I had just recently started a topic here about my desire to build a socket 7 system but I ended up abandoning that idea. I've been looking for weeks now to get a mainboard to build on, but it seems anything decent is in a cost range of around $100.00 to $300.00 I just can't see spending that. So …

I appreciate all the replies! I'm going to jump around a bit and I'll try to fill in the blanks as best I can. Actually L2 cache has no real effect on compatibility, as most CPUs in the Socket 7 platform will run whatever is timing-sensitive bonkers fast, far beyond the point of playability, cache …

Hello. First post on this forum so please excuse me if I'm cluttering the place up. I've recently decide that I'd like to build an older system that is mainly just for tinkering with DOS and maybe the odd Win9x installation. The main focus is DOS, which is what brings me here. I don't know nearly …