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so tiny
You can run Windows 7 on your wrist, but it probably isn't the best idea
Unless you have a lot of free time to play around with.
INSTALLING OLD SOFTWARE on devices clearly not designed for them is something that crops up from time to time.
You have someone running Windows 95 on a 3DS XL, as well as on Android Wear and Apple Watch, as well as classic games like Half-Life and Doom.
Now another person, YouTuber Hacking Jules, has managed to get something a little more modern, Windows 7 in this case, running on an Android smartwatch.
The result is a working but incredibly slow version of Microsoft’s classic software. The bootup takes so long, you need to wait roughly three hours for it to boot up, and even when it does happen, you have a tiny screen with a teeny tiny mouse pointer to move around with your finger.
The process of getting it working on a smartwatch is a little convoluted (for one, it requires you to own a smartwatch), but if you’re savvy with Android and like modding, you can try it out yourself. Just make sure you have a lot of free time on hand.
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