Knute Myhrvold wrote:
Which OS does Fractint "like" the best...
DOS
Which OS will it run the best on???
It still runs quite well on just about anything from Win-98SE on back. But there are several Win-XP machines that it will work on. You can also use something like DOSBox, FreeDOS, or other simulator, and run that on just about any machine.
[Unless Fractint runs much, much better on DOS (MS-DOS, FreeDOS, etc.), I would really prefer an OS with a GUI... for my sake.]
Then either find a good Win-XP system that has a good video card which will allow you to run FractInt, or just use Win-98SE (which is still quite fast, if that is all you need it for).
I've just ordered an old AMD PC just for Fractint (Dell OptiPlex 740 Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 2.4GHz 1GB 80GB CDRW/DVD XP Professional Desktop) ... I don't know the Video card yet. There's a chance Fractint may work on this AMD with WinXP Pro, but what do you think would be the best OS for Fractint on this machine?
If you can run FractInt under Win-XP on that machine, then that is what I would go for. Otherwise, I would load Win-98SE. But that is just my personal opinion. :-) Sincerely, P.N.L.