That depends entirely on what you want to run. Certainly, some of the oldest games might be unplayable; some games that are not so old could feasibly cause processor overheating problems due to the number of delay loops they'd have to use.Originally Posted by nothingisttrue
But really, the biggest problem would be that there are no DOS drivers available for the sound hardware in modern motherboards. Even if you got an old PCI SoundBlaster Live , the legacy ISA emulation in those cards relies on specific motherboard features that are no longer available.
"So I'll play without SoundBlaster! I'll use PC Speaker sound effects!" you might say. However, most modern PCs apparently don't use the same PC speaker hardware as old PCs used to, instead employing simple piezoelectric buzzers that probably don't sound anything the same. (This is what I'm told, mind you: I've never heard the difference for myself.)
By the way, DOS boots quite handily from a properly-formatted USB drive; it's even used accordingly in things like the Ultimate Boot CD and System Rescue CD.
Really, why don't people just use DOSBox and save themselves the anguish?
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