{"id":36148,"date":"2016-05-02T13:18:47","date_gmt":"2016-05-02T18:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=36148"},"modified":"2016-05-03T10:08:29","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T15:08:29","slug":"developer-runs-windows-95-on-his-apple-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/36148-developer-runs-windows-95-on-his-apple-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"Developer Runs Windows 95 On His Apple Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Compared to desktop computers of the 1990s, the Apple Watch packs some punch. And that kind of performance\u00a0gave developer Nick Lee an idea.<\/p>\n<p>Born in the 90s, Lee wanted to bring the operating system from his first personal computer \u2013 a $3,000 PC with a 300 MHz Pentium II, 256 MB of RAM with Windows 95 \u2013 to his Apple Watch.<\/p>\n<p>And while it was a tricky process, Lee was able to make it happen and even <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/tendigi-insights\/i-installed-windows-95-on-my-apple-watch-589fda5e36d#.nqz19plbd\">outlined the steps involved<\/a> so others can give it a shot.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a video of the Apple Watch running Windows:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nas7hQQHDLs?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You can read more details about Lee\u2019s rather complicated experiment in his Medium post at: <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/tendigi-insights\/i-installed-windows-95-on-my-apple-watch-589fda5e36d#.mgibzuni2\">medium.com\/tendigi-insights\/i-installed-windows-95-on-my-apple-watch-589fda5e36d#.nqz19plbd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>But Windows 95 isn\u2019t the first obsolete OS that Lee has installed on his Apple Watch. 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