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		zb3 on March 31, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Win98-quickinstall: A framework and installer to q... For those who don't want to install: https://copy.sh/v86/?profile=windows98

nness on March 31, 2025 [–]

I have Win98 in an 86box just for fun, and yet it feels like that version runs much more smoothly...

accrual on March 31, 2025 | [–]

Interesting! Maybe it's taking a more direct path to emulating the hardware. I found I have to use pretty modest emulated hardware in 86Box to have performant results.

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