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The original IBM PC and other machine emulations in JavaScript
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Can Windows 95 be connected to the Internet? #28

Closed edent closed 1 year ago

edent commented 3 years ago

I am aware of the perils of connecting an unpatched Windows installation to the Internet - but I thought it might be fun to try out old versions of Internet Explorer.

Is that possible - or just a very silly idea?

Thanks for the brilliant website.

DamieFC commented 3 years ago

I've tried but it always takes forever and nothing ever happens.

b3s23love commented 2 years ago

Without a good firewall, a modern supported OS and antivirus, it would be very unsafe and the machine would be hacked in minutes.

jeffpar commented 1 year ago

Adding any level of support for networking in Windows 95 would be a large undertaking -- not something I plan to tackle. Sorry.

Jacobcallisono1 commented 1 year ago

At least there is still INTERNAT