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[[File:Windows 98 Welcome Screen.png|thumb|The welcome screen of Windows 98]] | [[File:Windows 98 Welcome Screen.png|thumb|The welcome screen of Windows 98]] | ||
I will try to explain how to start a Windows 98 OS using Retroarch with the Libretro core DOSBox Pure. Even though you can go through the step of installing the OS, in this documentation I provide the OS already installed as an image that can be used with the emulator. | I will try to explain how to start a Windows 98 OS using Retroarch with the Libretro core DOSBox Pure. Even though you can go through the step of installing the OS, in this documentation I provide the OS already installed as an image that can be used with the emulator. | ||
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'''DOSBox Pure''' is a fork of the MS-DOS emulator, DOSBox. It is built specifically for Retroarch/Libretro. It is mostly used to play games or software in DOS but also has the capacity to run an entire Windows OS and all the applications supported by the OS. You can follow the project on GitHub: https://github.com/schellingb/dosbox-pure | '''DOSBox Pure''' is a fork of the MS-DOS emulator, DOSBox. It is built specifically for Retroarch/Libretro. It is mostly used to play games or software in DOS but also has the capacity to run an entire Windows OS and all the applications supported by the OS. You can follow the project on GitHub: https://github.com/schellingb/dosbox-pure | ||
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[[File:Dosboxpure-start-screen.png|thumb|Start screen of DOSBox Pure]] | [[File:Dosboxpure-start-screen.png|thumb|Start screen of DOSBox Pure]] | ||
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These are images of Windows 98 that can be started using DOSBox Pure. | These are images of Windows 98 that can be started using DOSBox Pure. | ||
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I made a few versions for myself depending on the software that I want to use, I already installed all the drivers necessary to make full use of the OS. | I made a few versions for myself depending on the software that I want to use, I already installed all the drivers necessary to make full use of the OS. | ||
;W98 SE - Clean Install | |||
A clean installation of Windows 98 Second Edition with no updates. | : A clean installation of Windows 98 Second Edition with no updates. | ||
;W98 SE - Game Ready 2G - Patched | |||
: 2GB disk, patched with latest updates, Voodoo Graphics Driver and DirectX 7 installed. | |||
;W98 SE - Game Ready 4G - Patched | |||
: 4GB disk, patched with latest updates, Voodoo Graphics Driver and DirectX 7 installed. | |||
''Links will be provided soon!'' | ''Links will be provided soon!'' | ||