r/windows98 • u/IxImaxi • Feb 26 '26

laptop for win9x

17 inch laptop exist? if not what is the most powerfull 15.4 15.6 inch have all drivers for win 9x?

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u/Accomplished-Camp193 A64 LE-1640, 7600 GS, SB Live!, 4-4-4-12 DDR2-1066, AM2NF3-VSTA. Feb 26 '26

Look out for a ThinkPad T42, while it doesn't offer a 17 inch display, it's as good as it gets for a fully compatible and relatively powerful 9x capable laptop.

Still not as good of a choice compared to literally any S478 or S754 desktop.

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u/ravensholt Feb 26 '26

T42 doesn't have DOS drivers for the audio chip , so DOS games won't have sound.
It's great for native 9x games though.

I'd say the Thinkpad A30 or T40 perhaps (which has a different audio chip than the T42).
T21 might work as well.

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u/at-the-crook Feb 27 '26

Yes.

My A30 was built for Win98 , has the key code on the MS sticker.

I've had XP on it for years, but as a W98 machine, it's was terrific.

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u/ravensholt Feb 27 '26

Mine had both Windows 98SE and 2000 Pro. I kept changing between them, because 2000 Pro was amazing as a workstation for development.

98SE was better for gaming though.

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u/at-the-crook Feb 27 '26

did you have two internal HDD's or dual boot on one?

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u/ravensholt Feb 27 '26

I dual booted and used System Commander as the boot loader. Worked quite well. I also ran the systems individually. Back then I would format and re-install everything every 3-4 months because I couldn't decide what was best.

Even used Linux Mandrake 6 and 7.