[Solved] Old School Operating Systems

I wasn't sure where to post this (but i do own windows 7 ), so Mods, feel free to move this thread.

I've always been interested in computers, and I have decided to make it my career choice, however only recently have i acquired a deep interest in computer history.

I'm going to get to the point. I would very much like to try out the old school operating systems like MS-DOS, Windows 1.0-3.1 and even the old Mac OS'.

So, how would i go about doing this? I doubt i can just install those OS' on my current rig, or maybe i can...i dont know. Is there like some sort of emulator i could use? Or do i need to get a hold of a really old computer first? I think i have my dads old windows 95 in the basement somewhere.

Any tips for a fellow enthusiast?

thanks in advance

You should be able to run old versions of Windows in a virtual machine such as VirtualBox. For ancient versions of MacOS you're probably better off getting a cheap old Mac from eBay.

Oh cool thanks guys.

So are those programs free?

Also where can I find old os'? Is it still illegal to torrent a 12 year old os lol?

I suggest you buy a Microsoft Technet subscription. For $199 you can legally grab every Microsoft OS from DOS onwards, plus lots of other software (including Virtual PC ).

Linux? :-)

Thanks guys you've all been really helpful

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