What's the best & fastest box I could build to natively run Windows95 on?

[Richard Steele]

I'm into old vintage computer games.
WinXP does a pretty good jub of running a lot of old software
with its "Program Compatabilty Wizard" app.
Emulators like DosBox are a big help also.

But some of the stuff I've got just won't run on anything
but original hardware, so I've got a notion to go antique-hunting
and assemble a true best-it-can-be Windows95 system.

Any advice y'all can offer would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance! :hi:

Richard

[hobbit709]

1. Assuming you can still find the hardware

I'd say an AMD Socket A system or an Intel socket 370 Pentium III system. Anything much newer probably won't even load Win95 since the BIOS on the motherboard won't let you

[Richard Steele]

2. I'm the manger at a thrift store. Trust me, I can find the hardware! :)

Thanks for your advice. :thumbsup:

[hobbit709]

3. Then you should be all set

The hard part is finding a good IDE drive smaller than 137Gb-that's if you have a boot disk with the newer version of FDISK-the older will only work up to 64Gb.

[Richard Steele]

4. Well, it's really just a matter of time to find ANYTHING around here...

Sooner or later, it'll come through the door.
Everything always does.

I just needed to know what to start looking for.
I was always a Mac guy in my youth, and I didn't start
playing with the IBMs until around 2001, so imagine
how much I have to learn about 90s-era PCs!

Thanks again!

Richard

[Duer 157099]

5. Depending on your location, you may find free stuff on craigslist

older hardware is particularly plentiful