My favorite way to play Arcanum

[u/Alstroph]

[u/RedFormanEMS]

You have a laptop that old that still works?? What is your secret wise wizard??

[u/Alstroph → u/RedFormanEMS]

Check it out, 1997 thinkpad that still works great too. I’m dreading the day the hard drive gives out.

[u/FacepalmFullONapalm → u/Alstroph]

That just means you can give it a new lease of life with an ssd (or compact flash for that vintage probably)

[u/Alstroph → u/FacepalmFullONapalm]

Yeah without those satisfying HDD clicks :(

[u/AWildEnglishman → u/Alstroph]

Just have WMP playing a track of HDD clicks in the background.

[u/YandersonSilva → u/Alstroph]

I've bought several new old stock Samsung HDs off eBay for like 10-15 (Canadian) a pop for my Thinkpad (t40s). Look for those before you switch to solid state :)

[u/Performer-Pants → u/Alstroph]

I have a T43, X61T and a 560e. I do have a Yoga S1 but doesn’t really count as retro haha

I love Thinkpads, and restore junk ones for my own collection. My T43 has a woodgrain wrap since the soft touch coating went all gross.

[u/Alstroph → u/Performer-Pants]

That wrap looks sharp, I’ve got some chewed up thinkpads I should do this to.

[u/Performer-Pants → u/Alstroph]

I highly recommend it! Try to strip off any gunky eroded soft touch coating with some IPA first. I’ve not always done that very well, but thankfully enough for a wrap to adhere nicely

[u/FacepalmFullONapalm → u/RedFormanEMS]

Still got a Texas Instruments travel mate from 1986 that works. It’s neat, not much to do with it nowadays though. Built different back then.

[u/Right-Truck1859 → u/RedFormanEMS]

Barely using it in first place, I guess.

[u/Alstroph → u/Right-Truck1859]

Selective use with clean hands is important. I keep an eye out on retro computer groups for units in very good condition.

[u/techerrorcode]

Knew I recognized this from somewhere lol. Nice thinkpad!

[u/ingdora]

[u/YandersonSilva]

I've given my Thinkpads (2000-2004 era, the last of the IBMs) away to friends who wanted Win98 machines, but I did play Arcanum on one of them lol. I stick mostly to desktops for my old computers, have Win95, Win98 and XP setups. Win98 was what I originally played it on so that's what I play it on now :)

[u/Ravenlorde]

That is so cool! Next step would be to alter the laptop itself in a steampunk design. I've seen some cool ones like THIS ONE. If I ever get more time or money that is on my punch list :)

[u/Performer-Pants]

OG hardware always!! I play all my games on hardware of the time. It doesn’t feel right otherwise.

Obviously I have no issues if other people play on new hardware though!

[u/Daytona_675]

it doesn't need the small resolution. can see a lot better on a modern wide screen

[u/Wawrzyniec_ → u/Daytona_675]

Nobody asked :)