Best version of Windows for MMX?

[Mussels]

mindweaver: if he goes 98, then he's stuck with 98 compatible apps. those are hard to find.

2K is the branching point - he gets NTFS, he gets modern app compatibility should he want/need it.

while 95 will 'work' - short of the built in apps, he wont be able to DO anything on it, unless he has access to really, really old programs.

 

[Mindweaver]

mindweaver: if he goes 98, then he's stuck with 98 compatible apps. those are hard to find.

2K is the branching point - he gets NTFS, he gets modern app compatibility should he want/need it.

while 95 will 'work' - short of the built in apps, he wont be able to DO anything on it, unless he has access to really, really old programs.

Oh don't get me wrong i agree with you running new programs.. I dont' know what programs he is going to be using.. but I do believe he is going to run very old games.. That is the only reason I say 95, because it's simple and dos 6.22 runs fine on it.. Now if he wants to use newer programs then I say I wouldn't bother trying to get it to work. Sure you can get it to work, but who wants to wait all day for shit to load.. hehehe you know?

EDIT: that has IDE 33mhz at best.. I'll be back later.. i need to get on the treadmill.. hehehe

 

[EiSFX]

i do suggest if you do choose Win 98 SE i would get the unofficial service pack 2.1a heres a link
http://exuberant.ms11.net/98sesp.html

 

[remixedcat]

I wouldn't use ReactOS on that p 233.. ReactOS uses parts from Wine. It uses some of Wine's technology to implement the WIN32 API. You could try it, but it might run like a dog...

I know, however I wanted them to give it a try to let us know how it goes...

 

[Drone]

I remember I've had Pentium 200 MHz with 24 MB RAM 2MB igp and 8 GB hard drive. Windows 98 SE worked as smooth as button.

 

[remixedcat]

I hadda Cyrix (yes remember them???) processor @ 333Mhz with 32MB RAM and 1MB IGP and 2X 4GB HD and it ran W98 well.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Oh, FYI, I have a Gateway bundle of Pentium MMX games and they were designed for/came with Windows 95. The games are more important than the OS (would not use Windows 3.1 on them because some of them are probably 32-bit) though because if they don't use the MMX instruction, they don't benefit from it.

 

[sonnytiger]

I think i will try react OS I have always wanted to try it, but unfortunately I am out of CDs currently .

 

[sonnytiger]

Oh don't get me wrong i agree with you running new programs.. I dont' know what programs he is going to be using.. but I do believe he is going to run very old games.. That is the only reason I say 95, because it's simple and dos 6.22 runs fine on it.. Now if he wants to use newer programs then I say I wouldn't bother trying to get it to work. Sure you can get it to work, but who wants to wait all day for shit to load.. hehehe you know?

EDIT: that has IDE 33mhz at best.. I'll be back later.. i need to get on the treadmill.. hehehe

I definitely dont want to run newer program on it, I have an Athlon XP for that, but I wthink I will use one of my older ones (Penitium-S) for games and I will try fiddling around with linux or ReactOS on the MMX.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

windows 2000 for sure. everything that runs on XP runs on 2K, but with a hell of a lot less resources needed.


win 2K on its own can run on 64MB of ram, FYI.

I can vouch for this. I spent a full 12hr shift playing Unreal tournament with about 2gigs of maps and mods on shitty IBM thinkpad that was picked up out of the trash.

cant remember the hardware specs but it definitely wasnt a super computer. probably Pentium1 or 2, 166-233mhz, 64Mb ram. 4gb hard drive. and think what must have been a 2Mb trident or S3 graphics card. couldnt run the game in 3d so i played it in software mode and it still lagged like a motherf**ker when zooming in with the sniper rifle for big maps.

Best 12hr shift i ever had.

single manned site. all i had to do was check in with HQ every few hours to let them know i was still alive. and i pretty much had the whole building to myself.

 

[remixedcat]

I think i will try react OS I have always wanted to try it, but unfortunately I am out of CDs currently .

when you do please post your findings!!!

 

[TC-man]

I also vote for Windows 98se or Windows 2000. No online activation! And they works the best for older Pentium I, II and III class PCs. But for games I would just chose Windows 98se because the best compatibility with older games. Just make sure you reformat the harddrive to fat32, since Windows 98 does not work with NTFS.

And what games do you want to play on your old game PC? Duke Nukem 3D, Doom, Sim City 2000, Theme Park, Sydicate, Populous, C&C Red Alert, Dungeon Keeper, Disc World and so on?

 

[sonnytiger]

I also vote for Windows 98se or Windows 2000. No online activation! And they works the best for older Pentium I, II and III class PCs. But for games I would just chose Windows 98se because the best compatibility with older games. Just make sure you reformat the harddrive to fat32, since Windows 98 does not work with NTFS.

And what games do you want to play on your old game PC? Duke Nukem 3D, Doom, Sim City 2000, Theme Park, Sydicate, Populous, C&C Red Alert, Dungeon Keeper, Disc World and so on?

I have an old P-S 133MHz for duke, but yeah i will play sim city 2000 (favorite!) on it. and other old games like fallout 1. These all work on my main machine but it just feels more authentic playing on an oldie ya know?