windows 98/XP on PDA!!!!! - Windows Mobile Apps and Games

Seeing as that even the weakest PDA (like mine) runs a 200Mhz processor and the RAM isnt half bad. Would it be possible to run a stripped down version of XP or '98 on a PDA. I got the idea when I came across a compact usb version of XP. that runs straight out the flashdrive. Handy for recovery,etc. How big a leap would it be to port it to a PDA?
Edit: It works via emulation (slowly),work under way on an embedded version,but to keep us occupied in the meanwhile there a '95 and a '98 roms you can run from the storage card. Check post 21 (or thereabout)for instructions and files.
Coming across some interesting devices out there, if anybody has any detailed info please let me know. Link is HERE

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I'm afraid it would be very big leap, as PDA processor is not x86 compatible, someone has to port it or create an emulator for it. And then new driver will be needed for the touch screen.

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your 200 mhz cpu is able to emulate 386 sx 16(well, almost..) , and thats all about that...
no win lol.

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Have you tried a little program called eXPerience? it'll be on google under 'Digital eXPerience' gives an XP look to your ppc, taskbar icons wallpaper etc ;-)

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nothin said:
your 200 mhz cpu is able to emulate 386 sx 16(well, almost..) , and thats all about that...
no win lol.
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That's kind of cool actually. You could run windows 3.1(1) on it.

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Supposedly you can run Windows 95/98 on a pocket pc. I never really had a good reason to try it.
http://www.pocketgamer.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3660

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There is emulator Bochs. You can look pictures in serbian forum: http://www.elitesecurity.org/t302711-Bochs-Windows-SE-Aero-Interface-Vista
for XP: http://www.elitesecurity.org/t302249-Evolution-of-Bochs-Microsoft-Windows-XP-na-Pocket-PC-ju

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http://bochs.sourceforge.net/
Could this be something??
http://bochs.sourceforge.net/
I am not skilled enough to see through it - but it might be possible to do an XP on a PDA??

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ninjaz said:
There is emulator Bochs. You can look pictures in serbian forum: http://www.elitesecurity.org/t302711-Bochs-Windows-SE-Aero-Interface-Vista
for XP: http://www.elitesecurity.org/t302249-Evolution-of-Bochs-Microsoft-Windows-XP-na-Pocket-PC-ju
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Are you able to translate the Serbian page, so we can find out if/how to do it??

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Vukile said:
Seeing as that even the weakest PDA (like mine) runs a 200Mhz processor and the RAM isnt half bad. Would it be possible to run a stripped down version of XP or '98 on a PDA. I got the idea when I came across a compact usb version of XP. that runs straight out the flashdrive. Handy for recovery,etc. How big a leap would it be to port it to a PDA?
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ninjaz said:
There is emulator Bochs. You can look pictures in serbian forum: http://www.elitesecurity.org/t302711-Bochs-Windows-SE-Aero-Interface-Vista
for XP: http://www.elitesecurity.org/t302249-Evolution-of-Bochs-Microsoft-Windows-XP-na-Pocket-PC-ju
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I think that the photos are only themes for windows mobile and you are able to put some shortcuts in pocketpc's "desktop" with wisbar advance desktop....
The start menu has been done with wisbar advance...
Nothing else...

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Well - you might be right - or not. According to this: http://intimate.handhelds.org/screens.html you see and IPAQ running BOCHS - and it claims to be possible to run x86 OS...
I dont know if its true but I will try to digg deeper.
Lets seek the limits

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Look at the picture....
It has been done with Wisbar Advance + Wisbar Advance Desktop......
Very Nice.....

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Well, qemu is currently being ported to arm, and it's much faster than bochs, which is a bit outdated. It might not be very fast, but, who knows ?
Wait and see...

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flaviopac said:
Look at the picture....
It has been done with Wisbar Advance + Wisbar Advance Desktop......
Very Nice.....
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I am still not convinced that you are right. Look at the posts in the serbian forum - i dont understand it but... well lets wait and see - and hope that someone here can translate it.
Možda ste na (Link) Windows Desktop forumu videli da sam se počeo baviti modifikacijama Windows-a. Razočaran, zbog toga što ne mogu da pokrenem Windows Vistu u rezoluciju 640x480, odlučio sam da modifikujem Windows 98SE da izgleda kao Vista. Rezultati su bili odlični i ubrzo je nastala Vista98. Detalji OS-a:
- Modifikovan Shell
- Modifikovan Kernel32.dll
- Boot Time : 8-10s (128MB Rama, 400MHz procesor, QEMU emulator)
- Izmenjen BootScreen
- Animirane, transparentne ikone
- Staje lepo u 140MB

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I try to translate, my english is bad. This is tutorial for windows 95.
Whats need:
Pocket PC with VGA screen (or QVGA with Nydot Virtual Display)-
Bochs version 2.3.5 (new) (1.6 MB)
Windows 95 - Bochs image (89 MB)
Total Commander CE (600 kB)
Pocket Console (120 kB)
SE_VGA (optional with VGA device or ozVGA for WM5)
BOCHSRC.TXT
VGAKEY (donateware)
1. Download Pocket Console i install in INTERNAL MEMORY!!!
2. Download SE_VGA (VGA uređaj)/Nydot Virual Display (QVGA) and install.
3. Download Total Commander and install.
3a. Download VGA_KEY and install in INTERNAL MEMORY!
4. Download BOCHSRC.txt and copy to root / ( /bochsrc.txt).
5. Download Bochs 2.3.5 unzip, and copy on /SD Card/Bochs/
( /SD Card/Bochs/<content of archive>)
6. Download Windows 95 image (win95.img) i and copy on /SD Card/Bochs ( /SD Card/Bochs/ win95.img)
7. Go to ozVGA (SE_VGA) and turn on Real VGA mod. Turn on Landscape mod. After restart go to total commander and start bochs.exe in sotrage card\bochs. Show up black window with character fly over.
8. Press 6 and Enter and emulation start. Turn VGAKEY i press two times button Fn after F12 (turn on mouse) and F5 (optional, full screen).
8a. wait 1-5 min . If show some error, just press Enter
9. Go to Settings>Personal>Buttons and add some button to be <Input Menu>. When press some button keyboard show up.
Link with screenshots: http://www.elitesecurity.org/t297199-0#1795518

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Martinhdk said:
I am still not convinced that you are right. Look at the posts in the serbian forum - i dont understand it but... well lets wait and see - and hope that someone here can translate it.
Možda ste na (Link) Windows Desktop forumu videli da sam se počeo baviti modifikacijama Windows-a. Razočaran, zbog toga što ne mogu da pokrenem Windows Vistu u rezoluciju 640x480, odlučio sam da modifikujem Windows 98SE da izgleda kao Vista. Rezultati su bili odlični i ubrzo je nastala Vista98. Detalji OS-a:
- Modifikovan Shell
- Modifikovan Kernel32.dll
- Boot Time : 8-10s (128MB Rama, 400MHz procesor, QEMU emulator)
- Izmenjen BootScreen
- Animirane, transparentne ikone
- Staje lepo u 140MB
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Waiting for someone who can translate it.......

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ninjaz said:
I try to translate, my english is bad. This is tutorial for windows 95.
Whats need:
Pocket PC with VGA screen (or QVGA with Nydot Virtual Display)-
Bochs version 2.3.5 (new) (1.6 MB)
Windows 95 - Bochs image (89 MB)
Total Commander CE (600 kB)
Pocket Console (120 kB)
SE_VGA (optional with VGA device or ozVGA for WM5)
BOCHSRC.TXT
VGAKEY (donateware)
1. Download Pocket Console i install in INTERNAL MEMORY!!!
2. Download SE_VGA (VGA uređaj)/Nydot Virual Display (QVGA) and install.
3. Download Total Commander and install.
3a. Download VGA_KEY and install in INTERNAL MEMORY!
4. Download BOCHSRC.txt and copy to root / ( /bochsrc.txt).
5. Download Bochs 2.3.5 unzip, and copy on /SD Card/Bochs/
( /SD Card/Bochs/<content of archive>)
6. Download Windows 95 image (win95.img) i and copy on /SD Card/Bochs ( /SD Card/Bochs/ win95.img)
7. Go to ozVGA (SE_VGA) and turn on Real VGA mod. Turn on Landscape mod. After restart go to total commander and start bochs.exe in sotrage card\bochs. Show up black window with character fly over.
8. Press 6 and Enter and emulation start. Turn VGAKEY i press two times button Fn after F12 (turn on mouse) and F5 (optional, full screen).
8a. wait 1-5 min . If show some error, just press Enter
9. Go to Settings>Personal>Buttons and add some button to be <Input Menu>. When press some button keyboard show up.
Link with screenshots: http://www.elitesecurity.org/t297199-0#1795518
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ok, so you launched win, and?
i did this >3 yrs ago and now, in 2008 there's STILL no point in doing this.
argue w/ me, if you think i am wrong.
realize, that HTC is killing ppc idea, not extending it.
realize this.
samsung cpus, omap cpus, rich small people.

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Ok... nice... XP on Pocket
Well... all this work to see the splash screen on pocket? No, thanks Takes too much time to load and it´s unusable...