Draft:Recommended VM configurations

This page provides recommended configurations for installing builds in a specific emulator or hypervisor.

Windows
For early DOS-based Windows releases (Windows 1.0, 2.x, 3.0, 3.1x), Windows 9x releases (Windows 95, Nashville, 98, and Me), and early Windows NT releases (Windows NT 3.1, NT 3.5x, NT 4.0, and 2000), it is recommended to use 86Box to install these builds.

All configurations listed up to Windows 2000/Me will be provided in the form of what to input in the 86Box settings unless otherwise stated.

DR5 / Alpha

 * Machine: [8088] Generic XT clone
 * CPU Type: Intel 8088, 8 Mhz
 * Memory: 512 KB
 * Display: [ISA] Hercules or CGA
 * Mouse: Microsoft Serial Mouse
 * Sound Card: None
 * Network: None
 * Ports: Serial port 1 enabled
 * HD/FD Controller: [ISA] PC/XT XTIDE, internal FD controller
 * Hard drive: IDE (0:0) drive, 306 cylinders, 4 heads, 17 sectors (10 MB)
 * Floppy and CD drives: One 5.25" 360 KB drive

RTM

 * Machine: [i486 (Socket 3) SiS 496] Rise Computer R418
 * CPU Type: Intel i486DX, 33 Mhz
 * Memory: 64 MB
 * Display: [PCI] S3 Vision964 (Diamond Stealth64 VRAM)
 * Mouse: Microsoft Serial Mouse
 * Sound Card: [ISA16] Sound Blaster 16
 * Network: SLiRP, [PCI] Realtek RTL8029AS
 * Ports: Serial ports 1 and 2 enabled, parallel port 1 enabled, LPT1 device Generic Text Printer
 * HD/FD Controller: Internal HD and FD controller
 * Hard drive: IDE (0:0) drive, 1024 cylinders, 16 heads, 63 sectors (504 MB)
 * Floppy and CD drives: One 3.5" 2.88 MB drive, one 5.25" 1.2 MB drive, ATAPI (0:1) CD-ROM drive at 12x speed