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💩🚀 Windows 95 in Electron. Runs on macOS, Linux, and Windows.
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Just curious. How does this work on windows 10? #175

Open DOOMMARINE117 opened 4 years ago

DOOMMARINE117 commented 4 years ago

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im curious on how these software programs work for windows 10 of windows 95?

will floppy disc or full version of dos cd games will work on the app?

or is it a software to install or is it a website?

ghost commented 4 years ago

overview

both floppy disks and the full versions should work (if a bit slow).

note 32-bit may not work and 64-bit will most definitely not work. this is because windows 95 runs on the 16-bit version of FAT otherwise known as FAT16 on MSDOS 5 (i think as MSDOS 6 and above was developed after windows 95.

in order to insert floppy disks you need a .img file, you then need to click settings and insert the "floppy disk". if you have a .iso, just change the extension to .img. (according to various articles)

how does it work

The emulator runs in a .html file (webpage document) which is powered by multiple .js scripts which are buried in src or dist. The application the webpage runs in is Electronjs which you can find at https://electronjs.org which uses nodejs as it's backend.

Now please do take into account that scripts in the .html file has nodejs integration meaning it can perform file system operations like saving and loading files.

I do not know all the details except that the emulator originated from https://copy.sh/v86.

hope this helps.

DOOMMARINE117 commented 4 years ago

overview

both floppy disks and the full versions should work (if a bit slow).

note 32-bit may not work and 64-bit will most definitely not work. this is because windows 95 runs on the 16-bit version of FAT otherwise known as FAT16 on MSDOS 5 (i think as MSDOS 6 and above was developed after windows 95.

in order to insert floppy disks you need a .img file, you then need to click settings and insert the "floppy disk". if you have a .iso, just change the extension to .img. (according to various articles)

how does it work

The emulator runs in a .html file (webpage document) which is powered by multiple .js scripts which are buried in src or dist. The application the webpage runs in is Electronjs which you can find at https://electronjs.org which uses nodejs as it's backend.

Now please do take into account that scripts in the .html file has nodejs integration meaning it can perform file system operations like saving and loading files.

I do not know all the details except that the emulator originated from https://copy.sh/v86.

hope this helps.

so sounds like this emulator won't work on my 64 bit?

interesting.

ghost commented 4 years ago

no, the emulator will run on a 64 bit computer, as 64 bit computers can run 32-bit and 64-bit programs (thanks to the system folder "wow64" or "Windows on Windows")

what i am saying is the emulator cannot run 32 bit and above programs. you have to insert a 16-bit or 8-bit image into the emulator.

DOOMMARINE117 commented 4 years ago

no, the emulator will run on a 64 bit computer, as 64 bit computers can run 32-bit and 64-bit programs (thanks to the system folder "wow64" or "Windows on Windows")

what i am saying is the emulator cannot run 32 bit and above programs. you have to insert a 16-bit or 8-bit image into the emulator.

i see. gotcha.

when using the emulator. i can install any program that will requrie this image to 64 bit program? like say: a dos game?

ghost commented 4 years ago

dos games are only 16-bit. the programs that you add must be designed for MS-DOS or win9.x meaning that you cannot run 32-bit or 64-bit programs or if in the desktop environment 32-bit programs might work.

windows 95 is weirdo, ok? it is a hybrid system, booting of a 16-bit MS-DOS bootloader but it is 32-bits.

how did Microsoft pull that one off.

DOOMMARINE117 commented 4 years ago

dos games are only 16-bit. the programs that you add must be designed for MS-DOS or win9.x meaning that you cannot run 32-bit or 64-bit programs or if in the desktop environment 32-bit programs might work.

windows 95 is weirdo, ok? it is a hybrid system, booting of a 16-bit MS-DOS bootloader but it is 32-bits.

how did Microsoft pull that one off.

gotcha.

that is very interesting actually.

i see,m thanks for your help.

i hope you don't mind all the questions.

its quite interesting stuff.