First post, by viper32cm
I'm planning to build a computer aimed at Falcon 3.0, Fleet Defender, and the Sierra Aces series through Aces of the Deep DOS. I have a Pentium 100 and a Pentium 233, so I don't need a build that can handle any later DOS titles--probably 1993 at the latest. A 486 would seem to be they way to go. The Falcon 3.0 install manual says that a 25Mhz 486 is needed to play the game at full settings, so something between a 486DX/33 and a 486DX2/66 would seem to be the best option CPU-wise. However, I think the 33Mhz CPU would be the better option, as Falcon 3.0 is somewhat speed sensitive.
I've never owned a 486 system, so I have a few questions. Do I need a VLB video card and/or VLB I/O card? If I went with a PCI motherboard, would a PCI video card cause any speed or compatibility issues? Do I need to worry with cache with this type of system?
Anything else I need to worry about?