Install a "Generic / Text Only" printer in the VM, then print to a file (PRN). Use a conversion tool (like prn2pdf ) to convert to PDF outside the VM.
The primary issue is that 64-bit versions of Windows 10 do not natively support 16-bit software. While it may run on a 32-bit version of Windows 10 using built-in compatibility settings, most modern PCs utilize the 64-bit architecture.
Years passed. Machines grew faster, monitors grew flatter, and software multiplied into ecosystems I couldn’t fit on a single screen. Windows 10 arrived in a cascade of updates and modern design. My old floppy disks gathered dust. Still, when I set up a new workstation in the late 2010s, nostalgia tugged at me. Could that faithful AutoSketch 2.1 run on Windows 10? The answer was “yes” and “no” in equal measure.
Smart Dimension Assistant Target Platform: AutoSketch 2.1 (Running on Windows 10 via 16-bit/32-bit subsystems) Goal: To reduce manual calculation errors and improve drafting speed by automatically detecting geometry and suggesting appropriate dimensions.