We out here. This is world. I am in world. Hello world.
AUGUST 10, 2026
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SYSTEM: DELL Dimension 8200
PROCESSOR: Intel Pentium 4 CPU 2.40GHz
OPERATING SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows XP
Home Edition
Version 2002
Service Pack 3
MEMORY: 2.00 GB RDRAM
GRAPHICS: ATI Radeon 9550
AUDIO: Creative SB! LIVE Series
NETWORK: Ethernet (LAN only)
REMOVABLE MEDIA: 3.5" Floppy / Optical Disc
DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE:
ENVIRONMENT: VBDE Pro 1.2.1
EDITOR: Notepad++
EMULATOR: Mednafen 0.9.43
DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT SOURCE:
Planet Virtual Boy
FIG. 001
First successful Hello, World! from the Virtual Boy development
environment running on the Dell Dimension 8200.
Blender 2.76b (Windows 32-bit) is now running on the Dell Dimension 8200.
Seeing Blender running on this machine is somewhat surreal. I'm the original owner of this pc and I can't believe I didn't try this in all the years I've owned it. I ordered this computer in 2002 during the "DUDE, YOU'RE GETTING A DELL." era. I'm increasingly surprised by how capable the Dimension 8200 still is.
What started as an old computer that I used for surfing the web, burning CDs, and writing college essays and resumes is now turning into a real working legacy dev environment. I'm not sure what purpose using Blender will serve on this journey yet, but I think this will prove to be VERY useful for concepts and design.
FIG. 002
Blender 2.76b running on the Dell Dimension 8200 under Windows XP.