Best version for PIII PC w/SCSI, CD Rom & USB 1 & Soundblaster w/Joystick for Wine

[thriftee]

The main game I'm trying to get to work is a Windows 95/98 game called Star Wars Episode I Racer.

There is no such thing as a durable joystick, I don't think. The real device I like to use is a Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback Wheel and Pedals, which I have, but for compatibility purposes, I'm trying to get the game working with the Logitech Joystick, which I picked up for $2, first, just to get things working before attempting the Sidewinder.

I was thinking my odds will be better with the newest Wine I can get. I did find someone with the game working with 1.7.x wine, but other than that Arch Linux was used, I don't know the details of the configuration.

I have installed Ubuntu before and it was not to my liking, being pretty locked down compared to debian, IMO

I don't think a SATA adapter will fix anything

[superman]

..., or even Ubintu (rumored to be an African word meaning "I can't figure out how to install Debian").

LOL...

The main game I'm trying to get to work is a Windows 95/98 game called Star Wars Episode I Racer.

If the game is able to run on WinNT-based OS and a bit better CPU utilisation preferred, it may be worth to try out the virtualisation route (VBox or alike). The biggest challenge I can imagine is to get the joystick working in the virtualisation environment.