Windows 95 on PSP [Archive] - Retrogaming Roundtable

Blanka789

12-11-2005, 11:44 PM

I've read at a few sites that you can run Win95 on your PSP, if so, can I run games on it? Some of my older games hate my new computer for some reason, and I'm hoping this could be a solution.

davidbrit2

12-12-2005, 12:26 AM

http://psp-news.dcemu.co.uk/bochspsp.shtml

Looks like you can do it with Bochs. I'd be amazed if it were actually fast enough to handle any games more demanding than Minesweeper and Solitaire, though.

Gamereviewgod

12-12-2005, 12:56 AM

I'm stunned that someone would take the time to create a Windows environment on the PSP. Actually, maybe not stunned. It's more of a "why?" situation I guess.

boatofcar

12-12-2005, 01:35 AM

I'm stunned that someone would take the time to create a Windows environment on the PSP. Actually, maybe not stunned. It's more of a "why?" situation I guess.

I believe this falls under the same category as questioning Doom on the iPod.

Lothars

12-12-2005, 01:49 AM

I'm stunned that someone would take the time to create a Windows environment on the PSP. Actually, maybe not stunned. It's more of a "why?" situation I guess.

I believe this falls under the same category as questioning Doom on the iPod.

Pretty much, I would say it's one of those things they thought they could do but it's all good :)

poopnes

12-12-2005, 11:14 AM

I've read at a few sites that you can run Win95 on your PSP, if so, can I run games on it? Some of my older games hate my new computer for some reason, and I'm hoping this could be a solution.

I think it takes the PSP just a couple of hours to boot to the desktop, so I think the idea of playing games is pretty much out of the question. Maybe the x86 emu will be improved over time, but I don't see the point really. This was just done to prove it could be done.

FantasiaWHT

12-12-2005, 12:56 PM

It takes a couple of hours to boot the desktop?

Wow I'm not conversant enough in operating software, but why is that?

Blanka789

12-12-2005, 02:17 PM

I've read at a few sites that you can run Win95 on your PSP, if so, can I run games on it? Some of my older games hate my new computer for some reason, and I'm hoping this could be a solution.

I think it takes the PSP just a couple of hours to boot to the desktop, so I think the idea of playing games is pretty much out of the question. Maybe the x86 emu will be improved over time, but I don't see the point really. This was just done to prove it could be done.

The guy who did it says 10 minutes.

Joker T

12-12-2005, 02:56 PM

Yeah I heard it runs really slow. Back to the Doom thing the guy just wanted to proove that it could be done. I mean what system hasn't had it's share of Doom LOL

rbudrick

12-12-2005, 03:42 PM

To bad you'll never be able to use any usb peripherals on it...no usb support in Win 95.

No parallel port on a PSP either.

-Rob

ianoid

12-12-2005, 07:28 PM

I've read at a few sites that you can run Win95 on your PSP, if so, can I run games on it? Some of my older games hate my new computer for some reason, and I'm hoping this could be a solution.

I think it takes the PSP just a couple of hours to boot to the desktop, so I think the idea of playing games is pretty much out of the question. Maybe the x86 emu will be improved over time, but I don't see the point really. This was just done to prove it could be done.

The guy who did it says 10 minutes.

Isn't that how long it took Win95 to book on a 486 normally?

CYRiX

12-12-2005, 08:02 PM

uhhh the windows 95 is emulated and not really running on the psp so thats why its even slower.

Arkaign

12-13-2005, 02:37 AM

To bad you'll never be able to use any usb peripherals on it...no usb support in Win 95.

No parallel port on a PSP either.

-Rob

Well, Microsoft *did* release a usb patch for 95, which actually worked quite well for me (usb mouse) back when I still used it on a spare box.

http://www.usbman.com/Win95%20USB%20Guide.htm

Regardless, I don't see this becoming practical in any way. Emulating x86 code on a mips r4000 cpu has *GOT* to be painful.

It is concievable that the Linux crowd could cook up a nice brew that is custom-made for the PSP (USB, Correct video size, firefox browser, full media support, etc) .. there are already native linux versions for Mac, PS2, etc, etc that aren't x86 OSes being emulated.

poopnes

12-13-2005, 12:31 PM

I've read at a few sites that you can run Win95 on your PSP, if so, can I run games on it? Some of my older games hate my new computer for some reason, and I'm hoping this could be a solution.

I think it takes the PSP just a couple of hours to boot to the desktop, so I think the idea of playing games is pretty much out of the question. Maybe the x86 emu will be improved over time, but I don't see the point really. This was just done to prove it could be done.

The guy who did it says 10 minutes.

Isn't that how long it took Win95 to book on a 486 normally?

I stand corrected, I read about this months ago, and I guess time exagerated that figure in my head. By a lot. =)

And no, it didn't take a 486 10 minutes to boot Win95, in fact I had a 386 that would do it in less than 5.

Push Upstairs

12-14-2005, 12:49 AM

Yeah I heard it runs really slow. Back to the Doom thing the guy just wanted to proove that it could be done. I mean what system hasn't had it's share of Doom LOL

I think i saw some dude who got "Doom" to run on a digital camera viewscreen.

A friggin digital camera! Why?

Windows 95 :rockets: Good riddance.

Jorpho

12-14-2005, 01:33 PM

It's Bochs (http://bochs.sourceforge.net)!! Yes, it's cool and has interesting potential uses, but it will crawl along even if you run it on a P4!

Arkaign

12-15-2005, 02:47 AM

lol my brother hacked the onboard nav system in his acura TL, has several games, a screensaver, wallpaper, etc now. No doom yet though.