/98? There's a lot of games from that period that would fun to play again without broken emulators (qemu, etc).

leeter 4y ago
Short answer: Maybe[1] Longerish answer: Still maybe, drivers are going to be an issue. Just because the thing can boot into a DOS compatible mode doesn't mean it will have windows 9x compatible drivers. Having DOS drivers does not also make something automagically windows 9x compatible either[2]. That said it should be plausible to get a board like Rastari did that is fairly compatible because industrial reasons. But it does mean you have to pick carefully. [1] https://www.vortex86.com/news/3 https://www.vortex86.com/news/3 [2] https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20071224-00/?p=24063 https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20071224-00/?p=24...
VLM 4y ago
No, well, not supported anyway https://www.vortex86.com/news/3 https://www.vortex86.com/news/3 The column you're looking for is the VEX model of chip Every chip in their lineup can run W95 except the EX series and the VDX3 can run Win7. I don't know the technical reason why, obviously some chipset feature that W95 really needs. I was pretty interested in this hardware when it was new and I'm happy to still see it actively discussed.
vanderZwan 4y ago
> There's a lot of games from that period that would fun to play again without broken emulators (qemu, etc). Not to mention the nominative determinism that is getting Winamp to run on this.
ihatepython 4y ago
Just a sidenote, I have been able to run Windows 98 on an Ivy Bridge computer (an Optiplex). PCI cards work if you have drivers (I have a Soundblaster PCI128). My main motivation has been for MIDI, (Cubase 2.8). I haven't tried any games. When installing, run "setup.exe /p i" to disable ACPI which will mess up the installation.

It mentions specifically DOS - Would it be able to boot and successfully run Windows 95/98? There's a lot of games from that period that would fun to play again without broken emulators (qemu, etc).

leeter 4y ago

Short answer: Maybe[1] Longerish answer: Still maybe, drivers are going to be an issue. Just because the thing can boot into a DOS compatible mode doesn't mean it will have windows 9x compatible drivers. Having DOS drivers does not also make something automagically windows 9x compatible either[2]. That said it should be plausible to get a board like Rastari did that is fairly compatible because industrial reasons. But it does mean you have to pick carefully. [1] https://www.vortex86.com/news/3 https://www.vortex86.com/news/3 [2] https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20071224-00/?p=24063 https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20071224-00/?p=24...

VLM 4y ago

No, well, not supported anyway https://www.vortex86.com/news/3 https://www.vortex86.com/news/3 The column you're looking for is the VEX model of chip Every chip in their lineup can run W95 except the EX series and the VDX3 can run Win7. I don't know the technical reason why, obviously some chipset feature that W95 really needs. I was pretty interested in this hardware when it was new and I'm happy to still see it actively discussed.

vanderZwan 4y ago

> There's a lot of games from that period that would fun to play again without broken emulators (qemu, etc). Not to mention the nominative determinism that is getting Winamp to run on this.

ihatepython 4y ago

Just a sidenote, I have been able to run Windows 98 on an Ivy Bridge computer (an Optiplex). PCI cards work if you have drivers (I have a Soundblaster PCI128). My main motivation has been for MIDI, (Cubase 2.8). I haven't tried any games. When installing, run "setup.exe /p i" to disable ACPI which will mess up the installation.