daibido1123 wrote:I am looking to build a Windows 98 SE gaming laptop, but I am having trouble finding the right shell and parts.
If you're thinking custom gaming laptops like the modern ones you can easily build-to-order today, then congratulations, you're into the wrong era! (how about XP instead?) 😀 But if you insist...
Namely the right laptop to with the right graphics and cpu. I'm looking for a unit the has a graphics chip that can do Glide OpenGL and Direct3D.
As said above, you can only make do with Glide wrapper on laptop, and you'll need a later-gen, DirectX 9-supporting GPU. I think the option that will make sense here is GeForce FX Go5x00 series (at least the desktop versions are generally good for older games). Try to find the 5600/5650/5700 version for adequate speed.
As for the CPU the fastest mobile PIII,
Why limit yourself to PIII? Pentium M is a direct descendant of the Pentium III, and AFAIK also the latest mobile platform you can find Win98SE drivers for.
Which brings us to the important issue here: finding older OS drivers for older laptop models can be real tricky. You'll have it easy with IBM/Lenovo, but AFAIK they didn't have a Win98SE-compatible model with NVIDIA graphics.
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actually they have one, the G41 (FX Go5200) -- but Win98SE drivers are not complete
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/research/hint … &DocID=HT072389
(listed under "Windows ME" )
also:
http://forums.laptopvideo2go.com/topic/5688-g … 5xxx-notebooks/
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and when it comes to drives, the drives can be swapped out between CD/DVD and Floppy.
Good luck on this one!