First post, by Artex
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Anyone know of any resource that outlines the top hardware for a given year? If not, can we perhaps create and share such a document? I think it would be a good resource for people building period-correct systems, and it would be great just for the nostalgic trip down memory lane. And who doesn't like talking about retro hardware??! Maybe we could even link to a review (archive.org) (or pictures) for some of the items?
This would be almost like the "PC Part Picker" for retro systems.
For example, for a given year (1990+?) list out some options (shared spreadsheet perhaps)?
*Motherboard (Brand/Model/Formfactor/Chipset)
*Processor (Brand/Model/Speed/Socket)
*Video Card (2D) (Brand/Model/Memory)
*Video Card (3D) (Brand/Model/Memory)
*Sound Card (Brand/Model/Memory/Interface)
*Sound Module/Synth (Brand/Model)
*Sound Card (Daughterboard) (Brand/Model)
*Hard Drive (Make/Model/Size/Speed/Interface)
*Hard Drive Controller (Optional)
*Optical Drive (CD/CD-RW - DVD/DVD-RW/Interface/Speed)
*Memory (Size/Brand/Speed/Formfactor)
*Peripherals (Game Controllers, Mouse, Keyboard, etc.)
*Monitor (Brand/Model/Size/Resolution)
Thoughts?
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