floppy drive

Microsoft's Windows 95 has reached its 30th anniversary, marking its influence on software design and 32-bit computing. A project by Robert’s Retro is creating a full installation of Windows 95 using only a floppy drive, which challenges the original system requirements of a 386 processor, 4 megabytes of memory, and a hard drive. Robert uses a FlashPath device to allow a SmartMedia card to function as a 32-megabyte floppy disk. To install Windows 95, he employs methods such as using a compressed DriveSpace volume, creating a RAM drive, and booting from a conventional floppy disk before switching to the FlashPath. This project aims to run Windows 95 from RAM for improved speed and offers a complete installation rather than a minimalist version.