[virtualization][emulators] Best ways to emulate old PCs

[LukeShortCloud]

• 16-bit
  • Windows 3, 95, 98, and 2000 = (1) PCem is cross-platform and highly configurable OR (2) DOSBox-x
    • Latest development builds are available at: https://pcem-emulator.co.uk/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=3799&sid=b0d64bd2104e86865da6787bb55a1d32&start=60
      • https://github.com/sarah-walker-pcem/pcem/actions/workflows/test-release-builds.yml
    • https://github.com/sarah-walker-pcem/pcem
    • https://dosbox-x.com/
    • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/07/dosbox-x-and-dosbox-staging-both-had-new-releases-lately/
  • DOS = DOSBox-Staging
    • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/07/dosbox-x-and-dosbox-staging-both-had-new-releases-lately/
• <= 16-bit
  • Computers from the 70s and 80s = SIMH.
    • https://github.com/simh/simh
    • http://simh.trailing-edge.com/