First post, by FrostyTheSnowman
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I created a few other threads during earlier build stages of these computers over the last year, but I decided I will be using this one instead as my main multi-build thread for all of my DOS/Win98 hardware compatible retro rigs going forward.
Thus far I have built DOS/Win98 compatible rigs on the below platforms:
486 (Socket 3)
Pentium OverDrive (Socket 3)
AMD K6-2+ (Super Socket 7)
Pentium Pro (Socket 8 )
Pentium 2 OverDrive (Socket 8 )
Pentium 3 (Slot 1)
Pentium 3-S (Socket 370)
Pentium 4 (Socket 478)
Xeon (Socket 775->771)
My minimum requirements for each of my DOS/Win98 compatible rigs is as follows:
1. PC speaker support under DOS
2. SB/FM/MIDI sound support under DOS
3. CGA/EGA/VGA/VBE 1.0-3.0 video support under DOS
4. Keyboard/Mouse support under DOS
5. Joystick support under DOS
6. DirectX 7 video support under Windows 98
7. DirectX 7 sound support under Windows 98
8. PATA or SATA controller support under Windows 98
9. Networking support under all OSes (with exception of DOS, as I prefer to use Windows' IPX instead for DOS networking)
10. Floppy drive(s)
Secondary objectives:
1. 3dfx video support under DOS/Windows 98
2. DVI/HDMI support
3. SSDs instead of HDDs
4. USB 2.0 support
5. Gigabit support
6. DVD/Blu-ray playback support
7. Macintosh support (Hackintosh)
All of the below rigs are considered complete and function properly without issue, and they all have more-or-less equivalent levels of DOS/Windows 98 compatibility.