This is something I've been working on for a LONG time and finally have it how I want it: Windows 95 and DOS (dual-boot option) both 100% working on a thin client PC.
Features:
-Working audio in both Windows 95 (AC97 VxD drivers) and DOS (SB Emulation)
-Radeon 7000 Graphics (Direct3d and OpenGL both work properly)
-USB Flash Drive support in both Windows 95 (A: drive, 16GB limit) and DOS (A: drive, 4GB limit)
-Virtual CD support via Daemon Tools (D: drive)
-800 MHZ VIA c7 CPU (BIOS configurable from 400 to 800 MHZ in 100 MHZ increments)
-256 MB DDR2 RAM
-16 GB Solid State Hard drive (44-pin IDE vertical DOM)
-VT6102 Rhine-II Ethernet adapter (network connectivity in Windows 95 only)
-1 front and 2 rear USB 1.1 ports
-1 Parallel Port
-1 Serial Port
-Dedicated PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports
-Windows 95 OSR2 installed with 100% device driver compatibility
-Includes Power adapter, power cord, and DVI-to-VGA adapter
Windows 95 configuration:
-All hardware drivers installed
-Daemon Tools v3.47 installed for mounting ISO's as virtual CD drives
-Retrozilla web browser
-Hard drive changed from PIO to DMA transfer mode
-Universial Native USB disk driver (supports most smaller flash drives and external CD drives)
-DirectX 8.0
More About this Build:
This took me forever to find functional drivers for all the various hardware on this machine that all work correctly under Windows 95. I'm working on a demonstration video which I will post here when done. I've done quite a bit of game testing and most everything I've thrown at it from the era works well. Upon booting up the machine, you will be greeted with a boot menu where you can choose between Windows 95 and DOS. If you choose DOS, Soundblaster emulation will be configured automatically to work. A number of later-generation DOS games such as Duke Nukem 3D, Epic Pinball, Wolfenstein 3D, Commander Keen 4, etc all work perfectly.
In Windows 95, I also tested OpenGL using both benchmarking software as well as in Half Life 1 and it worked as expected.
What makes this a unique machine is the Radeon 7000 add-on graphics card. Wyse made a number of add-ons for these little machines, but the graphics card is probably the most interesting as it provides for better DOS compatibility and Windows 95 compatibility.
About the Gameplay Photos:
Games are NOT INCLUDED, these are for demonstration purposes only. The DOS photo shows Alien Breed, Commander Keen 4, King's Quest I, and Wolfenstein 3D. The Windows photo shows Half Life 1, Midtown Madness, NBA Live 98, and Croc - Legend of the Gobbos. This is just a sampling of the games this machine plays perfectly fine.
Demonstration Video:
WYSE Vx0 Retro Gaming PC demonstration - YouTube
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