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Run Win98 From 16MB Flash Disk

Posted by timothy on from the reboot-faster dept.

ksheff writes "Embedded Ware Technologies has come up with a product to run Win98 applications from a 16M Flash disk. This could be useful for companies that would like to use an existing Win9x application in an embedded system."

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  1. Win98? by Kris_J · · Score: 2, Funny
    OS always startup as it was brand new from factory
    Unpatched?

    I guess it means more photos like this and this.

    Seriously, why would someone use something so complicated as the basis for a limited-function embedded system? Can't anyone program in assembler anymore?

  2. Re:Reliability? by skinfitz · · Score: 2, Funny

    I always thought that embedded systems were about rock solid reliability - and I don't think that anyone (even Microsoft) would admit that Win98 qualifies.

    At least Win98 is better than the uber sucky WinME.

    Truly never before has an "OS" sucked so bad. It must be the most unstable thing I have ever seen.

  3. Re:Reliability? by jyristys · · Score: 2, Funny
    It must be the most unstable thing I have ever seen.
    Obviously you haven't seen the Steve "monkeyboy" Ballmer video clips..