An unusual request

[Higher Game]

I'm feeling nostalgic for many of my old DOS games, as well as some decent looking ones I found as abandonware. However, they will not run on my modern computer, which doesn't even have a floppy disk drive!

DOSBOX hasn't been very friendly with me. I mostly want to play Master of Magic. I want to know if there's any store that sells old computers that could play it. I don't feel comfortable with Ebay. I don't want anything too ancient, but old enough for DOS games.

Sometimes, the latest flashy graphics just don't do it for me...

[Ecmaster76]

If you are going to be around the general Atlanta or North Georgia area I could hook you up with something, but I think you would be okay with ebay.

You can get a cheap used Optiplex for under $50, I can personally testify that the GX1 works fine with Windows 98se and is a pretty solid system. We still use them at the company I work for and they survive all manner of abuse so you probably won't get a DOA (though you might have to get your own hard drive). Just look for a seller with a good rating that has a warranty on the item.

Edit* linky (http://search.ebay.com/optiplex-gx1_W0QQfkrZ1QQfromZR8)

[Higher Game]

Thanks for the recommendation. http://forums.3drealms.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif I'm even considering putting together an old computer for practice purposes. I can pop in memory or a video card, but I've never assembled everything before.

[DudeMiester]

If you want REALLY old-school, I maybe could hook you up with a CP/M machine. I think it's an Osborne 1, the first portable computer, but I need to check with my dad.

[8IronBob]

Well, if you ever pop into the Cleveland area, there's a few good stores that'll sell you a nice antique PC, maybe not TOO old, but something from the last 10 years at least, am I right? Well, I believe that there's a local shop that sells older/used PCs. I know that he's a Value Software store, but he does sell PCs as well, or at least the last time I visited his shop. http://www.valuesoftware.com. Whether he sells any of his PCs online, that's another thing. I really can't say if this store would be of any help to you, but that all depends on where you live.