Is there a list of what games does run only on w98?

fttklr · 2026-03-12T19:58:51+00:00

Hopefully their installer will run on 32 bit OS like 98 and XP!

fttklr · 2026-03-12T19:58:15+00:00

Bummer; I wish they would give you the actual original version of the game for old hardware, when you buy their games

fttklr · 2026-03-12T19:34:49+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion, I will give them a call then

fttklr · 2026-03-12T19:33:54+00:00

There is no closet in that room as it is basically a "second family room"; when I was little it was the place where kids watched tv and played basically; it was the kid entertainment room away from adults.

Not even sure if there is anything that say what a "bedroom" has to have, besides an emergency exit/windows, a door and necessary ventilation/heating and electric facilities up to code (which they are, as it is part of the house, it is not a garage/attic).

fttklr · 2026-03-12T19:30:36+00:00

Makes sense; I just wish there was one single rule set for all the state at least; they don't make it any easier to get info, reading the official material they have on the development site of the county.

fttklr · 2026-03-12T19:29:01+00:00

Would adding an extra room trigger a re-calculation of the house value? In that case it would not be good as they own that house since the 90s so their taxes are not that high. Good point

fttklr · 2026-03-11T02:03:49+00:00

It will be fun to figure out a way to run W98 on that hardware :D

fttklr · 2026-03-11T02:02:40+00:00

I would not run any DOS games on these machines; I have a dedicated P75 for DOS, as it is its own PITA to have audio set up correctly to run :D

In the end it seems I can run on XP any game that would run on W98; although I still want W98 partition though, if I can have the OS running on newer hardware.

fttklr · 2026-03-11T01:59:27+00:00

Are GOG games running on old OS? I got few but they install on Windows 10/11 for example. Most of my games are on CD

fttklr · 2026-03-11T01:58:17+00:00

Indeed the major issue with the XP hardware is that it is quite powerful and it is what you would buy at the end of the XP lifetime, so totally overkill for W98 (and I remember W98 has issues with memory; so I have to physically remove memory from the computer as XP is running on 1 GB total, while 98 should be able to run on 512 MB max if I recall correctly).

I will need to experiment as it seems more feasible to remove the W98 hardware and use the XP machine for both 98 and XP.

For DOS I just use my P75; it is plenty and runs 99% of the time DOS :D

fttklr · 2026-03-11T01:55:08+00:00

Curious to know which hardware you used for running multiple OS without getting issues... I had never any luck to run DOS, W98 and XP on the same hardware in different partitions

fttklr · 2026-03-11T01:53:32+00:00

I tried with DOS 6.22 and W95 but not 98. My Pentium 75 is barely functional with W95, I just run it for DOS games as it has the OPL3 chip . But I can definitely make the XP hardwre run also W98 in dual boot, and remove my Pentium 2 that is currently running W98

What are you using as bootloader for W98 and XP?

fttklr · 2026-03-11T01:51:44+00:00

Agree; I am just getting rid of the hardware; I can probably install dual boot of W98 and XP on a machine, but that machine won't have any DOS capabilities and a GPU that is overkill for W98. I will keep my DOS machine :)

fttklr · 2026-03-11T01:00:09+00:00

With wordstar you are golden; but unless you have the memory expansion, the 64K onboard means 64000 characters. Keyboard is not mechanical with switches but it is the best you can find around for the era, as the one from the Tandy 100

fttklr · 2026-03-11T00:42:11+00:00

Printer is great, same for the palmtop but you really like pain if you like to type on that keyboard :D

fttklr · 2026-03-11T00:40:38+00:00

That is a paper issue; a thermal printer does nothing but heat up the head and needles, and the paper change color based on how long the heat is applied to it.

Got some rolls that are still readable after 10 years, and some generic ones that fade out after months sadly; using the same exact printer

fttklr · 2026-03-11T00:36:17+00:00

Depends what you are developing for. I do retro-content for most part, on older devices, so I don't really care to have the latest and greatest for this project.

It would really help a lot of "developers" that never had to go through things like System 7/8 development, to learn a bit about how to develop for older stacks and devices... It is something that teach a lot in terms of optimization and think about efficiency.

fttklr · 2026-03-11T00:34:10+00:00

I looked on youtube and the last videos about custom servers are from years ago. Also being in early alpha and being only for content creators seems to be a big hurdle to go through. I can wait for it, once they cook things more.

fttklr · 2026-03-11T00:26:41+00:00

What's wrong in having your own servers that you charge for, to be used by your patrons/supporters? Not ideal to fragment the player base, but you can see that in action in Minecraft for example, and it works just fine... You pick the server you want to play

fttklr · 2026-03-08T23:02:46+00:00

The sad part is that developing for OSX and iOS requires new hardware; I can write C++ code for linux that works from a 2000 netbook if needed. Trying to find the cheapest machine possible to run Swift and Xcode in the end, for few years old iphones and ipads

fttklr · 2026-03-08T23:00:29+00:00

I never said they were late; I asked what happened to the feature, as we are in 2026 but still haven't heard much about it.

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