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AI assists developer in bringing Thunderbolt 4 to Windows 98 SE

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A developer has created a driver enabling Thunderbolt 4 and USB4 support for older Windows operating systems, including Windows 98 SE, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, and 7. This experimental driver, named xHCI98, allows modern hardware like USB hubs and docks to function on systems that lack native support for these newer USB standards. The developer utilized AI models such as Claude Fable 5.1, Claude Opus 5.5, and Codex GPT 6 Astra to assist in the planning, coding, and review process for this project. AI

IMPACT Enables retrocomputing enthusiasts to leverage modern hardware with older operating systems.

RANK_REASON This is a third-party tool/driver release, not a direct release from a frontier AI lab.

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AI assists developer in bringing Thunderbolt 4 to Windows 98 SE

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Mark Tyson ·

    Windows 98 SE users get a Thunderbolt 4 driver, thanks to AI assistance

    Windows 98 devotees now have (experimental) support for USB4 and Thunderbolt 3/4. Vibe coded driver also supports Windows Me, XP, Vista, and 7.

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