Subj : Re: Windows XP on 486
To   : AKAcastor
From : mary4
Date : Fri Jun 21 2024 04:56:56

 AK> Just happened to see this article today - "Windows XP can run on an
 AK> Intel CPU from 1989 thanks to dedicated modder".
 AK> 
 AK> "Well, start brushing off those vintage 486 rigs, because a modder has
 AK> actually made it happen. Going by the name Dietmar on the MSFN forums,
 AK> he has somehow managed to get Microsoft's beloved Windows XP running on
 AK> the ancient 486 architecture."
 AK> 
 AK> Article:
 AK> https://www.techspot.com/news/103067-windows-xp-can-run-intel-cpu-1989-tha
 AK> ml
 AK> 
 AK> Forum thread:
 AK> https://msfn.org/board/topic/186080-xp-running-on-a-486-cpu
 AK> 
 AK> ISO for Windows XP Professional SP3 (English & German) (works on 486):
 AK> https://archive.org/details/windowsxp486
 AK> 
 AK> "This is a Windows XP Professional SP3 ISO that has been modified to
 AK> work on i486 processors. There is a German ISO and English ISO
 AK> available. The CPU clock speed in Windows system properties is also
 AK> incorrect, but programs like CPU-Z report the correct clock speed."
 AK> 
 AK> 
 AK> Chris/akacastor

yooooooo!!!! thats amazing! <3!!

--mary4 (Victoria Crenshaw) the 286 enthusiast

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