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Discussion summary

A community discussed the Windows CE implementation on Dreamcast, noting that it loads from disc and lacks a graphical shell. Some see it as a fun hack, while others mention limited practical use.

What the discussion says

  • Few games used WinCE on Dreamcast.
  • WinCE binaries load from GD-ROM, not ROM.
  • No graphical shell available for WinCE on Dreamcast.
  • Some see it as a nostalgic or fun project.
  • Discussion about AI's role in hacking projects.
“Windows CE binaries are loaded from GD-ROM discs.”
— 0x1d7
“It's a fun hack, like running NT on a Wii.”
— crims0n

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  • I actually love this because the entire time I owned a Dreamcast I used to look at the windows CE logo on the front and think, does it have windows CE in ROM? How can I boot it?
    by 486sx33
  • I find it's a shame the article is absolutely littered with AI-isms, again, like another cool hack project the other day here on HN. It is incredibly jarring to read a line like "No Platform Builder, no SDK install, no CD key.".

    Sounds like a cool project but I find it a bit offensive that the article author doesn't value the article reader's time enough to edit the AI-isms out.

    On the other hand, trying to point this out usually results in downvotes, so maybe it's useless to complain about this trend?

    by 0x0
  • If you're going to throw AI at the problem, couldn't you get it to port the real Windows CE shell ?
    by TazeTSchnitzel
  • "One cmake invocation goes from source to a bootable disc.gdi. No Platform Builder, no SDK install, no CD key." It's like the new emdash.
    by russdill
  • I'm guessing this is a vibe coded shell + some apps over the CE kernel? Never seen any version of CE that looked like that.

    it might be dumb but it really breaks my heart seeing cool hack projects like these being vibe coded. Like they've thrown away some opportunity or something i can't really articulate why

    i think even the icons are drawn by claude which explains why they look so strange https://github.com/maximqaxd/wince-dc/blob/c929784ba13226cc3...

    by unleaded

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