12 Feb
2014
12 Feb
'14
1:16 p.m.
On 02/11/2014 09:50 PM, Derrick wrote:
hello all. i happen to have a dell optiplex gx50 and i
got 98 on it and
when i started installing stuff to it i got so far then the os stopped
booting at all and black screened. i wish i could find a good windows 98
computer or setup. if anyone could help out let me know
Check your local dump (mine has a 'free' section, but it's not publicized
at all - you may have to ask), freecycle list, craigslist, and Facebook if
you're on there (at least for me there are lots of local FB groups; it's
the most piss-poor interface imaginable for listing items, but lots of
people seem to be doing so).
One problem is that a lot of stuff from that era was upgraded to XP - at
which point it became far too slow to be useful, and so was thrown into an
attic/basement and replaced. In other words, you can probably find a
machine of the right age quite easily, but the OS might be another matter.
Of the ~10 machines that I've salvaged (mainly in the hope of finding one
with a good floppy controller and 'legacy' ports) they've all either been
running XP or have been wiped.
cheers
Jules