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First post, by ragnar-gd

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Hi,

my latest project runs:
1. Windows 98 SE
2. Windows XP Pro 32 bit
3. Windows 10 Home 64 bit
(BootMenu via EasyBCD 2.3)

This is my build up:
Board: GigaByte GA-870A-USB3 Rev 3.1, Socket AM3+
CPU: AMD Opteron 3280 (8 core, 65W, passively cooled) (W98SE can make use of only one core, of course)
Memory: 32GB Ram (4 x Mushkin 8GB) - (W98SE sees 1GB, XP sees 2,75GB, W10 sees 32GB) (32GB is overkill - but it's a statement, too... )
GPU 1: EVGA GeForce 7900 GTX PCIe, 512MB Ram, passively cooled via Arctic Accelero S2 Rev. 2 (W98SE uses this via VGA)
GPU 2: MSI GeForce GTX 950, 2GB Ram (XP and W10 use this via DVI-D on the same Monitor as above)
HDD1: SuperTalent SATA2 SSD 30GB (W98SE)
HDD2: Samsung SATA2 SSD 128 GB (XP)
HDD3: Crucial M500 SATA3 SSD 480GB (W10)
USB2: Onboard switched on, but does not work on W98SE, therefore a PCI AddIncard is used additionally (otherwise i had no mouse on W98SE)
USB3: Onboard (no driver for W98SE)
Sound: Soundblaster Audigy PCI (onboard sound switched off, as no driver for W98SE exists anyway)
LAN: TP-Link PCIe Gigabit (Realtek 8111B chipset) (onboard LAN switched off, to avoid the hassle with NDIS2 driver for W98SE)

Further Plans: Install Steam OS on this, if possible, and maybe Microsoft Windows Server 2016 technical preview.

Cheers,
Ragnar G.D.

My posts on the subject of W98SE legacy are dedicated to Rudolph Loew, (+11/ 2019, *1952), as without his work my builds would not be possible.