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Windows 98SE emulated on Pocket PC

Posted by timothy on from the and-then-run-pearpc dept.

David Horn writes "PocketGamer is carrying a story on the successful emulation of Windows 95 and Windows 98SE on the Pocket PC. This was made possible by a Pocket PC port of Bochs, a DOS emulator. If you're keen to try this yourself, you'll need a minimum of a 256MB memory card (or stream the image over a wireless network) and you'll need a program like Nyditot Virtual Display to increase your screen resolution. Oh, yes, and you'll also need the emulator. You can find more information and a selection of screenshots here. Following the porting of a full speed Playstation emulator and Pocket Quake, this really raises the bar for what the Pocket PC is capable of."

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  1. Limitations by Raindance · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This is a very cool project.

    Current limitations seem to include lack of DirectX support but, as Pocket Quake was ported, perhaps there's some OpenGL framework for the Pocket PC that wouldn't be too difficult to link up with this Windows 98 emulation.

    So, it's not perfect for 'playing any PC game' yet, but there's hope.

    RD

    1. Re:Limitations by Dan+East · · Score: 5, Informative

      Pocket Quake uses Quake's software renderer.

      However ATI did comission me to port GLQuake to Pocket PC to conform to OpenGL ES. However the source code is not available (as we have not distributed - only demoed - the binary).

      Dan East

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  2. Bochs is not a DOS emulator! by Henrik+S.+Hansen · · Score: 5, Informative
    Bochs (link in article is wrong!) is not a DOS emulator!

    From the website:

    Bochs is a highly portable open source IA-32 (x86) PC emulator written in C++, that runs on most popular platforms. It includes emulation of the Intel x86 CPU, common I/O devices, and a custom BIOS.

  3. I can't wait to see.... by Prod_Deity · · Score: 5, Funny

    a mini Blue Screen Of Death.

  4. its a great idea.. by sentientbeing · · Score: 5, Funny

    ..every time it BSODs its easier to throw across the room and stamp on than a dekstop..!

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  5. Re:Usefull ? by jpmkm · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Jesus christ, dude. Is there a use to ANY hobby? Is there a use to collecting stamps? I sure can't think of any. Is there a purpose to playing miniature golf? People playing mini golf certainly are not helping to cure cancer or fight drug abuse. Why do people play miniature golf? BECAUSE THEY FUCKING WANT TO. God damn. Why fucking do anything? Just because you do not find something useful or entertaining or beneficial DOES NOT mean that it is not useful or entertaining or beneficial to everyone else. Grow up.

  6. People did that on zaurus ages ago! :) by pangel83 · · Score: 5, Informative

    And here you go for screenshots: http://www.its.caltech.edu/~tzer-jen/zbochs/

  7. SCREENSHOT MIRROR by peterprior · · Score: 5, Informative

    Mirror of the screenshots here

    They are actual size, due to small pocketpc screen I presume..