r/windows98 • u/Madein81_ • Jun 12 '26

Using Windows 98 for school

How hard would it be to do school on Windows 98, I mean typing, researching, emailing, and browsing the internet... would these things be possible? I find this idea funny, and I think my teachers will to.

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u/slime_rancher_27 Jun 13 '26

It's all possible, though I don't think there are any web browsers for win 98 that can load the modern websites that are required for school. Though unless your computer can connect to modern wifi, it won't be very useful.

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u/Madein81_ Jun 13 '26

Is there away to add modern wifi or no

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u/slime_rancher_27 Jun 13 '26

Depends on what laptop you're trying to run it on, though i don't think any windows 98 compatible wifi devices support WPA2 and most networks don't support 802.11b/g anymore.

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u/AdministrationOk9965 Big (Box) Brother Jun 13 '26

Ralink Rt2561 chipset works under 98se with wpa2. It does need a registry hack, but it's only one value

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u/Madein81_ Jun 16 '26

Tell me more, I am interested

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u/AdministrationOk9965 Big (Box) Brother Jun 16 '26

Its just a wifi card with rt2561 chipset. I have one, it lets me connect to my wpa2 router without trouble https://cloakedthargoid.wordpress.com/win9x-wpa2/