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   Lukas Mariman to All   
   Re: [OT] running W95/98 virtually in XP    
   13 Apr 09 22:35:45   
   
   From: lukas.mariman@NOSPAMgmail.com   
      
   "Ned Ludd"  schreef in bericht   
   news:-b6dnaGONcBuAn7UnZ2dnUVZ_uSdnZ2d@speakeasy.net...   
   > Lukas Mariman wrote:   
   >> A question for the tech-savvy among us... Has anyone had any experience   
   >> running older versions of windows (I'm thinking W98 primarily)?   
   >>   
   >> I'm wondering what the options are, some pointers as to where to start   
   >> looking for good helpful info on how to do it. I have some old software   
   >> I'd like to run (the old Johnny Mnemonic game comes to mind)...   
   >   
   > I run Windows 98 (and Windows 95) under VMware routinely.   
   >   
   > I'm told there are issues with fast hardware if you try to load it   
   > directly, and beware of the Intel 945GC chipset which does something odd   
   > with memory that older Windows (and DOS) won't understand.   
   >   
   > I've not seen speed issues in VMware (either way actually).   
      
   Thanks, Ned.   
      
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