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Everybody knows memory is hundreds of times faster than a hard disk, so why not virtualize a sufficiently large virtual hard disk on the hard disk (hard disks nowadays are easily 256M, so it shouldn't be too much of a problem, especially since Win98 can also be slimmed down). Then run Win98 on the virtual hard disk (which is actually in memory). Wouldn't the running speed then be hundreds of times faster than usual???
Idea: A few years ago I used this method to make an ultra-fast Win32 and succeeded. The steps were as follows:
1. Make a boot floppy with Ramdisk and Subst --->2. Edit the boot config files so it can start a sufficiently large virtual hard disk for installing Win32 --->3. Create a new directory on the virtual hard disk, use Subst to redirect it as a floppy disk, and copy the three core system files to this directory in a certain order --->4. Install Win32 onto the virtual hard disk and run it.
As a result, getting from DOS into Win32 took less than 1 second, and all kinds of operations were completed instantly. What impressed me especially was doing disk defragmentation on the virtual disk—it finished with a whoosh in an instant.
If a similar virtual Win98 can be made, the benefits would be as follows:
1. Burn the corresponding boot disc with a CD burner, and use this system to go online. Without connecting a hard disk, you wouldn't have to fear viruses or hackers.
2. Memory manufacturers would be grinning from ear to ear.
Can the same kind of Win2000 be made? Personally I feel it's impossible.
Experts, please share your ideas.

“use Subst to redirect it as a floppy disk” doesn't seem necessary... and it's not possible either.
This is a good suggestion, but somebody already did it long ago...

Personally, I feel that in theory it sounds pretty good, but in actual use for going online, if you add QQ and music playback, the memory would probably collapse. Also, if you go online without a hard disk connected, where would downloaded software be stored? In memory? Once you reboot it's gone.

It can only replace ERD commander 2002

It can only be one of the GUI programs under DOS...

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As it happens, I've been thinking about this lately:

That compressed Mini-Win98 edition made by LK is pretty good. In a bit I'll modify it into a plugin for the MS-DOS 7.10 installation edition so it can be installed as a DOS GUI program..

Someone has already made 95 into 4M now... and even provided a file list... want it??

I only got P98 down to 45M... depressing~~

The main point of making an ultra-fast Win98 is to experience the feeling of it running at lightning speed. As for whether it will crash, that depends on the actual result after it's made; I don't know right now either. And there are many ways to save files, such as a USB drive, CD burner, etc.

Creative idea, support!

nano98: 4.38MB,
homepage: http://www.etek.chalmers.se/~e8gus/nano98/,
file list: http://www.etek.chalmers.se/~e8gus/nano98/filelist.txt

Creative idea

It seems the 4M 98 doesn't support Chinese. Is there a version that does support Chinese?
A bit bigger is also fine, preferably no installation needed

The following is quoted from mutouqq's post at 2003-8-24 14:23:22:
It seems the 4M 98 doesn't support Chinese.  Is there a version that does support Chinese?
A bit bigger is also fine, preferably no installation needed

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This can be fully achieved. The MINI-WIN98 we made ourselves is about 10MB and can exist on a 16MB electronic disk.
At startup, first emulate D: in memory, then copy the compressed WIN98 over there, and execute WIN98 (self-extracting).
Memory: 128MB; CPU: P2 166MHZ; electronic disk: 16MB.