1. Thanks Jupiter for openning such thread! :ok:
2. What programs do you use on your old computers (DOS of course...but any other)?

You mean us all?
Know Norton Commander from this site? Well, I have a slightly better, modified version of it, called Volkov Commander (don't ask me where I got it). Ideally for use in Dos as a user interface like Windows is. It is even so good that I use it in Windows XP and 98 for Dos-operations there.
Also Display, for displaying graphic files. Eventually PV for the same too, both complement each other in functions perfectly.

Well, I think before we go any farther, perhaps I should give a better idea of what games I like and play. My BIGGEST worry is having a machine that will run too fast making a game unplayable. The following list is an array of games I've either played and really like or would really like to play:

#1. Adventure Games: Lucas Arts and Sierra feature predominately on my list as you will see:

Secret of Monkey Island
Monkey Island, LeChuck's Revenge (I think that's what MI2 is called...)
Loom
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
Space Quest (never played em, REALLY WANT TO) (VGA version)
Leisure Suit Larry (VGA version)
Zak McCracken and the Alien Mind Benders
Full Throttle

#2. Space Flight Simulations: Origin is the only one to really capture my interest:

Wing Commander
Wing Commander: Secret Missions
Wing Commander 2
Wing Commander 3
Wing Commander 4 (My Favourite)

#3. First Person Shooters:

Doom
Doom2

That's about it. Not many others have as of yet, to catch my interest, which isn't to say they won't. This is the list, however, that I'm aiming my DOS machine at. The list is, of course, in order of preference. The Monkey Island games are and probably always will be my favourite computer games of all time. (Certainly adventure games anyway...Favourite of all time might be Half-Life or Half-Life 2...) My tastes on consoles are very different...RPG all the way! :ot:

It was asked also if I would be using Windows 3.x. You know, it never occured to me if I would or not. I would probably think not...maybe opting for something more akin to Norton Commander.

As I said above. I would like to make a machine that could play all of the above games flawlessly. I ran into the problem of my machine being too fast for Wing Commander Privateer 2 (a win95 game!) and Wing Commander 4 did some funny stuff for me too...I think it was running too fast too...I have a...a thing about CPU throttlers so I'm not sure I consider them an option. Whether they harm my computer or not isn't an issue. I just have a -er- thing with them. They bother me. Hehe. :D So far, the system specs have been altered to:

Pentium 75-100Mhz (probably 90)
RAM: 640k + 32-64Megs
CD-ROM: 8-32x
Video Card: Currently Unknown...going to research the Cirrus Logic...
HDD: 600Mb-2Gigs
Sound: Sound Blaster 16 (compatibility > awe midi reproduction)

:bye:

Jupiter

I have a old rig too, its specs are:

Pentium-S 133 Mhz
intel motherboard, wit pci/isa slots.
64mb EDO ram.
Trident 9680-1 pci graphic card. (Have 3 other old gfx cards, trident 1mb, cirrius logic 2mb, Tseng 4mb)
floppy drive
old Toshiba cd-rom drive, probally 2x or 4x speed.
Conner 850mb harddrive.
Sound blaster awe64 value ISA soundcard.
newer logitech mouse.

It plays my all time favorite games.

Master of magic
Colonization
Master of orion
Dune 2
Warlords 2
Cavewars
Golden Axe
Blood & Magic
Cannon Fodder 2

I do have multiple old machines, and some run old MS Dos 6.22, some never MS Dos 7.1 (it is not really Microsoft’s, it's remake of dos) or windows 98/SE. I am not sure what requirements you need to run Privater2, but if I remember good, it's dos game (that can run in windows) and it run fine on P200, but it's way to fast on P2 450MHz.

As far as disk space go, DOS 6.11 can handle up to 2GB. You can get two HD, one for OS, other for games (like I did :)).

And FreeFredy is right, it's best to get SB16, or compatible audio card.

My old pc:
p133 mhz (too fast for a few games, too slow for many more)
48mb edo ram
S3 trident (640kb)
soundblaster pro(works perfectly)
8 gb hard (WD caviar)

It plays all the great ones , with sound and them midy melodies.

I' ve had this configuration since 1995 and it was the only one until 2003!
So you could say I grew up with it, and now after 2 years of playing(dissapointing) new games i'm getting back to old games