leeb-1977
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Hi all. I've picked up a cheap micro PC from ebay and I'm looking to convert it into an emulation station.
It's an old Dell optiplex 3050 micro so has an i5 and hd630 graphics, plus 8fb ram and a 240gb hard disk. It's never going to be a gaming beast - bit I'm guessing it's good for most retro systems.
Question is... from a blank build, which OS do I go for?
Ideally I want to boot direct into an emulation front end, but I'd like a basic web browser and access to a few general pc functions.
Andriod? Linux? Windows? Or a emulation distro?
Systems upto and inclusive of dreamcast, ps2 etc
It's an old Dell optiplex 3050 micro so has an i5 and hd630 graphics, plus 8fb ram and a 240gb hard disk. It's never going to be a gaming beast - bit I'm guessing it's good for most retro systems.
Question is... from a blank build, which OS do I go for?
Ideally I want to boot direct into an emulation front end, but I'd like a basic web browser and access to a few general pc functions.
Andriod? Linux? Windows? Or a emulation distro?
Systems upto and inclusive of dreamcast, ps2 etc