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First post, by EmberBlitz07

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Greetings, VOGONS!

I haven't made a post here in a while but I thought I'd come again to ask about this.

Tomorrow I am hopefully collecting 3 old tablets (two Fujitsu Stylistics from the 4100 series and an old Kalidor 486) and am wondering if there would be drivers for the likes of the Fujitsu for Windows 98, as either of them would make a pretty good little Win98 machine.

I'm also wondering if any PCMCIA sound cards cloning the Sound Blaster exist that would support Windows for Pen Computing 1.0, or if the Kalidor has a soundcard built in.

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Reply 1 of 12, by Hoping

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Without knowing the exact model, there’s not much I can say. But as far as I know, those Fujitsu tablets used Windows XP Tablet PC Edition. They are far too modern for Windows 9x, if I’m not mistaken. I have a convertible netbook running that version of Windows. The main difference lies in all the features related to tablet functionality.

Reply 2 of 12, by schmatzler

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Fujitsu Singapore still has drivers for those old tablets.

https://www.fujitsu-pc-asia.com/driversupport … let_st4110.html

I got a 4110 while ago and uploaded some more drivers here:
https://archive.org/details/stylistic-4110-drivers

There's even a factory XP image which I was able to grab from the HDD (German release only):
https://archive.org/details/stylistic-4110-factory-image-ger

These Stylistics are XP-only, no drivers for 98. For that, you'd need an older model, like the 3100 series.

"Windows 98's natural state is locked up"

Reply 3 of 12, by EmberBlitz07

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schmatzler wrote on 2026-03-21, 21:05:
Fujitsu Singapore still has drivers for those old tablets. […]
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Fujitsu Singapore still has drivers for those old tablets.

https://www.fujitsu-pc-asia.com/driversupport … let_st4110.html

I got a 4110 while ago and uploaded some more drivers here:
https://archive.org/details/stylistic-4110-drivers

There's even a factory XP image which I was able to grab from the HDD (German release only):
https://archive.org/details/stylistic-4110-factory-image-ger

These Stylistics are XP-only, no drivers for 98. For that, you'd need an older model, like the 3100 series.

As much as that stinks, it makes sense.

Attached are a few photos of the tablets the seller sent.
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(Sorry about the space they take up, I'm unsure if resizing an image can be done in the site)

Intel Pentium II 400MHz
S3 Trio 3D/2X 4MB
128MB SDRAM
Siemens Nixdorf D1064
AZTech AUDIO TELEPHONY 3500 (maybe)

Quantum Bigfoot TX 8GB with IDE connection and Molex power support

Reply 4 of 12, by Hoping

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If Fujitsu tablets are equipped with a Pentium III processor, there should be drivers available for the basic functions under Windows 98 or Millennium. Features such as the touchscreen may not have drivers.

Reply 5 of 12, by EmberBlitz07

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Hoping wrote on 2026-03-22, 18:06:

If Fujitsu tablets are equipped with a Pentium III processor, there should be drivers available for the basic functions under Windows 98 or Millennium. Features such as the touchscreen may not have drivers.

In that case would the universal USB 2.0 drivers work for keyboard/mouse?

Intel Pentium II 400MHz
S3 Trio 3D/2X 4MB
128MB SDRAM
Siemens Nixdorf D1064
AZTech AUDIO TELEPHONY 3500 (maybe)

Quantum Bigfoot TX 8GB with IDE connection and Molex power support

Reply 6 of 12, by Hoping

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The USB keyboard should work straight away to access the BIOS. And it shouldn’t require any specific drivers unless it’s a keyboard with special functions. You may need to enable legacy USB support in the BIOS, but back in the Pentium 3 era, I don’t think USB 2.0 was available unless those tablets were manufactured later on.

Reply 7 of 12, by EmberBlitz07

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Update:

Windows 98 Quickinstall worked to get 98 installed on one of them!

Intel Pentium II 400MHz
S3 Trio 3D/2X 4MB
128MB SDRAM
Siemens Nixdorf D1064
AZTech AUDIO TELEPHONY 3500 (maybe)

Quantum Bigfoot TX 8GB with IDE connection and Molex power support

Reply 8 of 12, by Hoping

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Now that you have the full model number, you can look up the full specifications. The problem, in my opinion, is likely to be the graphics and sound drivers. If you provide the exact model number or the full specifications, someone might be able to help you find the drivers for Windows 98 if you can’t find them yourself.
One thing, you might have fewer driver issues with Windows Me. For example, if my memory serves me correctly, it already supports USB sticks without needing any extra software, and, above all, WDM support is more mature.
Unless you need MS-DOS, which in Windows Me requires a bit of work. But it’s not that difficult, I think, I’ve never done it myself.

Reply 9 of 12, by EmberBlitz07

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Hoping wrote on 2026-03-31, 14:50:

Now that you have the full model number, you can look up the full specifications. The problem, in my opinion, is likely to be the graphics and sound drivers. If you provide the exact model number or the full specifications, someone might be able to help you find the drivers for Windows 98 if you can’t find them yourself.
One thing, you might have fewer driver issues with Windows Me. For example, if my memory serves me correctly, it already supports USB sticks without needing any extra software, and, above all, WDM support is more mature.
Unless you need MS-DOS, which in Windows Me requires a bit of work. But it’s not that difficult, I think, I’ve never done it myself.

Graphics and sound drivers did exist for 98, luckily. The graphics chip is an Intel 830M (integrated), and the sound driver is an AC97. And the good thing is that Windows 98 Quickinstall already comes with the USB drivers.

Intel Pentium II 400MHz
S3 Trio 3D/2X 4MB
128MB SDRAM
Siemens Nixdorf D1064
AZTech AUDIO TELEPHONY 3500 (maybe)

Quantum Bigfoot TX 8GB with IDE connection and Molex power support

Reply 10 of 12, by schmatzler

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Oh, that's pretty nice, I always assumed these devices were too new for Windows 98. But I assume the touchscreen won't work?

"Windows 98's natural state is locked up"

Reply 11 of 12, by dionb

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Touchscreen drivers for DOS and Windows 3.x definitely exist - I recently picked up an old industrial PC with an early Pentium and an LCD screen (looks more DSTN than TFT) that turns out to have a touchscreen.The first few times I turned it on, it booted off the old HDD and had working drivers, but it died on me before I was able to backup them up :'(

That's not to say they were standardized, but there definitely existed drivers that reported touchscreen input to the system as if it had been a mouse.

Reply 12 of 12, by EmberBlitz07

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In case anyone's curious, here's the innards of the Kalidor.IMG_20260331_223959.jpg?ex=69ce39ad&is=69cce82d&hm=78fce04e37ca0d4610b3f6d35a4db15e33a42ef8d4053da77b2fb477eb25f07c

Intel Pentium II 400MHz
S3 Trio 3D/2X 4MB
128MB SDRAM
Siemens Nixdorf D1064
AZTech AUDIO TELEPHONY 3500 (maybe)

Quantum Bigfoot TX 8GB with IDE connection and Molex power support