First post, by Almoststew1990
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I have a Slot 1 Pc for Windows 98 and DOS, as well as a 386SX for very old DOS games. Just about the only PC era I haven't built and played around with is a 486 (I've had socket 7 PCs before).
However I'm struggling to see a reason to make one other than to tinker with the hardware itself (especially VLB), as my Slot 1 PC can do everything a 66 to 100 MHz 486 could do, but better and more conveniently. Right?
It's quite an expensive new build as I would need a case, CPU/mobo/ RAM, vlb video card.
Are 486 PCs great at anything my Slot 1 and 386 PC can't do?
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