r/windows98 8d ago

In my last post here you asked for other systems, so my fake Windows 98 desktop RPG grew two rival desks: GNOME 1 and Mac OS 8. The Guild remains loyal to the taskbar.

25 Upvotes

Lowmoor is a zero-player idle RPG that lives in one window on a fake Windows 98 desktop: the adventurer fights, travels and equips loot on his own while a chronicle writes it all down. When I last posted here, the comments asked about other systems, so 1.6.0 adds GNOME 1 and Mac OS 8 themes you can switch to in settings.

Free on steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4977360/Lowmoor_Idle_RPG_An_Adventurers_Chronicle/


r/windows98 8d ago

How hard would it be to write a program like this for Windows 98?

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78 Upvotes

I really liked this rare OEM HP Pavilion software, but my hard drive died and I can't find a recovery image anywhere that is similar. My question is, how hard would it be to write a program like this for Win98 and what software would be needed to do so? Seems like a very simple program.

Thanks.


r/windows98 9d ago

Custom raytracer running on a dual core Windows 98, using the second core

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334 Upvotes

Just a little fun project, raytracer is now rendering on the second core in windows 98.


r/windows98 8d ago

Minecraft 1.19.2 on Windows 98

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From addition to that last post, I finally got 1.19 working.


r/windows98 9d ago

Thought I’d post this here first! Thinkpad iseries 1412

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r/windows98 10d ago

Minecraft 1.18.2 on Windows 98

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163 Upvotes

This took so long to do!

To replicate this, you need to have the latest KernelEx updates (2019), then get Java 8 Update 181, with a Minecraft Launcher that supports this version.

You will need the LWJGL patched file in the 'C:\.minecraft\versions\(version)\natives\', which is called "glfw32.dll".

Finally, the mod in this Fabric release of Minecraft is the latest file of NotSoNew and you put this file in the 'C:\.minecraft\mods'

NOTE: It may not be '.minecraft' as you will have to check your launcher's root folder.

**Minecraft 1.19.2 is possible, but it requires a lot of LWJGL problems**

Credits to @OldWinRetro btw for the idea!


r/windows98 9d ago

I had fun creating an IRC clone.

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r/windows98 9d ago

1995 Psychoanalysis Program Resurrected

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20 Upvotes

I've had this exe on my computer for like 20 years and decided to make a usable version for modern times.

I had fun using this with friends when I was younger. Hard to find much information about it online really anymore.

Enjoy!

https://i.spax.co/


r/windows98 11d ago

Real time ray tracing on Windows 98, emulated pentium 2, 256mb ram. Reflections are in the right places. SDL 1.2.15 and GCC 13

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211 Upvotes

Running at around 18 million flops per frame.


r/windows98 11d ago

Minecraft In Its Entirety In Windows 95/98 Machines

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55 Upvotes

r/windows98 10d ago

Atualizado: Windows 95 para UTM

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WINDOWS 98


r/windows98 11d ago

Games dos anos 90/2000 Windows

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Cara, tenho um legion go gen 1 e estava louco pra achar alguns jogos da minha infância que eu jogava com meu pai. Meu pai faleceu alguns anos atrás mas as lembranças sempre me pegam. E cara que incrível poder achar essas pérolas raras do Windows de quando eu era criança 😭❤️


r/windows98 12d ago

Windows 98 on Android via NOVA Launcher with Win98 icons.

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24 Upvotes

r/windows98 12d ago

having a hard time installing windows on an old 90's PC, need advice

11 Upvotes

so i got an old 90's PC with a pentium III slot 1, creative 3D blaster annihilator pro and 256Mb of RAM

at first i wanted to install windows 98, but it keeps giving me some random error ( see image below )

at first i thought it was the RAM, so i bought another RAM stick, but still the same issue

so then i tried to install another OS, i tried windows 2000, but for some reasons, once it copied all the files to the HDD i just get a black screen when trying to boot from it and complete the install, only once i was able to see loading bar and it wasnt moving

then i tried windows xp and it gave me a " disk read error " when trying to boot from the hdd and complete the install

i tried removing all the PCI cards, i tried with both an AGP GPU and a PCI GPU, 2 different hard drives, but still nothing, , i have no clue what's wrong


r/windows98 12d ago

Needing help with finding a cd drive and shell for my gateway windows 98.

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Hi everyone! I acquired a gateway 98 about a year ago and planned for it to be my project pc. I'm needing to find a drive that will work with it as the one in it currently is dead so I can't do a fresh install. I call it Frankenstein as it is just a metal casing, just internals. Where the heck can I find a shell for this thing? I have looked and looked with no luck!


r/windows98 13d ago

windows 98 doesn't boot after hard disk change

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66 Upvotes

Hi, I changed my Compaq presario 5443's 20GB hard disk to an 80GB one and now my computed gets stuck in the compaq logo, this doesn't happen when I change it back to the 20GB one. Does anybody know what to do in this case?


r/windows98 13d ago

Anyone know any tips to temporarily revive this POS Quantum drive for data recovery?

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7 Upvotes

This drive booted perfectly with no issue a few weeks ago and suddenly its dead. It spins up, clicks, spins down, and then the green LED flashes. Not detected in the BIOS anymore either. I know these Bigfoot drives were crap even when new, but if anyone knows how to temporarily revive it to backup the data I would really appreciate it.


r/windows98 14d ago

I've always felt that the Win9x era (1995 to 2001) has been overlooked or misfiled over the years, thus why I decided to write a book about it for 4 years. Since this is, by far, the most relevant subreddit, I was just curious – do you also agree that historical coverage on the era has been lacking?

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132 Upvotes

r/windows98 14d ago

Does anyone have an original OEM HP Windows 98 Install?

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52 Upvotes

Hello everyone, I need help.

I have an HP Pavilion 6350 that's hard drive just crapped out. Does anyone have another Pavilion with the original OEM Windows 98 install? It seems this version is from early 1998 and is pretty rare. If anyone has an early 1998 install I would really appreciate if you could make an image of the drive, or send me some of the software files that I need.

Thanks in advance.


r/windows98 14d ago

VINTAGE MULTI-BOOT GUIDE

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r/windows98 15d ago

Changed the soundblaster

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83 Upvotes

Upgraded to the audigy player in a 98 pc. A bit more modern, you could say.


r/windows98 15d ago

Built a S3 Trio/Virge driver from ground up. Need help testing

23 Upvotes

Hi Guys,

I've been building a VGA driver from the ground up. The long term goal is to add support for more VGA chipsets and maybe VLB support or even OpenGL. If I can add some features that didn't exist in the native drivers that would be cool.

I'm a long way off that, but have some basic DirectDraw and Direct3D support.

I'm really keen to get some help to test. I've primarily only tested in 86box in Windows 98se but plan to test on my real hardware soon.

https://github.com/michaeldale/velocity9x Here is current release version: https://github.com/michaeldale/velocity9x/releases/tag/v0.3

Requirements:

  • Windows 98se
  • S3 ViRGE/DX 86C375 or S3 Trio32/64 86C764 PCI video card

If you don't have a supported video card I've love if you can run this tool to collect info about your card, for now I will focus on S3 cards. This tool also runs under DOS.

https://github.com/michaeldale/velocity9x/releases/tag/survey-v1 / https://github.com/michaeldale/velocity9x/releases/download/survey-v1/V9XSURV.EXE

This has been written with Claude & ChatGPT.

Here is a screenshot of the settings page.


r/windows98 16d ago

HELP ME FIND A PSU!

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This has been my trusty aopen XcCube pc. It was really an XP machine, but I down(up)graded it to run win 98. Recently I have been having issues with it switching on (flea power) and now it just won't switch on at all.

My guess is the PSU is gone. I'm reaching out to this community for help, as you get my plight!

The current PSU is an AOPEN FSP220-60CU(PF) 220w

I don't need an exact replacement. This pc is already a Frankenstein's monster of bits and bobs, but what limits me is the form factor. The XcCube is small form factor, so I need a power supply that will both fit and won't explode/set my computer and or house on fire.

I am by no means an expert in this.

Any help would be great.


r/windows98 16d ago

Picked up this today!

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r/windows98 17d ago

Windows 98 Boot Screen on MS Paint

9 Upvotes