Chuck(G)
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Interesting. I run Win95 on a 20MHz 386; OS/2 2.1 on a 486, OS/2 Warp, DOS, Win9x on a P1.
One thing that P1s still have that is very difficult to find on a P3 or P2 is real functioning ISA slots. It seems that after 440BX, there's always something quirky about them if they really exist. I have a lot of PCI cards and 486 PCI, when you can find it, is often strange.
For me, the best "all around" system for running vintage software is a P1. But then, I'm not a gamer. By far, the least useful (read: I don't even bother to put the motherboard in a case) systems are 286s--they can't run 32-bit software and 286 PM stuff isn't terribly useful much of the time. You might as well run a fast 8088.
One thing that P1s still have that is very difficult to find on a P3 or P2 is real functioning ISA slots. It seems that after 440BX, there's always something quirky about them if they really exist. I have a lot of PCI cards and 486 PCI, when you can find it, is often strange.
For me, the best "all around" system for running vintage software is a P1. But then, I'm not a gamer. By far, the least useful (read: I don't even bother to put the motherboard in a case) systems are 286s--they can't run 32-bit software and 286 PM stuff isn't terribly useful much of the time. You might as well run a fast 8088.