From 038514e77b6d40b19242e1e8f1b65c2fac4374f9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bradley Taunt Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2025 14:19:55 -0400 Subject: Testing style changes, fonts, drafts --- _drafts/react-os-vmm.md | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+) create mode 100644 _drafts/react-os-vmm.md (limited to '_drafts') 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. + +
+ Preface: 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... +
+ +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 \ No newline at end of file -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2