Oldest CPU you are running now???

[Gikaseixas]

I still have a Pentium III 866 mhz, not overclocked with 768mb of SD ram installed.

And i plan to keep it going till it dies. I run it as a server.

 

[Markfw]

200 mmx for Command and Conquer...

 

[geokilla]

I got a Pentium III running at 740mhz with 256MB SDRAM. It's running XP SP3 and it gets used as a printer and for BT.

 

[BurnItDwn]

450mhz P3 in my Sony laptop ... Stuck a wireless card in it a few months ago, doesn't see daily use, but does see use at least weekly.

 

[VulcanX]

Oldest CPU i am running is a 2600+ Athlon the rest i just got rid of, as i needed some servers and just managed to get my hands on a 2.8 Northwood and im using the rig below
Peace

 

[Gikaseixas]

@ Marlfw900
how much memory you have on that MMX?

 

[Away]

The 366 Celeron is still going in my Gateway Solo. I use it once in a while for some office work or an older game.

 

[Sir Ali]

Celeron M 450.

 

[bryanW1995]

Originally posted by: Markfw900
200 mmx for Command and Conquer...

why don't you just install win 98 in a VM on one of your other rigs?

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: bryanW1995
why don't you just install win 98 in a VM on one of your other rigs?

Good idea, but it won't work. There are no Windows 98 drivers for any of today's hardware.

edit: Not even motherboards.

 

[Markfw]

Originally posted by: bryanW1995

Originally posted by: Markfw900
200 mmx for Command and Conquer...

why don't you just install win 98 in a VM on one of your other rigs?

During the install, the only sound cards it supports are the original soundblaster, and a few others. Also, I tried the recent win95 version, and set up up to run in win95 compatability mode, and it still locks up.

 

[hans007]

i have a celeron 900 that i use when i visit my parents. with me, i have an e7200 and celeron 420

 

[Idontcare]

Pentium III at 800MHz in a DELL laptop from circa 2002. Runs XP w/SP3 jsut fine with 640MB ram and 80GB hdrive. It's got the old 10mb wireless card hanging out the PCMIA slot

I use it daily for hours and hours for everything related to internet activies (email, web surfing, eShopping, etc). Works like a champ. The 6-hr battery pack (its an X200) has a lifespan of about 30 minutes nowadays. Not bad after 6+yrs.

 

[ifwsy]

I have a Athlon 850 with 512MB SDRAM to work with. With XP SP3 and 40GB HDD. Used for daily internet activities and some office applications. Crawling slow with so many programmes installed. Can't run other programmes simultaneously when video application is on. Pitiful!

 

[adairusmc]

Originally posted by: Markfw900

Originally posted by: bryanW1995

Originally posted by: Markfw900
200 mmx for Command and Conquer...

why don't you just install win 98 in a VM on one of your other rigs?

During the install, the only sound cards it supports are the original soundblaster, and a few others. Also, I tried the recent win95 version, and set up up to run in win95 compatability mode, and it still locks up.

I am able to play the original C&C as part of the First Decade pack in vista64 just fine.

 

[Jax Omen]

I told him about TFD before. Mark owns all those games already, to expect him to buy them again is silly.

Mark, have you tried Dosbox, or is the game too new for that?


Also, don't VMs handle all the hardware calls themselves (i.e. you can set up the VM to tell the Virtual OS that you have, say, a Pentium 2)? or do I not understand how VMs work?

 

[Foxery]

Our office's file server is a PIII/550 with an array of ~20GB SCSI drives. It's noisy and hot, but as long as it keeps running, the boss isn't willing to replace it. (It doesn't need any more speed, but the efficiency is deplorable.)

 

[bryanW1995]

Originally posted by: adairusmc

Originally posted by: Markfw900

Originally posted by: bryanW1995

Originally posted by: Markfw900
200 mmx for Command and Conquer...

why don't you just install win 98 in a VM on one of your other rigs?

During the install, the only sound cards it supports are the original soundblaster, and a few others. Also, I tried the recent win95 version, and set up up to run in win95 compatability mode, and it still locks up.

I am able to play the original C&C as part of the First Decade pack in vista64 just fine.

I got the first decade pack but it's buggy as hell on my computer. I really like the covert operations missions but most of them crash. :|

 

[SpeedEng66]

my main rig is my t23 lapptop
p3 1ghz 1gb ram

 

[A Hitman]

P133 mmx on my compaq armada 7350t - for classic games like rott
PIII 733 compaq proliant server

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: Jax Omen
Also, don't VMs handle all the hardware calls themselves (i.e. you can set up the VM to tell the Virtual OS that you have, say, a Pentium 2)? or do I not understand how VMs work?

Seriously? I hadn't heard that. I've still got a copy of 98SE, and probably a copy of 98O [original ]. Hmm, I'm going to have to check that out.

 

[boom20]

i have a pentium 4 800mhz 4 gigs

 

[graysky]

Ha... have a look at the PII-450 in the data tables for the x264 benchmark HD. My current system is literally 208x faster

 

[Drsignguy]

p 200 mmx overclocked @ 225mhz. Just use it for surfing if needed and storage, thats pretty much it. Has 64 meg of ram, Diamond stealth vid card, Mustang motherboard. :thumbsup:

 

[ShockwaveVT]

Running a PIII-M 600Mhz in an 8 year old laptop w/ 512MB RAM and a PCMCIA wireless lan card. Its so old the batteries have decayed to the point of uselessnes, so it just stays plugged in next to the couch and mainly serves as an IMDB/Wikipedia lookup tool.