Windows95 Alternatives
Windows95
Windows 95 in Electron. Runs on macOS, Linux, and Windows.
Does it work?
Yes! Quite well, actually.
Should this have been a native app?
Absolutely.
Does it run Doom (or my other favorite game)?
You'll likely be better off with an actual virtualization app, but the short answer is yes. Thanks to @DisplacedGamers I can recommend that you switch to a resolution of 640x480 @ 256 colors before starting DOS games - just like in the good ol' days.
How's the code?
This only works well by accident and was mostly a joke. The code quality is accordingly.
Credits
99.999% of the work was done over at v86 by Copy.
Best Windows95 Alternatives for Linux
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DOSBox
FreeOpen SourceMacWindowsLinuxAndroidBSDFreeBSDDOSBox is an emulator program which emulates an IBM PC compatible computer running a DOS operating system. Many IBM PC compatible graphics and sound cards are also...
Features:
- Emulates x86 instructions
- DOS emulation
- Operating system
- Portable
- Run file in a Sandbox
- X86-emulation
FreeDOS
FreeOpen SourceWindowsLinuxFreeDOS is a complete, free, 100% MS-DOS compatible operating system. Works on old hardware, in DOS emulators, and in embedded systems. FreeDOS can be used to play...
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