Aug 18, 20231 min read

Ms Windows 3.11 For Workgroups [VMWare Images] ((TOP))

Breakdown of the above command: qemu-system-i386 is the name of the QEMU emulator, obviously. -cpu 486 specifies our CPU - in this case, the Intel 486. You can run -cpu ? for a full list. -m 16 sets the memory, in this case, 16 MB of RAM. -hda win31.img is the hard drive. -fda /path/to/DOS/disk1.img is adding a floppy drive, which needs to be changed to point to the first DOS floppy disk. -nic user,model=rtl8139,ipv6=off adds a virtual NIC (in this case, the 10 mb/s Realtek 8139C+ Fast Ethernet card). We disable ipv6 since it won't work in 3.11. -vga vmware adds an emulated VMWare SVGA card to the VM. -usb adds a USB controller. -device usb-tablet adds a USB tablet device. And finally, -device sb16 adds a SoundBlaster 16 sound card to the system.