New: VESA/VBE drivers for Windows 1.x, 2.x, and 3.0 \ VOGONS

New: VESA/VBE drivers for Windows 1.x, 2.x, and 3.0

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First post, by dmitrybrant

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I'm excited to share some new drivers that make it possible to run ancient versions of Windows on any VBE-capable video card:
https://github.com/dbrant/winvbe

I know that VBE drivers exist for Windows 3.1x and 9x, but I don't believe it's been done yet for Windows 3.0 or older.

Here is Windows 1.04 running in 1280x1024:

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And Windows 2.03 running in full HD (1920x1080):

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And Windows 3.0 running in 1600x1200 with TrueColor:

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