Realistically, what can Windows 95 install/be used for today?
posting screenshots for a e s t h e t I c points online.
>>61815324
/sqt/ is --> that way
>>61815324
muh nostalgia
It was shit then, and it's shit now.
>>61815324
By upgrading it to Windows 98se and installing unofficial service packs, so it behaves like XP.
IRC
gaymen
office work (office '97 does everything 99% of people need)
Shit posting on /g/
I would say you can use it on an ancient computer but there are Linux distros for that that do a better job.
>>61815324
16-bit games on a retro box mostly, but windows 98 or 3.1+DOS works better
>>61815324
Well, it still runs games intended for the DOS and Windows 3.1 environments, so there's that
Inclusion in your vaporwave-themed battlestation for respect from anonymous strangers in /bst/ threads.
>>61818135
Ancient computers won't run an usable distro
>>61818310
Why not?
>>61818344
I mean shit like pentium 1 and below. You might get the kernel and minimal distro running, but for what purpose? Will be slow as fuck
>>61818366
Well that extends to Windows too. The purpose is having a quirky antique I suppose, it's not like anyone does anything functional on PCs that old with any OS
>>61815439
>upgrading
Where I can find these "unofficial service packs" for Windows98?
>>61815324
POS
Emulation of ReactOS programs.
Emulating TempleOS
Emulating Windows Vista
>>61815324
it can be effectively used as a single user windows system that does not spy on you and does not have native capability for remote access
also, skifree
>>61815324
You can install Bochs and emulate a proper OS.