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    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-BIT
       #11

    If it was possible to Install Windows 7 in it then it would be fun hahaha
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  2. Posts : 4,566
    Windows 10 Pro
       #12

    boogieboy said:
    I'd say install Windows 95! Epicness awaits
    That or windows 3.1.


    95 would not be bad, you can get it here:

    https://winworldpc.com/product/windows-95

    It is abandonware, so it is legal.
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  3. Posts : 111
    Windows 8 Pro x64
       #13

    andrew129260 said:
    That or windows 3.1.


    95 would not be bad, you can get it here:

    https://winworldpc.com/product/windows-95

    It is abandonware, so it is legal.
    I don't believe that's true. As much as it's out of support, Windows 95 is STILL a copyrighted product. You still need a license to run it.
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  4. Posts : 2,464
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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    andrew129260 said:
    It is abandonware, so it is legal.
    It's not. Abandonware only means that the developer no longer cares about the software, but all the licenses and copyright still holds. There are 2 ways in which abandoware becomes legal for usage without explicit consent.

    The copyright owner releases the software under a new license, either freeware or open source, thus enabling anyone to use or even modify it. Many old programs gone this way, but Microsoft hasn't for Win9X. Therefore the same terms as in these days still count: you must purchase a license to use it. Problematic, since MS no longer sells those.

    The copyright expires and it becomes public domain automatically. At this point, Windows will be literally owned by anyone and we'll be free to use and modify as we please (even using the leaked sources will be legal at that point). Copyright expiration happens 70 years after the dead of the copyright owner. I'm not sure if that means 70 years after Bill Gates dies or 70 years after Microsoft closes down. Either way, it's a loooooong time. Until then, we must buy Windows or wait for MS to release it voluntarily.


    RoasterMen said:
    If it was possible to Install Windows 7 in it then it would be fun hahaha
    With a bit more memory, it's certainly possible:
    Pentium 90MHz booting Windows 7 SP1 in 6 minutes - YouTube

    Similar videos show Windows 7 working with as little as 96MB of RAM. 16MB would be a good challenge!
    Of course, possible doesn't means desirable
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