Packard Bell Windows 3.1 ((link)) < 720p >

Because they are time capsules. IBM PS/2s are rare. Packard Bells are abundant (everyone had one), but finding one with original software is hard.

It felt professional. It felt powerful.

On a Packard Bell, the experience of booting into Windows 3.1 was a ritual. You would turn on the tower, hear the distinctive click-hum of the power supply, and then watch the MS-DOS prompt flash briefly. Then, the logo screen. Then, the sound of the startup chord— da-da-da-daaa —playing through cheap, beige desktop speakers. packard bell windows 3.1