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Title: What to do with old 333mhz computer
Post by: jamesjones626 on April 01, 2011, 03:08:57 am

i found a old pc in my garage that i completly forgot about.  Its a amd 333mhz cpu with 256 megs of ram.  What should i do with it?  I was thinking about putting mame .36 on it. any other ideas?

Title: Re: What to do with old 333mhz computer
Post by: Thenasty on April 01, 2011, 07:09:30 am

install Windows 3.1 WFW and see if MAME (windows) run on it  :P

( I always wanted to find out if software that claims that it runs in / for WINDOWS, runs in WINDOWS 3.x)  ;D



You could install DOS and run Mame .36 final on it. (Good luck finding SOund card drivers for DOS (you probably have it).

Title: Re: What to do with old 333mhz computer
Post by: LeedsFan on April 02, 2011, 06:55:06 am

Yeah I'd use an old version of mame and just play the classics on it.

Title: Re: What to do with old 333mhz computer
Post by: BadMouth on April 02, 2011, 10:33:40 am

I did this with a 667mhz celeron and sank an eternity into trying to get drivers for the onboard audio to work with DOS and MAME.
(never did get it working)
If you have sound issues, do yourself a favor and just buy an old soundblaster card for a few bucks.

Title: Re: What to do with old 333mhz computer
Post by: Gray_Area on April 02, 2011, 09:33:26 pm

Win98 is close enough to DOS, without the issues of DOS, and light enough an OS for 333mhz.