11/29/2023 0 Comments Microsoft office for windows 98![]() YouTube, meanwhile, loaded up, though it did not properly play videos. Similarly, the regular version of Gmail and Google Drive also did not load, though HTML Gmail worked fine. Unfortunately, however, Facebook was not able to load up properly, mainly due to the fact that the websites was using up all the memory from the system and hogging the page file. Surprisingly, he was even able to load up the front page of Reddit, though the fonts looked weird. Installing it with KernelEx, he was able to load simple websites like Lemon64. Since the OS only supports up to Internet Explorer 6 (which is 16 years old and is not compatible with most modern websites,) the answer to web browsing was Opera 11. Modern society depends on the Internet, so this YouTuber did his best to ensure that he could do modern browsing in Windows 98. Windows 98 PDF Viewer Modern Web Browsing: Surprisingly, with the help of Kernel Ex, Oldtech81 also was able to install PDF Exchange Viewer, which is a software allowed him to open PDF files with no issues. Networking also worked, and the YouTuber was able to save to shared folders, and crunch numbers in spreadsheets. With Open Office, he was able to edit text documents, and add images to documents, and do other tasks which his Windows 10 PC does just fine. Additionally, he was able to install a “somewhat recent version” of Open Office for his Office needs. Thanks to KernelEx and Mozilla Thunderbird, checking Gmail accounts and sending emails on a secure connection worked with no problems. Quite obviously, the YouTuber needed this compatibility layer to run modern applications such as his email client, Mozilla Thunderbird. If you didn’t know, KernelEx is/was an open source compatibility layer to allow running Windows 2000/XP-only applications on Microsoft Windows 98 and Microsoft Windows Millennium operating systems. In his test, he chose to use KernelEx with Windows 98. Compaq Armada E500 Email, and Office Work: As expected, there is also a massive removable battery, which Oldtech81 assures was not recalled. Of course, the laptop also has a Floppy drive, CD Drive, PCMCIA Card Slot, ethernet port, modem port, VGA ports, serial port, IR port, PS2 port, USB port, and composite output, which were all standard for the era. When specced out, the laptop has an Intel Pentium III 850 MHz CPU, a max of 256 MB of RAM, and a 20 GB HDD. According to product specifications seen on CNET’s page, this device packs what were once top of the line specs. The YouTuber, who goes by the name of Oldtech81, uses a Compaq Armada e500 for the purposes of his video.
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