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Old 06-24-09, 02:34 PM   #1
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Default Idiot squeezes Windows 7 onto a Pentium II with only 96MB of RAM, and it works!

Warning!!! Don't try this at home with Vista!

http://www.dailytech.com/Tinkerer+Sq...ticle15509.htm

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Old 06-24-09, 03:42 PM   #2
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So how long does it take to boot?
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Old 06-24-09, 05:26 PM   #3
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So how long does it take to boot?
If it only needs 96MB, not long, especially if you have a fast HD.

The hard part is the 17 hour install.
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Old 06-24-09, 05:36 PM   #4
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:rotfl:

Let's hope he didn't stick with a 4x CDR-drive to keep it authentic.

I really doubt he's actually going to get Aero to work, but you never know.
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Old 06-24-09, 06:02 PM   #5
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Let's hope he didn't stick with a 4x CDR-drive to keep it authentic.

I really doubt he's actually going to get Aero to work, but you never know.
He likely won't. He would need at least a DX9 vid card and that would require the rare AGP version.

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Old 06-24-09, 07:05 PM   #6
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I love the computer name
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Old 06-26-09, 09:09 AM   #7
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I dunno why you call him an idiot I think its freakin awsome !
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Old 06-26-09, 04:59 PM   #9
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I dunno why you call him an idiot I think its freakin awsome !
I agree. I love it when someone "retrofits" stuff to work on old machines. Reminds me when Doom 3 was released someone made it work with an old Voodoo card.
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I dunno why you call him an idiot I think its freakin awsome !
Because he is a gluten for installation pain, that's why. 17 hours? You do the math. He is an idiot for even trying! I agree, it is cool though. Hence why I posted it!

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