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According to the entrepreneur:

All of those old PCs could literally have been smart all this time.

We could have been talking to our computers for 30 years now.

Workers put together copies of Microsoft�s Windows 98 at the packaging line.

Microsoft Windows 98 is apparently still relevant since its launch.

AI-centric companies have invested a lot of time and resources to make their efforts with artificial intelligence a success.

Achieving this wasn’t an easy feat.

The experiment also included the daunting process of compiling modern code for the dated gear running a dated OS.

Bill Gates during the "I Could Jump It" sketch on THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON

It involves a more tedious process with functions and variables, so progress was slower.

That aside, the team also encountered hardware-related issues.

Meta’s small AI model proves that even dated PCs running Windows 98 could support generative AI.

Bill Gates and Satya Nadella listen to Microsoft Copilot on a smartphone

Quake 2 being rendered via AI

Artificial Intelligence AI Assistant Apps - ChatGPT, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Perplexity, Poe.

Microsoft Edge Vertical Tabs

Claude AI app by Anthropic is seen displayed on a smartphone screen.

Microsoft 365 Copilot rebrand for Microsoft Office

Marathon gameplay reveal

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the United Nations General Assembly seen on a laptop computer in Hastings on the Hudson, New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 22. 2020.

Lenovo IdeaPad 5x 2-in-1 deal

Promotional screenshot of characters from Zenless Zone Zero

MSI Claw 8 AI+ propped up next to an ROG Ally X on a table.