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''';For more and detailed information;'''{{Main|POS_(Pong_Consoles)_CPUs_and_Other_Chips#x86_CPUsPC Emulator Comparisons}} ==Obsolete hardware==You can still buy reasonably priced compatible hardware from second hand market. See [https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=63052 Vogons Thread: Hardware by Year Build Guide] and [https://www.vogonswiki.com/index.php/Recommended_Builds VogonsWiki: Recommended Builds] pages.
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{{for|emulators that run on Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista|Emulators on Legacy systems#Windows NT}}
[[File:Bliss.jpeg|thumb|Bliss, originally known as Bucolic Green Hills, is the popular wallpaper of Windows XP]]
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You don't have any other option except "QEMU-3dfx with WHPX" OR "Type 2 hypervisors" for current Windows hosts at the moment.
==[[POS_(Pong_Consoles)_CPUs_and_Other_Chips#x86_CPUs|Software emulators]]==
[[File:86Box and Windows XP.png|thumb|298px|86Box and Windows XP]]
:''[https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=1140324 Vogons.org thread: Using PCem with a XP guest]''
These are emulators in the truest sense, in that they don't do any kind of "cheating/hacking" the way a hypervisor would. But keep in mind that, unlike [[Wikipedia:X86_virtualization#Hardware-assisted_virtualization|hardware-assisted]] [[#Hypervisors|hypervisors]]; emulating something like Voodoo3 with Pentium II level of hardware with these software emulators requires latest and greatest top-notch [https://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html single thread performance of CPUs]. [[PCem]], [[86Box]] and UniPCemu are full retro x86 computer emulators, spanning from the original IBM 5150 to Pentium II powered PCs. Setting it up is much like building an actual retro computer, but in software, so expect it to be as difficult as setting up an actual retro PC. This means you're going to have to install Windows 2000/XP (Vista is supported by them but unrecommended) along with all necessary drivers for the hardware you chose. Having said that, see these emulators as a useful alternative way to emulate these operating systems especially if you want the most accurate and compatible option for 3Dfx Voodoo emulation and [https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=534 Windows 2000/XP glide games].
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