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PostPosted: Sun May 04, 2025 5:08 am


Welcome to Filler Meeting the Mermaid Princess RP Guild.

Filler 7 - Windows 98 VM
BGM: Other Side of the Mirror

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The idea of the fillers was originally to just give me a break from my usual duties. As such, filler are typically (thought not always) done faster and with less effort (actually varies considerably)
PostPosted: Sun May 04, 2025 5:25 am


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= Filler Part 2: Windows 98 Getting Started
*The Narrator tinkers with a Virtual Machine Prototype*
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Narrator: Hello. welcome to another Filler. Today, thought I would be nice to talk about how a VM Prototype can work with Win98 but I feel like playing NHL 97 at the moment. The Narrator said to Athena & Aphrodite as he plays NHL 97 but for some reason the video and audio goes choppy and sounds bad along with the game camera acting erratic due the lack or incorrect drivers.

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Young Enchantress: That Computer Einstein Narrator has the right idea but got it completely wrong. Sounds like he can use some help with a VM Prototype. Here's an example of NHL 97 is supposed to work on authentic hardware...

However, the example shown is the Installer from DOS Version, not the Windows Version as both Installers operate the same way with a few differences. The Gameplay, however, could be DOS or Windows.

Since the Narrator played it earlier on VirtualBox, it didn't quite work right.



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PostPosted: Sun May 04, 2025 6:52 pm


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Aphrodite
Athena's Mother (Former Goddess/Mortal)
"Ancient Greek Language like Music is a wonderful work of art."

I'm not quite sure how to feel about the Virtual Box and NHL 97 game, but I wish the narrator some luck =)
says Aphrodite


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Athena
Princess of Atlantica
"Have you seen a world that makes such wonderful things before?"

Were really sorry .that VM Phototype did not work, hopefully he'll have better luck finding the right drivers, windows is tricky right?
says Athena


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PostPosted: Sun May 04, 2025 7:11 pm


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= Filler Part 3: Windows 9x About
Narrator: Of course. But we do need to know about Windows 98...
Windows 98 is the second of the Windows 9x Series of Operating Systems lasting from 1995 to 2000.

Around 1995, Windows 95 came out and when it did, it demonstrated that DOOM Classic can run on that platform. After the Days of DOS, Windows 9x series made things easier to use as its applications were close to Hardware. This was also back in the Mid to Late 1990s as the CD-ROM Drives were still new back then. As I remember that there were Windows 98 or Windows 95 in some schools. Because of this, most companies were abandoning DOS in the next several years.

Due to the Increased Space of CD-ROMs, meant that you can put videos into computer software. Most People were stunned that their computer can play videos where the video quality didn't matter.
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Young Enchantress: But its not as simple as you may think as some Software that had videos required video and audio drivers because if they are not present, the video and sound would sound terrible like loud static on a TV with no signal. This was referred to Choppy Quality in Video & Audio due to a lack of Drivers or if an incorrect set of drivers are used.


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PostPosted: Sun May 04, 2025 7:23 pm


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Aphrodite
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"Ancient Greek Language like Music is a wonderful work of art."

we understand, we hope the narrator finds the proper drivers, for better quality audio and video 3nodding
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Athena
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"Have you seen a world that makes such wonderful things before?"

Now thinking about it, yes the video quality was not that great, so why were the games so much fun then? lol guess some liked DOS after all , we know it's not that simple ..
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= Filler Part 4: Transfer & Scan
Narrator: I don't understand what went wrong as I followed the setup process. The Narrator said to Athena & Aphrodite

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Young Enchantress: Well, he did do the Scanner Room Processing in Virtual Box.
First is the Transfer Prototype Part.
The Basic Win98 Drivers would take up around 2GB. During the Transfer VM Prototype, Win98's VM Settings need to contain a 512MB RAM, 9.99GB Virtual HHD Drive. The Mouse has to be set to USB Tablet so that a Command Prompt Parameter can be used in a certain way.
The Video Display Mem Size should be set at 64MB & the Win98 SE ISO should be in the Virtual Machine before starting up the VirtualBox Machine...


Narrator: I already did that part correctly. The Narrator said to the Enchantress

Young Enchantress: I'm not done with the Transfer Prototype...
Start the Virtual Machine and select Option 1 Twice as this will Boot from the CD and Start the Setup.
From the DOS Setup Screen, you'll need to enable Large Disk. Then Select Option 1 Twice as this will format the Virtual Drive, creating a Partition after Restart.
Next, it will restart again, then you'll need to select Option 1-2 as this will start with CD Support
make the Win98 Directory in the C Drive and copy the Win98 Setup from D to C.
Afterwards, start the Win98 Setup in the C Drive using the "/P J" the P Parameter is for the Switch Setting while J is for AKP Support.
After its Scan Check, then comes the Scanner Prototype Part.

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PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2025 2:41 pm


Aphrodite
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"Ancient Greek Language like Music is a wonderful work of art."
User Image well we wish you luck Mister narrator, just listen to the Enchantress' steps I guess!
thinks Aphrodite, now where's my sweet Professor

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Athena
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"Have you seen a world that makes such wonderful things before?"

. Well cheers to your scanner photo type, hope all works well, you seem really into getting windows 98 back and getting your virtual box up, say hello to Prince richard ^^
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PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2025 3:02 pm


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= Filler Part 5: System Reset Virtual Box Prototype
Narrator: Well, Version 7.14 is Recent and it sounds backwards compatible. The Narrator said to Athena & Aphrodite

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Young Enchantress: That's only in Software Rendering NOT Hardware Rendering. The reason being is that Version 6.0.24 is the Last Stable Version to 3D Accelerations. So Installing it on a newer or earlier build is not going to cut it. The Reason being is that after the Version 6.0 Series of VirtualBox, starting with Version 6.1, they changed the Hardware Acceleration Setting so it doesn't work with Older Windows Computers being XP, 2000, 98 & 95.
In Other Words, its like putting a Battery in Backwards during a Work of Fiction.
The Enchantress said to Athena and her mother

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PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2025 3:10 pm


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Aphrodite
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"Ancient Greek Language like Music is a wonderful work of art."

So it may not work, sorry to hear that Mister Narrator
says Aphrodite

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Athena
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Not good news, so what now Mister narrator?.
says Athena
PostPosted: Mon May 05, 2025 3:47 pm


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= Filler Part 6: Scan Virtual Box Prototype
*Time Card: Later That Same Evening*
Narrator: Okay, I did a Reinstall and got the right version this time. Here we go The Narrator said to Athena & Aphrodite

Young Enchantress: Its likely to do a Typical Install. Then you'll need to install the Drivers and Updates. The Enchantress said to Athena and her mother as the Narrator works on the Drivers next after the OS Core Logic Program is installed.

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Young Enchantress: Sounds like the Narrator can't seem to get his VirtualBox to work right.
We can't get a Virtual Box to work for Win98 or Win95 at the moment. But I can talk about the other Operating Systems for it...

Windows 95 was Microsoft's First Entry into the Windows 9x Generation as its competitor was Apple's Macintosh OS 8

While the OS kernel for Win95 is 32-bit, much of its coding remained 16-bit for performance reasons.
So it sounded like Software Rendering for some games all the way to Elder Scrolls Redguard (Win98 Included), even though Redguard was a DOS and had a Windows Installer.
The Enchantress said to Athena and her mother

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PostPosted: Tue May 06, 2025 6:02 pm


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Aphrodite
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Athena
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That's fascinating about windows 95 being microsoft's first entry into the 9th Generation wow!
says Athena


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PostPosted: Tue May 06, 2025 6:26 pm


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= Filler Part 5: System Reset Virtual Box Prototype
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Young Enchantress: You couldn't have known that there's other VM Machines out there that can act as a bandage.. The Enchantress said to the Narrator

Narrator: Wait a Minute.. What if? *Runs a Hologram How To Vid* PCEm could be... That could work. While you're talking. After Windows 95, came Windows 98 which... The Narrator said to Athena & Aphrodite as he got to work on a new VM Code.

Young Enchantress: Wait a Minute... You're Forgetting Windows NT 4... Speaking of which, how does it look? The Enchantress said to the Narrator

Narrator: Windows NT 4? Was that really a thing? I'm doing my best and I think I may have found a way to apply Hardware Acceleration in a Virtual PC being Win98 in this case. The Narrator said to Athena & Aphrodite as he got to work on a new VM Code using PCem but Slight Audio Shuddering can be heard.

Young Enchantress: Once again, you got the Drivers right but the Emulation Speed is wrong again.

Of course Windows NT 4 was a thing as while it used the Win98 UI, it had some slight changes. First it was a Successor to the Windows NT 3x series. Windows NT 4 was designed for businesses and professional users, such as Networking, Vending Machines and ATMs
The Enchantress said to the Narrator

Narrator: And then Windows 98 was mostly an updated version of Windows 95.

Young Enchantress: Somewhat... Windows 98 was popular for everyday tasks like word processing, using spreadsheets, and web browsing. Additionally, it was known for its good support of older hardware and software, including games. So it was an Improvement to Windows 95. The Enchantress said to the Narrator

Narrator: Okay. From what I understand, Microsoft was turning their attention to the Windows NT Library... The Narrator Reroutes from VirtualBox to 86Box Narrator: Transfer, Prototype Virtual Drive..

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PostPosted: Fri May 09, 2025 8:03 pm


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Athena
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thanks for sharing, yes Windows 95 and 98 were pretty awesome, still trying to understand =) they both sounded pretty efficient
thinks Athena and her mother


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