Windows 98SE emulated on Pocket PC 151
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."
Limitations (Score:5, Interesting)
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
Usefull ? (Score:4, Interesting)
What kinds of nerds are you guys?! (Score:4, Interesting)
nice tour de force (Score:4, Interesting)
98 emulation is cool? (Score:1, Interesting)
Of course,
Re:Usefull ? (Score:2, Interesting)
Beside, I'm pretty sure you can't buy a legal copy of 96/98/ME and, since a windows license is not transferable to another machine (I think), there may not be a legal way to run old Windows on a Pocket PC.
Re:Slashspammed? (Score:2, Interesting)