Windows 98 on a Xoom

[wilbur4321]

Yes, it *is* possible, barely.

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I used the app "Windows Emulator" from the marketplace. I would *not* recommend it -- touchscreen/mouse input is whacky, it clearly doesn't know how to deal with the large screen. No sound. And it's *slow* -- I think it's using Bochs under the hood, rather than Qemu.

Still, interesting.

--randy

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[dimitri407]

No thank you. Not on my xoom

[kris]

Really ?? Windows 98 ?? Didn't know it even existed anymore. Whom ever has it needs to update to a new 'puter. Great excuse to go out and buy a new one with Windows 7 to go with that Xoom.

[Quicksilver7714]

Now why would defile my xoom with Windows software? Android is made for the mobile world. Windows mobile 6.5=Fail
It is cool that this is possible but I would never want a Windows OS tablet. I am happy not running into the infamous BSoD.

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[wilbur4321]

I forgot to mention why? Two reasons. #1, it's geeky. very very geeky. #2: Chuzzles.

I'll forgo #1 in a hurry if there's a better way to get Chuzzles

[Pmorgan]

Definitely cool. Not that I'll run Windows on this Xoom, but I'm eagerly waiting for the day I can run Ubuntu / OSX / Windows 7 on my tablet or tablet hybrid. I don't care about windows, but unfortunately many software developers do. If my Xoom could handle the Adobe CS5 Suite, Civilizations 5, and a couple other intensive applications... I would never touch a PC again. 3 years maybe?

[j_mcc99]

Really ?? Windows 98 ?? Didn't know it even existed anymore. Whom ever has it needs to update to a new 'puter. Great excuse to go out and buy a new one with Windows 7 to go with that Xoom.

Windows 7? You know what goes better with a custom Linux OS (like Honeycomb)? Linux!

[galactic.surfeur]

Yark. Noway.

Don't want to loose my time for that. It is useless.

[several]

Running win98 on anything for any reason isn't geeky. It's just pointless and futile. ;-P win98 deserves to be left in the grave where it belongs. Get ubuntu running on your xoom. *that* would be geeky and bring far more happy chuzzles.

[DrivetheGreen66]

Running win98 on anything for any reason isn't geeky. It's just pointless and futile. ;-P win98 deserves to be left in the grave where it belongs. Get ubuntu running on your xoom. *that* would be geeky and bring far more happy chuzzles.

True. Win98 is in the grave.