SoftGPU - successor to VBEMP with 2d/3d (software) acceleration
Looks very interesting: https://github.com/JHRobotics/softgpu Also VOGONS thread: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=93671&p=1156214
View ArticleBrowsing the web on 98/ME in 2019 and beyond
I used real VNC enterprse 4.4.4 Client To conect to my XP and use a roytam1 browser. Have clipboard sharing and copy pasta file support its all I need. Best solution would be have some kinda thin...
View ArticlePidgin 2.6.6 on Windows 95 OSR 2.1?
I have been trying to get Pidgin 2.6.6, last version of Pidgin for Windows 98/ME to run on Windows 95 OSR 2.0. However during startup I get error about missing call kernel32.dll:virtualallocex As far...
View ArticleNVME driver
Release: https://github.com/LordOfMice/Tools/blob/master/nvme9x.zip https://github.com/LordOfMice/Tools/blob/master/nvment.zip https://github.com/LordOfMice/Tools/blob/master/nvme2k-src.zip readme:...
View ArticleFeatures of ScanDisk [Windows 9x].
As you know, the speed of ScanDisk under Windows 9x depends on the intensity of mouse movement. I made a short recording demonstrating this effect: As you can see in the recording, the speed of the...
View ArticleSo was there a Windows 95 (4.00.950) Full Retail CD-ROM version?
Hi guys, I have been reading on the internets for several days trying to find a definitive answer to the question - was there a legit Windows 95 US-English Full Retail CD-ROM edition back in 1995?...
View ArticleQuestions about Win386 support info in MS-DOS 7.1 data segment
I did some digging about the Win386 support info data structures inside MS-DOS 7.1 data segment (The segement you can obtain by using INT 21H, AH=52H). I find that there are several fields in these...
View ArticleThe package for A20 Line Always On processing (and more) in HIMEM.SYS
The package for A20 Line Always On processing (and more) in HIMEM.SYS http://sweetlow.orgfree.com/download/a20alwon.zip Joint work with BolenB As usual - do NOT forget to read readme
View ArticleCalifornia (US), making Win9x great again!
https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB1043/id/3269704
View ArticleTrue or False? USB2 + Win 98 + Intel 915 = Impossible
I've got Win98 running on a Dell 4700 (915G chipset, ICH6). ICH23456 chipest install, SATA legacy BIOS support for '98, a PCI video card are all fine. With NUSB 3.6 there's USB function and a claim...
View ArticleEX58-UD4 motherboard - Can't start Win98 setup from CD - no drive detected
I have a Gigabyte EX58-UD4 motherboard with optimized BIOS default settings loaded. Here's the various IDE connections that show up during POST: IDE Channel 0 Master: (SSD1 model) IDE Channel 0...
View Article[Request] 10 bit h.264 codec and / or gom player 2.1.43.5119 to work...
I have not been able to find any media players that work on windows 95 that support 10 bit h.264 or some of the more modern codecs, with h.265 likely being too far in scope of what can be modded to...
View ArticleSilicon Image SI680/Other unsupported PCI IDE controller under Windows 95 OSR...
I have been playing with old Silicon Image SI680 PCI ATA 133 controller (card bios flashed as ide not raid) on my Compaq Presario 7479 due Compaq wonderful auto configuration bios that causes issues...
View ArticleWSL for Win9x
WSL9x is now a thing. However, it doesn't seem extremely useful. For now "and maybe forever" there is no network bridge, and it can only access hardware through Windows. Would be neat if it could have...
View ArticleWindows 98 SE S.M.A.R.T not working despite SMARTVSD.VXD being present
Hi all, I'm trying to enable viewing of SMART info for SSDs in my PC. The motherboard is a GA-EX58-UD4, and I've tried SIV (System Information Viewer), Hard Disk Sentinel and speedfan. When I start...
View ArticlePatches for ESDI_506.PDR from 98SE / Terabyte Plus Pack 2.1, RLoew's AHCI.PDR...
http://sweetlow.orgfree.com/download/esdi_506.zip Patches for ESDI_506.PDR from Windows 98SE [98SE] / RLoew's Terabyte Plus Pack 2.1 [TBP2.1]. Fixes: 1. [TBP2.1 - BigHDD] Handles drives with LBA48...
View ArticleXnview classic 2.13 full version support on windows 95
I was wondering if anyone has been able to get xnview classic 2.13 full version to work properly on windows 95? i do not have a system to test for it, and i had mentioned before a long time ago that...
View ArticleHow does the vcache minfilecache / maxfilecache really work in win9x and how...
I'm having a hard time finding any clear explanation to how the vcache minfilecache/maxfilecache settings work on windows 9x systems and properly configure them. I have seen vague / limited or...
View ArticleNative (WDM) HD Audio driver for Windows 98se/Me
https://github.com/andrew-hoffman/WDMHDA This audio driver now functions well in VMWare and VirtualBox, and may work on some real hardware with an Intel controller and Realtek audio codec. More...
View ArticleKVM in Millennium
Anybody ever install a KVM in Millennium. Unsuccessful so far even with AI help with registry entries. Cannot do it the normal PnP way. Millennium's PnP is broken when it comes to this kind of...
View ArticleTerabyte Pack 2
Ok, continuing RLoew's work: gpttsd - GPT (GUID Partition Table) TSD (Type-Specific Driver) for Win9x lba64hlp - SCSI LBA 64-bit Helper Driver for Win9x https://github.com/LordOfMice/Tools Do NOT...
View ArticleOpengl on windows 98 in vmware
I was trying to do an experiment video on getting Minecraft to work on windows 98 but Its doesn't work and keeps giving me an OpenGL error I have VMware tools installed. I am using VMware workstation...
View Articlepatch9x issues, patchmem, etc on win9x
I am testing patch9x (jhrobotics) on a windows 95 osr 2.5 system with intel ich7-m chipset (dell latitude d820) with 4 GB ram. i was under the impression the patch9x would be roughly equivalent or...
View ArticleWindows ME on Dell Inspiron 700M
Hello, I've always dreamed of a Windows 9x netbook. I became inspired upon realizing the intel atoms and Thinkpad 60 were just *barely* out of reach. So, I became lucky to stumble upon this model that...
View ArticleUSB 3.0(ish) drivers for Windows 98
Mostly AI created, but still pretty cool - don't really have much time to test myself:https://github.com/yeokm1/xhci98Currently seems to be a some sort of wrapper over existing USB 2.0 drivers allowing...
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