Is a Windows 98 machine usable in 2017?

[nlinecomputers]

Why not set them up with a virtual machine on a new system if they only use it for a program. I have done this a couple of times. Image the system and open in virtual machine and fix any issues that come up.

What if such a machine is a stupid print server or something like that (you don't want to know how many matrix printers with IEEE-1284 interface are running right now on this planet within a network)? To make such a low cost stand alone machine virtual is not really a useful solution.

Troll much? I think @kwest is smart enough not to suggest that you make a VM of a machine that is a controller for hardware.

 

[JoeTech]

I think this thread is getting away from the main question of the article. Windows 98 still can run old programs on old pc's fine if that is all you want to do with it. If you want to do anything internet related or run it with new software, it clearly isn't going to work or be worth the time to try and get it to work.

 

[LordIntruder]

Troll much?

Uh, sorry that I thought I was allowed to post even if I have less likes than you, Sir.

 

[Moltuae]

Windows 98 'smartwatch' anyone?:

(running on a pi)

http://www.zdnet.com/article/raspbe...e-now-its-running-windows-98-as-a-smartwatch/

It's ridiculous, it looks terrible, it's unusable pretty much, but it's a cool little project

Which coincidentally was Microsoft's tagline for Windows 98 when they released it.

Or at least it should've been ...