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On the search for a Win98/WinME motherboard

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  • 25-10-2016 12:19pm
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    MontgomeryClift
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    If anyone has a link to a Pentium 3/4 Win98/Win98SE/WinME-compatible motherboard or even PC for sale, please let me know. Likewise if you have one you'd like to sell. I'd rather buy new than used.


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    K.O.Kiki
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    Windows Millenium Edition

    I'd rather be shot tbh.


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    TerrorFirmer
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    I would imagine either Ebay, or Aliexpress would be best for this, a new motherboard would be a hard enough find, though easy get working full PC's on either of the aforementioned places. Aliexpress is pretty good for new tech parts , no matter how obsolete or obscure.


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    Johnboy1951
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    MontgomeryClift wrote: »
    If anyone has a link to a Pentium 3/4 Win98/Win98SE/WinME-compatible motherboard or even PC for sale, please let me know. Likewise if you have one you'd like to sell. I'd rather buy new than used.

    I have a few old Dell Dimensions one of which has a Pentium and the others Celeron CPUs. All working with Linux last time checked.

    If they are of interest let me know.

    Also I am sure there are some old network/graphics/?? cards still in a box that have not yet made the recycle plant.


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    Dyr
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    K.O.Kiki wrote: »
    I'd rather be shot tbh.

    Ah the days of windows millanyone,da fuq was that about.


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    MontgomeryClift
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    Thanks to you all. I got two suitable PCs since I posted this, although one is a Compaq, so I'll work with those for now. They're being used to make a back-up of the PC in a manufacturing machine in case the PC ever dies, which it probably will do some day.


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    MontgomeryClift wrote: »
    Thanks to you all. I got two suitable PCs since I posted this, although one is a Compaq, so I'll work with those for now. They're being used to make a back-up of the PC in a manufacturing machine in case the PC ever dies, which it probably will do some day.

    If I was you I'd install windows 98 on a new in warranty machine on Virtualbox, and then switchover now before the old PC dies.


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    ED E
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    If I was you I'd install windows 98 on a new in warranty machine on Virtualbox, and then switchover now before the old PC dies.

    That's not always possible with device IO/passthrough.


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    [Deleted User]
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    ED E wrote: »
    That's not always possible with device IO/passthrough.

    Whats not possible?


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    ED E
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    Virtualization. Passing through obscure interfaces for industrial CNCs/PLCs/Printers etc isnt straight forward like presenting a VHD to a VM.


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    ED E wrote: »
    Virtualization. Passing through obscure interfaces for industrial CNCs/PLCs/Printers etc isnt straight forward like presenting a VHD to a VM.

    Its not straightforward, but it is doable. I've seen it done before, and I think it would be wise to work to getting it working now while the system they have is still working.


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