Worth building a retro PC rig?

[Zkuq]

VGPolyglot said:

Zkuq said:
Depending on your exact needs, DOSBox or a virtual machine with an older Windows version might suit your needs. Mind you, virtual machines might have limitations in regard to 3D, but they might work well enough for older stuff. It's easy to try, so it shouldn't hurt to try.

Yeah, I use DOSBox myself, but as it is emulation, there will always be issues. I do know at least one person on this site that has a DOS-based PC though.

I imagine DOSBox works for the vast majority of cases but in case it doesn't, you could always try FreeDOS or MS-DOS in a virtual machine. Virtual machines have their own issues, but it's possible they could circumvent the problems caused by emulation. If you need an actual DOS machine though, I imagine it's not going to be fun these days. Setting up dual-boot on an existing machine doesn't sound fun, and having a separate computer just for DOS sounds pretty impractical. Of course if someone likes that, who am I to judge them.