Windows 95 was better on a Pentium class machine.

If you like older Windows try thrift stores, I pickedup a boxed Windows 98 upgrade (retail) for like $1last weekend. The local thrift also had a huge bundle of OEM never opened Win95/Win 3.11 packs for a couple dollars.

While Windows was sold in the mega millions it seems most of the 9x era versions were OEM and most people have tossed them in the trash by now. Win95 upgrade was probably the best retail version for sales.