Windows 98 will run on that, but MyYOUR$$$oft is ending support of Windows 98 here soon, or so I've heard.
That might be a blessing in disguise, but fixing flaws or getting drivers could be a fun time....
Wow. 515K of memory? Why would you need so much? Nobody needs more than 64K.
how much $ are you going to spend?
Acer AST135-U-S3001 Sempron 3000+ 256MB DDR 80GB S3 UniChrome Pro Windows XP Home - Retail $289.99
If you need to do any of:
Otherwise, one of the Linux distributions such as I named above will be lower cost, more robust, and much less susceptible to viruses and malware.
I run both Linux and Windows myself. I have a couple of Windows boxes for serious gaming, a Windows box for Quicken (I'm a serious user of online banking) and several Linux boxes for various purposes. Almost all my web browsing and document production, as well as my calendar and address book, are on Linux. I use Linux for image manipulation and scanning (but I'm not addicted to Photoshop - Gimp or Pixel is sufficient for my needs.)
Bottom line - we can't adequately recommend what operating system you should get until we know what you need to run on it - the applications you need.
With a full version, you can do a clean start and not have any trouble that a upgrade version might give you!
You should be able to get an OEM WIN XP Home Edition for $94 at Fry's.
Buy one that will run Windows Vista that is coming out next year. The specs are on MSN web site.
as someone with couple of old computers dependent on Win98, I would say with no future support and its limitations, I would avoid it at all costs.