Solved Running Windows 95

[bigmck]

I was going through my old programs and found my original Windows 95 and 98 disks. I got the bright idea to try and find a 486 on which to install Windows 95. I went down to a local store that had old computers but the oldest they had was a Pentium 4. I looked on Ebay and found out that working 486's are selling for around $500. I guess they are in the "Antique" category now. What would be the "newest" PC that would run Windows 95? I don't think a Pentium 4 would run it. Would just a straight Pentium 75mhz or so run it or might something even newer run it? Thanks,

 

[bigmck]

Since I posted my original message, I did find on Ebay a Pentium II working with Windows 98 so it would run Windows 95. It is only $60. I can't decide whether to waste my money or not. Still looking for a 486.

 

[bigmck]

Should I buy this one?

 

[cmmtch]

Probably oughta get a couple at that price only 15K per.

I have an oldie my Dad gave me years ago, it has an Intel 486SX cpu, 5" floppy drive, a "turbo" button that changes speeds from 8X to 25X to run older apps, I think 640K HDD. You can have it if you want, wish we were closer geographically.

 

[AC]

Should I buy this one?

Hmmm. Buy that, or about 12 awesome gaming computers? No thanks

 

[bigmck]

I just ran into a hitch on my plans. I realized that they only have a 56K modem, hence no Wifi. I don't have a convenient place to plug in a phone line. Oh well, it was a great idea. Back to something productive................

 

[Alejandro85]

Not sure about Win95, but I've ran Win98 on a Pentium 3 without any troubles some years ago. It probably supports pretty much any computer, as long as you can find the proper drivers.

An alternative solution, instead of buying an old computer to run Win 9.X, why don't you try to setup it in a virtual machine inside your current OS?

I just ran into a hitch on my plans. I realized that they only have a 56K modem, hence no Wifi. I don't have a convenient place to plug in a phone line. Oh well, it was a great idea. Back to something productive................

Of course not! Wifi didn't exist at that time, and drivers for 9.X are almost non-existent. Possibly, you can search for a LAN card and plug it to a normal wired network to your router to have network instead.

 

[x BlueRobot]

I kinda miss my Windows 98 computer now

 

[bigmck]

I kinda miss my Windows 98 computer now

If you miss it too much there is a working one on Ebay for $60, free shipping. I came very close to getting it.

 

[dc898]

why wen i got hover from 96 runing on win7 soung and al!

 

[sygnus21]

Well it's not a 95 machine but I built a Windows 98 machine about a year ago. Boy was it a pain to find compatible parts and drivers. Nonetheless I got it up and running though there are still issues... I have to have it wired to my network as I have no wireless card for it. Since the OS is no longer supported I'm missing lots of files and updates, etc, etc, etc....

Anyway here's my thread I started on it - http://www.sevenforums.com/software/122905-building-windows-98-machine.html

BTW I still have my Windows 95a disks as well.

 

[Lava King]

I just ran into a hitch on my plans. I realized that they only have a 56K modem, hence no Wifi. I don't have a convenient place to plug in a phone line. Oh well, it was a great idea. Back to something productive................

The lack of WiFi drivers is a sticky point. I have a perfectly functional Compaq laptop that I bought in 1998 that came with Windows 95 but I upgraded to Windows 98SE a few years ago. If I remember correctly, Win95 had very limited usb functionality.

I tried both a pcmcia and usb wireless adapters that purported to work with Windows 98 but neither would. I use a wired pcmcia card for network access and Opera 10.10 as a browser.

Just bought a new battery for it, more as a whim than for any useful purpose. It runs for an absolute age.

My original intent for bringing this relic out of the closet was as a data gathering device for my charger/discharger project for my hybrid car. Turns out that the Pentium 150 just doesn't have enough oomph to record the output from 2 digital multimeters.