I like the Transmeta processors! ^^
They're more comfortable with clean 32-Bit code, maybe, though. Like the Pentium Pro is.
So Windows Me might be worth a try. Or Windows 98SE with NUSB or inofficial Service Pack.
Both used WDM drivers and used parts of code from Windows 2000.
Normal Windows 95/98 was a big intermix of 16-/32-Bit code.
Speaking under correction here, of course.

Good luck with it.
Personally I would have recommended one of these if you could find one.
https://www.parkytowers.me.uk/thin/hp/t5720/

Mine was a decent little 9x box with a voodoo1. Sold now.

myne wrote on 2024-10-20, 07:46:

Personally I would have recommended one of these if you could find one.
https://www.parkytowers.me.uk/thin/hp/t5720/

Interesting. Why do you think the HP with Geode is better?

It's literally an Athlon XP at 1ghz.

Which means all the Athlon XP performance with clock speed being the only compromise.
Plenty enough for the vast majority of 9X titles that will run acceptably on a PCI gpu.

myne wrote on 2024-10-21, 03:43:

It's literally an Athlon XP at 1ghz.

Which means all the Athlon XP performance with clock speed being the only compromise.
Plenty enough for the vast majority of 9X titles that will run acceptably on a PCI gpu.

I went for a Transmeta Crusoe based thin client. It's nice for those visual novel games, for example.
They're from the 90s, too, but focus on 2D graphics. Win32(s) used to be quite popular as an emerging platform in their home country.

Re: How to install DX7 but there is limited space?

Early demos like the ATI dawning demo run, too.
Here's a video of the demo (not by me): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Scyf-HvUuZ4

Windows 98SE installed fine on the Futro S220, now on 8 GB compact flash.
Drivers worked from the archive fujitsu_S210_drivers.zip:
6103v2_7 for network
SiS315e for video
Vinyl_V700b for sound

It is supposed to be operated standing -- it does get warm as there is no active cooling.
Had my first BSOD already, how I missed W98!

Are there short PCI video adapters that would be an improvement over the SiS315E?

If you want to keep Windows 98 support, I think the fastest low profile PCI card would be a Geforce 6200. The SiS 315E couldn't hold a candle to it.

There were also a number of Geforce4 MX and GeforceFX cards with low profile PCI variants, those still are much faster than the 315E.

The problem with any of these is going to be compatibility. No Transmeta processor is 100% x86 compatible, which may cause problems with the option ROMs on these potential video cards.

The system actually needs a full-height but short PCI adapter, not low profile.
Any recommendations on *short* PCI cards?

Short and low profile Geforce 6200 256MB Shipping is a bit of a killer though:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/176165878801

Low profile is a bit of a problem, but you can make an I/O plate pretty easily.

I just noticed when looking at that card again that it has at least one bulgy cap that needs to be replaced.

Card actually looks interesting but from one of the seller's reviews: "in the tight slot in a small profile system it overheats in a few minutes and locks up."
That might be a problem with the Futro thin client, there is no active cooling at all

The card has a 2 pin fan header where a fan can be added.

Got USB 2.0 working on the Futro S200.

Futro S200 have a VIA VT8235 chipset/southbridge with USB 2.0 ports. I used nusb36e.exe from Phils website. Installed the USB driver according to the instructions and now a USB 2.0 stick w/ compact flash works like a breeze.