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So I have two old schools computers, any suggestions?
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 1:46 am
by Acid_Snake
One is a Pentium 1 at 133MHz, the other a Pentium 2 at 2XXMhz.
My intention is to have them for old-school games and to collect them.
What OS should I put in them?
Re: So I have two old schools computers, any suggestions?
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 2:27 pm
by haxxey
Which games would you like to play on them? Do you want Linux? Maybe DSL would work?
Re: So I have two old schools computers, any suggestions?
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 9:51 pm
by bigc
build a mame cabinet and install windows xp on them
Re: So I have two old schools computers, any suggestions?
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 4:39 am
by haxxey
XP requires way more than 133mhz.
Re: So I have two old schools computers, any suggestions?
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 10:09 am
by bigc
minimum requirement for xp is pentium 233mhz which he said he has
Re: So I have two old schools computers, any suggestions?
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 12:20 pm
by haxxey
Can't imagine it running very smoothly though.
Re: So I have two old schools computers, any suggestions?
Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 12:16 am
by Acid_Snake
Yeah windows xp is overkill for that hardware. I was thinking DOS 6.22+Windows 3.1 on the pentium 1 and windows 98 on the pentium 2. But I really don't know about old school computers, I don't even know how much this computers are worth, I got them for free, my college throws away any unwanted hardware, working or not, for students to grab if they want to, I got myself these two and two pentium 4 which I installed linux on.
Re: So I have two old schools computers, any suggestions?
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 2:33 am
by Acid_Snake
Ok guys so I settled on installing DOS to the P1 and Windows 98 on the P2. But I have no idea what games to play, can you guys tell me which games to get?
Re: So I have two old schools computers, any suggestions?
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 2:52 am
by NIGGMUZYMX
You can get Commander Keen, Doom 1 & 2, Wolfenstein 3d, 4d Prince of Persia, Duke Nukem 3d, Secret Agent Sam (best dos game ever IMHO) and that is all i can think of atm
Re: So I have two old schools computers, any suggestions?
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 12:46 pm
by Thrawn
For the p2 install windows 95... 98/me is WAAAYY to demanding.
Oh on such old hardware I would go and play holiday island:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/pc/926427-holiday-island
Or I would go for the leisure suit larry games... or I would go for dungeon keeper or the settlers one or two.
Or play star wars shadows of the empire or battle for naboo or go with force commander or rogue squadron.
Or you can even play The Wheel of Time(1999) which perfectly fits the p2.
http://www.gamefaqs.com/pc/142960-the-w ... e1999/data
Just some old memories of mine
