Windows 3.1 running on Nokia N95 is both awesome and depressing

If these screenshots are to be believed, then an ironic hacker has successfully installed Windows 3.1 onto a Nokia N95 handset. Marchin-PRV used DOSBox to emulate the x86-class processor on the Symbian handset in order to install Microsoft's 1992 OS. Totally useless, yes... and totally badazz.

Update: 3.1 too old-school for you? How about a little emulated Windows 95 action?

[Via OSnews, thanks yyy]

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 24th 2009 2:51PM]

Endorfun!

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 24th 2009 10:15AM]

I'm disappointed they used regular Windows 3.1 when everyone know Windows for Workgroups 3.11 is the 16 bit version of Windows of choice.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 24th 2009 10:26AM]

DOSBox is sweet, I use it for especially for X-Com & Wing Commander

[unzarjones Posted Feb 24th 2009 11:23AM]

A lot of work resulting in something "totally useless". This guy is a prime candidate for a government grant.

[icchansan Posted Feb 24th 2009 11:47AM]

Nice? yes, Useful? sadly... no

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 24th 2009 12:07PM]

Wow, i can't imagine how slow this must run :D


I tried the game Keen1 (anybody remember it?) in DOSBox on my N95 and it just barely works.

[Patlex Posted Feb 24th 2009 12:58PM]

I dunno I have seen the XDA guys get Windows 98 and even XP(one of the lighter versions) to work on their device one way or another, so I would think 95 would be at least easy to run on this.

[pyehac Posted Feb 24th 2009 1:06PM]

Now THAT'S a netbook

[MaxSMoke777 Posted Feb 24th 2009 1:39PM]

Aw... I used to have a simple, low-RAM shell that made Win 3.11 every bit as user friendly as Windows 95. Those were the days. A fast, simple computer that ran well on 16Mb's of RAM and a 486 processor. Of course, I still ended up doing most of my REAL work in DOS.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 24th 2009 2:51PM]

He definitely deserves a cookie for that. I don't see why this is depressing, Win3.1 reminds me of good ole days....middle school.

[VLangs Posted Feb 24th 2009 6:52PM]

my first computer ever was windows 3.1

man do i miss those days :-(


it's depressing to me because i thoroughly miss the 90's it was the glory years....

snes, genesis, SDTV, rabbit ears, windows 3.1/95/98, playstation, THE ARCADE REVOLUTION (probably the one singular thing i miss the most), oh man and the internet and webpages that were still 16-bit, system 7(!!), the beginnings of consumer level linux, real MTV, the list goes on.

there's so many good things about the nineties, i mean clinton was our president (80% of it) can anyone think of real bad things of the nineties??

[arkansized Posted Feb 25th 2009 12:55AM]

I would settle for being able to play Myst on my Vista machine.

[feraligatr8 Posted Feb 25th 2009 3:36AM]

But why? The S60 look is way better and has more features. Kinda pointless

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 25th 2009 7:47AM]

This guy is a rip off..
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