a generic 486 system bid up to $105?

[Gene Buckle]

On Thu, 29 Apr 2010, Chuck Guzis wrote:

> On 29 Apr 2010 at 15:34, Ethan Dicks wrote:
>
>> I'm starting to see some interest in pre-Pentium systems from younger
>> enthusiasts who want to fiddle with DOS on bare metal (not with
>> virtualization).  I was helping someone just last week with a 386DX20
>> because he has no cache and didn't know that a board could work
>> without it.
>
> As far as I know, DOS will run on almost any x86 PC, pre-Pentium or
> not.  The main difference to me is that the older systems are slower
> and generally have more ISA slots.
>
> Some software has CPU timing loops, and that may make a difference,
> however.  Games written for a 5150 set running on 3GHz PC can be a
> bit more--ah, challenging.
>
You haven't lived until you've tried to play Bouncing Babies (CGA!) on a 
2Ghz machine. :)

g.

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