[g3]

It's a fully emulated PC: CPU, memory, hard drive, … The CPU especially took me very long to get right with all the details to run Windows 98.

The code is here: https://github.com/copy/v86

[zx2c4]

NSA backdoor!

https://github.com/copy/v86/commit/159f565de4dd99bff9b46c45a...

Nope, Windows 98 undefined instruction.

[monocasa]

Yep!

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20041215-00/?p=...

[unixhero]

Incredibly impressive. Greetings and high fives from the intertubes.

[Someone1234]

Do you worry that Microsoft might threaten you for the Windows 98 image? I don't think they make a cent from it anymore, but big companies and common sense aren't common bedmates.

[TazeTSchnitzel]

So far Microsoft haven't even sent me a C&D for https://win95.ajf.me/, and that site got media attention!

[yitchelle]

This is the most impressive part! Well done! So in theory, we can run anything that a real PC can run, albeit a Win98 speced PC. Any takers to get the next generation in the Windows series to run on it. WinXP? I think.

PS: Just came across the HN discussion around the said x86 emulator.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6567967

[winter_blue]

This is amazing. Really great work. Thanks for building this.

[ank_the_elder]

Thanks for that