windows95
This is Windows 95, running in an Electron app. Yes, it's the full thing. I'm sorry.
Downloads for macOS
Downloads for Windows
Downloads for Linux
Does it work?
Yes! Quite well, actually - on macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Should this have been a native app?
Absolutely.
Does it run Doom (or my other favorite game)?
You'll likely be better off with an actual virtualization app, but the short answer is yes. Thanks to @DisplacedGamers I can recommend that you switch to a resolution of 640x480 @ 256 colors before starting DOS games - just like in the good ol' days.
How's the code?
This only works well by accident and was mostly a joke. The code quality is accordingly. Thus it should not be used for anything other than personal amusement.
Credits
99.999% of the work was done over at v86 by Copy.
Contributing
Before you can run this from source, you'll need the disk image. It's not part of the
repository, but you can grab it using the Show Disk Image
button from the packaged
release, which does include the disk image.
Unpack the images
folder into the src
folder, creating this layout:
./src/images/windows95.img
Once you've done so, run npm install
and npm start
to run your local build.
Other Questions
License
This project is provided for educational purposes only. It is not affiliated with and has not been approved by Microsoft.