DOS Games Discussion

Linux is always an option

2) IF you were to use floppy disks for backup up stuff well you are crazy.. Cds are more reliable if you get the right brand an all Who said anything about using floppies for backups? If you were to use it for backups, a good floppy will last you 20 years, a CD 30. Dogbreath: If i was to ever buy a...

I wonder if in a few years we'll see name-brand retro PCs start being sold ... ie, you buy a PC with pure DOS installed and tweaked for playing old games ... ? There would probably be a market for such a thing but the problem of course would be getting parts ... also, I suppose FreeDOS or something...

You people dont get it.. If you were to use floppy disks. There is no point having an internal one as you can buy a USB one for $20 anyhow. Wtf... Why would you prefer an external drive over internal? Would you prefer an external DVD drive over internal? as for using floppies at school. Most school...

Windows 95 is more stable than the first releases of XP and ME. It ran slow, but it was just fine for the programs of its time.

Couldn't you just buy a WinXP lappy but keep using the old computer for DOS games? Windows 95 itself is very stable, you probably just need to format and reinstall windows 95 (too much junk on hard drive?).

What are your interests, what kind of business would you enjoy?

Are you looking to work at a day job and make some money on the side, or will this be your full-time job? If it's the former, the only thing that comes to mind right now is selling stuff on eBay. I hear you can get a pretty good profit there. Do you have any certain skills or training? Maybe you cou...

Maybe you should try developing your own website. If you already know HTML/etc it won't be too tough. If you don't, you'll be learning a useful skill along the way. ;) Costs would be about $8.95 for a domain name for a year, and $5/month or so for webhosting. (Or I've heard some people around here ...

Maxpower wrote:What song should i put in the background?

No songs. They are a classic giveaway of a n00b site.

Arby's. Can't go wrong with Arby's.

I could assist with putting everything into a MySQL database and getting a search script going.

Hello,

I was trying to post in the Webmaster forum and it says I need to be granted special access... how do I get this?

Thanks!