I just wanted to post this to all of the retro tech enthusiasts out there (myself being one of them) and let you guys know of some of the projects that are going on. First is PCem and 86Box. Originally, I preferred PCem, but quickly fell in love with 86Box while I was using a laptop with linux as my main PC. Long story short, I originally swapped over because PCem wasn't working correctly for some reason, but 86Box became my favorite of the two when I played around in the UI and saw that it was more configurable (even emulating a dial up modem, now, so BIG PLUS!!). The only downside to that is that neither project (that I'm aware of) emulates anything newer than a Pentium II (or equivalent) processor, though I'm led to understand that's simply because of the amount of power it would take to get acceptable emulation performance. Still, I take what I can get. Anyway, WinWorldPC, The Internet Archive (obviously), and 7-Zip (if you're running Windows) are going to be your best friends for getting software. If you're on Linux, I know there are a number of different configurations for archiver utilities, so you would probably just be fine to use the one that came with your preferred distro. Now, as for storage, we all know the price of SSDs has come down MASSIVELY in recent years, and I've been playing around with Walmart-grade crap (that's not why I turned on tipping, that's for a completely different reason). Now, since my main computer is a laptop (connected to a docking station if I'm at my desk), I'm essentially forced to use USB-compatible storage. The onn SSD things from Walmart (while only about 500 GB each) are very good from my usage, and they are USB-C native, so they're lightening fast. The only thing I reccomend is picking up a separate cable, because the ones with the drives can be kind of hit or miss. Any cable that has a Type C connector on one end should work, just make sure it's a reliable one so no data gets lost or corrupted. Below, I'll have a list of the websites and sources that I find helpful, as well as links to the projects. As for storage, though, I would reccomend getting two SSDs, rather than just a single, larger one. The reasoning behind this is you can have Retro Software completely independent from your Retro Drives. As with anything like this, I would also say to make a spreadsheet with all of the values of your configuration, if you think you'll be changing, deleting, and just experimenting with them.

PCem
https://pcem-emulator.co.uk/

86Box
https://86box.net/

WinWorld
https://winworldpc.com/home

7-Zip
https://www.7-zip.org/

The Retro Web
https://theretroweb.com/

The Internet Archive
https://archive.org/

Walmart 500GB SSD (not an affiliate link)
https://www.walmart.com/ip/onn-500G.....ive/1267632139