Subj : Re: NTVDMx64
To   : Shurato
From : Atreyu
Date : Tue Dec 09 2025 21:20:31

On 09 Dec 25  17:35:00, Shurato said the following to Atreyu:

S> Different audiences.  I can't run any 32 bit os on the mini PC.  I don't hav
S> room for even an SFF PC in a studio apartment. I only have room for Mini PCs
S> If there's one powerful enough for this (4 cores, 4 threads at least and 4GB
S> RAM with gen 3 NvME SSD Support) that I could install a 32 bit windows
S> 10 on, I'd be all for it.  I haven't found one yet.  Windows 10 32 bit NTVDM
S> support has been good enough for me so far.  I've had a couple of issues, bu
S> they've been due to the VM, not NTVDM support.

I know its easy to have a visceral reaction when someone replies with "As 
someone who is experienced" but please take it as friendly advice from
someone who went through absolute frustration of NTVDM on 10... on the LTSC 
Enterprise version of 10 nonetheless.

Myself, Sean and some others have worked in shops where XP/7 laptops were 
tossed in bins by the dozens... hundreds even... maybe more... They are 
abundant and can be found for the price of a bad Friday night pizza.

The IBM R51 I had was one of them. It ran Darkrealms for years. Lid closed, 
one time parked under my bed with just power, Ethernet and a dialup line...
all accessed by RDP. 

And yes I had a tiny apartment at the time... when theres a will theres a way.

Nick

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