Windows 95 Ported to Android Platform

Windows 95 has already been ported to Windows Mobile based HTC HD2, and now Microsoft’s operating system has got a new place to reside in. A developer at XDA forums has managed to run Windows 95 on Android platform.

Yes, it is possible to boot the old OS from certain Android phones. The developer has provided two emulators, QEMU and BOSCH, for Android devices. You can find the download the link at the end of this post.

Although Windows 95 is available for Android phones, it is not recommended for normal users. There are few things that need to be fixed so that users can get full-fledged Windows 95 feel on their devices.

Notes from the developer -

BOCHS is too slow to be useable, but very stable.
QEMU is really fast – but buggy. SB16 emulation is working, but no MIDI music. FPU emulation is incorrect/incomplete, so it may cause some programs not to run or behave strangely. Network is not working. Keyboard/mouse emulation is far from perfect.
Windows 9x would work in QEMU if you’ll disable 32-bit disk drivers in it. This is a bug in Android (pread/pwrite functions are not working). Windows 9x speed is really fast.
This QEMU build is based on 0.9.1, newer versions have bugs in ARM TCG and can’t boot Windows or similar OS.

I would not continue working on these 2 projects. If anyone is interested – I’ll provide all sources and some information on building. Knowledge of C++, ARM and x86 asm is required.

Windows 95 runs on Nexus One

Pocket Now guys have posted a video on YouTube to show Windows 95 OS running on Nexus One. Watch it after the break.

Isn’t it cool? Well, you can also get Windows 95 on your Android devices that has good RAM memory as well as VGA screen.

Download Windows 95 Emulators for Android Phones

Download Link

[via – XDA Developers]