Adafruit: Free95, a Windows compatible operating system. “Redditor kappetrov has built Free95, an operating system that’s compatible with Windows applications under a GNU General Public License v3.0. Currently it can run basic Windows Win32 GUI Applications (and Console Applications).”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/11/adafruit-free95-a-windows-compatible-operating-system/

In today's review, I get more efficient with my memory. As I attempt a positive review of the 1995 memory doubling utility: SoftRAM 95
#retrocomputing
#computing
#windows95

http://therealmrpositive.com/2025/03/06/softram-95-1995/

OMG! Finally!

I've been trying to get this machine on the LAN for about 4-5 days. This is my third NIC and finally we have connectivity.

#retrocomputing
#Windows95

Año 2025 y todavía me encuentro a personas dentro de #Linux que no entienden que el usuario común no es un administrador de sistemas, y eso que #Microsoft dio carpetazo al asunto en 1995 con el lanzamiento de #Windows95.

Dejo la página web que se ve enlazada en el pantallazo. https://www.phoronix.com/news/Eight-New-X.Org-Security-Issues

Me: <trying to install network drivers on Win95>
Me: <Unable to find a modern system that can both access the drivers and has a floppy drive>
Me: <burns extracted driver files to CD in desperation>

Windows 95: this is a nice audio CD you have here. Let me launch CD Player for you..

Me: WTF?

#Windows95
#retrocomputing

I just dumped for Windows 95 (and only 95/98): Super KiD95.

This is the successor to KiD98 and it's relatives for other computers, which was a common tool used to create PC-98 graphics back in the day. Unlike KiD98; it runs on Windows, uses TWAIN, you don't need a rare scanner to use it, and it can even do the PC-98's 16/4096 colors!

https://archive.org/details/SPKID95

It's 1996... On your Windows 95 computer, a warning appears when starting a game that says...

"You appear to have Dial-Up Networking enabled.

For best performance, you should exit Road Rash and disable Dial-Up Networking."

Of all the things to be asked to disable for performance

Ok. 2 seconds boot time. This is kinda close to #templeos territory.

No amount of modern #windows debloating will get you this close. A simple startx will bring me #xfce on and get it using like a regular computer. I think Windows XP is the only one that can compete to this kind of boot time.

The Early Windows 95 Builds Microsoft DIDN'T Want Us To See

https://makertube.net/videos/watch/a7d189d2-cc6e-470e-b32c-e52068b8f1d4

4 second boot time, oh my god! This is almost on par with TempleOS boot time!

Now beat that, systemd and Windows!

Btw this already has xorg and xfce4 installed lol. It's just on a tty cos I put autologin on agetty-tty1/conf

The Man Who Leaked #Windows95 & Went to Prison

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKP5ZWFjWmU

#Games with #Windows95 UI appreciation thread (tho it's been a while so I don't remember if Uplink qualifies... and I forgot to add Digital: A Love Story, tho that's an Amiga interface, apparently. Close enough?)

The Microsoft SideWinder Game Pad 1.0 released in 1996 designed for Windows 95 gaming (not DOS).

Most PCs of this era only had one gameport for controller devices, so it features a pass through port to connect additional players.

It's surprisingly comfortable considering its age too.

This is mine all cleaned up and ready for action.

#RetroGaming Did you know?

- #WingCommander *didn't* hack a DPMI error when it closed. That's a myth.

- #Myst was written in HyperCard on the Mac, w/ a plugin for big 256-color images. Broderbund created a custom(?) engine to port it to Windows.

- #Undertale has some wonky code, but it still works! Good code is only important if you want your game to run on a 486 (I wish Undertale ran on a 486!)

- #SimCity2000 for #Windows3 had a use-after-free bug that #Windows95 was patched to accommodate.

What is the main use you give to your preferred #retrocomputing system?

Boosts and comments with more details are greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for being involved in this

My poll about #retrocomputing systems used daily/mostly has ended.
The absolute winner is DOS, followed by Win9x/XP. Third place for Apple DOS / ProDOS / GS OS, followed closely by Amiga OS.

Now the logical next question is: What do you do with your preferred retrocomputing system?

I'm going to prepare a poll for this question, stay tuned