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by pavlov 228 days ago
Windows 7 is sixteen years old. There are full x86 emulators available. Seems like a niche pursuit.
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bittercynic 228 days ago
I have an old card printer that I only use occasionally, and firing up a windows 7 virtual machine is (was?) the most convenient way to do it. I think it's not so uncommon to have old devices around that don't work with newer versions of windows.
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vardump 228 days ago
Perhaps a Macbook is now fast enough to just run Windows 7 in full emulation? Haven't tried, though.

Edit: Checked on Youtube. Yeah, Windows 7 seems to be fast enough on an Apple silicon Macbook in full emulated mode. For example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9zqfv54CzI

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mrkpdl 228 days ago
I don’t think that use case is worth designing a computer for in 2025
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Apocryphon 228 days ago
I have an old 2019 MBP running Windows 10 for old gaming
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