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EXPLAINED: Someone hacked windows 98 onto a year 2000 internet appliance just because they can | Vintage Vibes

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Workers put together copies of Microsoft's Windows 98 at the packaging line.

Have you ever wondered whether it's possible to run Windows 98 on internet appliances like the Compaq iPAQ IA‑2 or Netpliance i‑Opener? Well, Dave Luna (Dad's Computer Lab on YouTube) might have just gotten us closer to the answer.

Luna wanted to run Windows 98 on his 2000 iPAQ IA‑2, which originally shipped with Windows CE and MSN dial‑up — a service that, surprisingly, still exists (via HACKADAY). As you might expect, the process was tedious since internet appliances were built mainly for web browsing and email, with very limited hardware.

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