If you want a single system that encompasses as much of the 90s gaming era as possible, both DOS and Windows, an SS7 system would be the best although they're a little more uncommon. Higher-end Pentium MMX to lower-end Pentium II systems would probably be more plentiful and would also be very very good for this task, though when it comes to DOS games they lean a bit towards the later end of the 90s spectrum.
HighTreason wrote:Ugh. I have no idea who the guy is that made that video, but he is everything wrong with the Retro PC scene today... Why am I not surprised that phreakindee *cough* sellout *cough* as the top comment. Poseur hipster wastes of biological systems... Anyway, yeah, where was I.
If you don't mind my asking, what exactly do you have against LGR? Is it because of his occasional sponsored review videos? Because if so that's just ridiculous. Youtube is his full time job, income from donations and ad revenue will be relatively small for channels like his that aren't massive 30-million-subs Pewdiepie-type affairs, so extra money on the side will sometimes be necessary for him to keep making the videos he wants. He clearly tries to keep the sponsored content non-intrusive as well, and most importantly, nobody is forcing anyone to watch sponsored reviews.
And personally I think he's by far knowledgeable enough about retro PCs to make videos on the subject in the first place. He isn't just some bandwagoning hipster.
Pluto, the maxed out Dell Dimension 4100: Pentium III 1400S | 256MB | GeForce4 Ti4200 + Voodoo4 4500 | SB Live! 5.1
Charon, the DOS and early Windows time machine: K6-III+ 600 | 256MB | TNT2 Ultra + Voodoo3 2000 | Audician 32 Plus