I have a old monitor i want to use for a old windows computer

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i found this old dell monitor in a box in my attic and have kept it clean for a while

i have a idea to use it for a mid to late 90s windows PC
probably using windows 95 98 or 2000  maybe xp
i still want to be able to play old MS DOS GAMES THO

but the main games i would want to play are
doom
quake
sim city 1 2000 and 3000
and maybe some games from the 2000s

if anyone knows stuff about this i would like to know what the best OS is for mid to late ninety's windows games are and can also play old dos games

i only ask cuz i know very little about this kind of stuff

also there is a pc in my attic but its broken
and the monitor dose work with my brothers new PC

[shaggy]

if anyone knows stuff about this i would like to know what the best OS is for mid to late ninety's windows games are and can also play old dos games

Actually... I'd go Linux. You have dosbox for all dos games. And win95 era games will probably work better on wine/proton than new windows. Get Bazzite - it's game focused Linux distro. You also have lutris preinstalled. And lutris is installer for old games. You just click install, and very often it just works. Will download as much as it can from sites like archive.org and set up you wine prefix the way it should be.

Running win98 on compatible hardware would be best. You may have problems finding drivers for your GPU, but pretty sure archive.org should have all you need.

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ok i will look into win 98
if anyone else has anything to say I'm listening 

[rnottelovesowls]

speaking as an old computer enthusiast, let me say first of all that you'll face limitations when you use one. if the program you're installing wasn't tailor-made for the OS, it probably won't work well if you don't run it on that OS. so be mindful of that when you look over the compatibility notes of your games. looking at the info you provided, windows 98 might be your best option

also, it'd be best to get a newer computer tower that can handle the OS and not get sluggish as time goes on. trust me. i used to have a windows 98 computer, from way back in my childhood, and the older it got, the more it dragged along until i could barely use it anymore. make sure your retro gaming PC is built to last

you can most likely find a used install disk for your OS of choice, plus the computer tower, from ebay or a used tech store (if you have one nearby)

happy retro PC gaming!

[shaggy]

also, it'd be best to get a newer computer tower that can handle the OS and not get sluggish as time goes on. trust me. i used to have a windows 98 computer, from way back in my childhood, and the older it got, the more it dragged along until i could barely use it anymore. make sure your retro gaming PC is built to last

Yeah, common windows problem even today. You needed an annual reinstallation ceremony ;D Some folks could run it for longer, I don't know how heh.

But, this problem is long solved with tech. W98 needs like what? 1G of HDD space? Let's make it 16G to be completely future proof.

Install base os, install all drivers (most important part) including GPU, all codecs, windows runtimes, anything you need for games to work. Then just clone your c:/ drive into your base PC. 16G is nothing today, you can easily afford this amount of space. Heck, you could probably even keep it on your phone.

Keep your games on d:/, and when times comes that windows craps itself out - as it will eventually - just restore your c:/ image. Done, system remade in just few minutes.