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diff --git a/_drafts/react-os-vmm.md b/_drafts/react-os-vmm.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b8ec522 --- /dev/null +++ b/_drafts/react-os-vmm.md @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +# Playing Old Windows Games on ReactOS Running Inside OpenBSD + +2025-03-10 + +* toc +{:toc} + +## Before We Begin + +I would like to begin this article (and/or tutorial) with a fitting quote from Jurassic Park: + +> Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should. +> +> · *Dr. Ian Malcolm (played by Jeff Goldblum)* + +We are not going to debate the merits of running a separate operating system inside OpenBSD's `vmm` in order to play games that mostly work running directly on OpenBSD itself. Where would the fun in that be? Instead, we going to dive right in - starting off by downloading the proper Boot CD and configuring `vmm` to launch into the installer. + +<div class="alert note"> + <span><b>Preface:</b> There are better ways to play old school games on OpenBSD. I did this for fun and because I felt like making things difficult for myself. Please put away your pitchforks...</span> +</div> + +For reference, my testing machine has the following specs: + +**X220 ThinkPad** + +- Intel Core i5 2540M @ 2.6 GHz +- 16GB RAM +- OpenBSD 7.6 running `dwm` + +## Getting the ReactOS Boot CD + +## Playing Some Games + +### Baldur's Gate 2 + +### Half-Life 2 + +### SimCity 3000
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