Best 'classic' PC to begin collecting for?...

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foxhack:
Build your own machine from older parts and go from there.

I really wouldn't suggest going for any of the European PC systems... unless you're actually European. Voltage and TV signal converters, shipping costs, and the like add up VERY QUICKLY.

burningdoom:
If you can find one locally, Commodore 64. It was the Rolls-Royce of early-to-mid 80s gaming machines. Best graphics for the time and soooo many games released on it. It's also cheap as all hell to collect for because it was so incredibly easy to copy games/programs for the C64. Released mostly on floppy disks, but there were also cassette tape releases (I never had a cassette drive, and I never missed it, though.)

The biggest downside is if you can't find one locally. Because these machines and their power bricks are HEAVY. The shipping cost will kill you.

bloodybaron:
If you're looking for pc games from late 80's and up you don't need an older system for most of them. Between dos box and windows having an option to install with an older version when you load the game you can finagle I'd say at least 90% to work without much difficulty. I don't know much about the legit old stuff, but I wouldn't be surprised if within the next few years they come out with more stuff like dosbox to play commodore, apple, or whatever you want on newer computers

fauxshot:
Thanks everyone!

I think I'd mostly be interested in older games (floppy disks and such), if I do ever go down that collecting road. I grew up with consoles/handhelds, so I haven't traditionally been interested in PCs, but with how cheap the games are, I thought it might be fun to try collecting.

It seems like the Commodore is pretty popular, so I will keep that in mind. Imports wouldn't be a problem. Though it does seem that obtaining a machine would be.

I'll probably ask my Professor here at college to keep an ear out for anyone selling old tech. He's a computer guy, so it's possible He might know some people who are willing to sell old machines (or might even want to sell one of his old ones).

foxhack:

--- Quote from: bloodybaron on January 20, 2015, 02:34:14 pm ---I don't know much about the legit old stuff, but I wouldn't be surprised if within the next few years they come out with more stuff like dosbox to play commodore, apple, or whatever you want on newer computers

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They already exist... sorta.

Commodore has Amiga Forever, which is a legal commercial emulator released by the Commodore / Amiga rightsholders that includes all the necessary files to run games. It also includes a LOT of games in the package.

Apple... well there's some system emulators that emulate the entire system but the programs are not very user friendly, and actually playing anything that isn't on CD is a complete pain. (Apple floppies aren't always compatible with standard floppy drives, and CDs use a different file system so they're not easily rippable on a Windows machine.) Plus the programs don't always work on modern operating systems because they're open source and the releases are old and have not been updated due to lack of time by the devs. What I played on my old machine was great, but it's just a pain for a newbie.

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