I guess I'll chime in also. A couple things I really regret throwing away: 1) My first IBM PS/2 hand-me down computer in the early 90's that I learned DOS on. Even worse, when I gave it away I didn't back up my data so I lost everything. Thankfully though, I was smart enough to hold onto my 2nd …

I am now using System Commander 7 to good effect in juggling my Win95C partition and my DOS 6.22 partition. And, it's free. VCOM was offering System Commander 7, among other legacy apps, on their "Obsolete Releases" page, here: http://www.avanquest.com/USA/aq-you/support/obsolete_releases.html …

So how does this work. Do you create the partitions first? Then boot into one, install the OS, and the other ones are invisible? Sound pretty cool... I was using one hard drive and created two partitions, one for DOS 6.22 (C:) and the other for Windows 95 OSR2.5 (D:). 1. Install DOS 6.22. 2. While …

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_Commander I purchased an open-box copy of System Commander 8 on Amazon for less than $15 and it's been working great for 2+ months so far. I just checked Amazon and I don't see the 8th version anymore, only 9. However, I can't imagine why 9 wouldn't work though. …

I decided to try system commander and it dual boots DOS 6.22 and OSR2.5 without an issue.

Thanks for following up. Through some more research and trial & error, it appears Windows 95 OSR2.x does not natively support dual booting. However, it does allow you to boot into a previous versions of DOS only once before a Win 95 startup disk is required to re-initialize. I tried Windows 95 OEM ( …

I need some help dual booting DOS and Windows 95 on the same hard drive, two partitions. I initially wiped out a WD 10.2GB hard drive. First, I installed DOS 6.22 and used FDISK to partition out two 2GB partitions, labeled drive C and D. DOS was installed on partition C. After the installation …

Personally I just buy complete desktops off eBay that cost me $50 - 75 each including shipping So true. Usually works out cheaper and less stressful than building yourself. I still like OEM machines although they often have riser slots. But they almost always come with PS/2 ports, have parity …

Thank you all for your help. I've already obtained a copy of DOS 6 and Win 3.1, now I'm looking for a copy of Win 95. Since I can't find a full retail version, I'm going to buy an "upgrade" edition. Is there an easy way to tell if it's the latest 2.1 release that supports FAT32 and AGP? One copy is …

No, WAY too fast. The games you mention run well on a 386DX or slow 486. IDE and Floppy ribbon cables are things most of us have "lying around". Of course you can buy them. Do you want to build an AT or ATX form factor system. Because AT means getting an AT case and all of that. The other option is …

Aside from the IDE and floppy connectors, maybe any of the extension cable slots (serial, parallel, VGA) that would come with it and an I/O shield. But to be honest, most of the older technology is a bit foreign to me so I'm not sure if the extension cables are even necessary. I did a bit more …

Thanks for the video link. I checked Ebay, but I couldn't find a Super Socket 7 board that comes with the cables also. The primary games I want to play are Summer Challenge (1992), Falcon 3.0 (1991), and a few educational games called Outnumbered! (1990) and Oregon Trail (1992 edition). Is it …

Just a quick confession before I begin, I started building PC's in 2001 so I want to apologize in advance for my lack of knowledge of older technology. I have some old DOS and Windows 95 games that I'd like to play, so I am trying to build a PC from scratch to accomodate those games while keeping …