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Modern USB Controllers On Win98 (and up)
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First reported Source: HackadayLast editorial activity
What happened
He demonstrates it working on a 2020 ThinkPad, which should be usable even with Windows 11, and another model from 2016– neither of which have any old-style USB ports. Finding none existed, he decided to do it himself, or at least guide the process of using LLMs to produce drivers for Windows 98 and up.
If you do want to use it, you can find the code on GitHub. Unlike purely vibe-coded projects, [Meng] intends to address bugs put forth in the repo, at least.
Sources & evidence
- Hackaday Reporting source
Modern USB Controllers On Win98 (and up) ↗
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/23/modern-usb-controllers-on-win98-and-up/