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| Thread ID: 110968 | 2010-07-08 21:25:00 | Anyone use old tech? | Nomad (952) | PC World Chat |
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| 1117247 | 2010-07-08 23:39:00 | Well, I have a Toshiba Pentium 75 Libretto with 700MB HD running W95 in regular use, and I have DOS programs that I must run, in fact I've just got two to run on my new Wonderputer (so named because I haven't got the foggiest idea what the processor is) by adding various files that it complained were missing, though never needed for previous installations. It has 2GB ram, dual RAID arrays for OS and data and terabytes of storage. Oh, and the case is black too. For more information, consult a guru. I also have a PIII 700 Portege laptop also in current use and my recently retired PIII 600 is sitting on the floor next to me sulking and giving reproachful looks. Luddite? What's a Luddite? Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 1117248 | 2010-07-09 06:56:00 | I still use a bike more than a car. The CNC machine at my work still has to be loaded by Sneaker net, it can't take a USB drive | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1117249 | 2010-07-09 08:02:00 | I've got more than a dozen PCs in the house (sitting unused, with speeds of 1.5GHz or better), and I'm still using the old P3 500MHz for practically everything. Can't be #$%^ to migrate...although the issue is slowly being forced by a lack of ongoing printer driver, USB stick driver, firewall and antivirus support in this W98SE environment. Can't really understand why eveyone else is constantly coughing up dough to migrate to the latest bit of digital bling... when the slowest part continues to be 1) the user, 2) the internet, and a faster, 64 bit multi core CPU makes zero difference to these factors! It's like taking a formula one car onto a track made for karts... Why have that F1 car in the first place? |
Paul.Cov (425) | ||
| 1117250 | 2010-07-09 08:59:00 | I have 2 old laptops (but they aren't used much): - Compaq LTE Elite 4/75CX (75MHz 486, 8MB RAM, 170MB HD, Win95) - Toshiba Tecra 510CDT (133MHz Pentium, 32MB RAM, 2GB HD, Win98) I recently found a PCMCIA ethernet card so they both have Internet access now :D |
jwil1 (65) | ||
| 1117251 | 2010-07-09 09:31:00 | HP Tru64 | somebody (208) | ||
| 1117252 | 2010-07-09 10:31:00 | Must be a bit like that car from back to the future. Must be interesting living in the past! This bloke has living in the 1930s off to a fine art...his whole house is 1930s..Mr Celebrity, otherwise known as mrbigarms...www.youtube.com |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 1117253 | 2010-07-09 21:22:00 | I installed Windows 98 yesterday :stare: | pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 1117254 | 2010-07-09 23:29:00 | Meh, I have a windows 98 SE VM that I use every now and again for old apps and .hlp files. | ubergeek85 (131) | ||
| 1117255 | 2010-07-09 23:41:00 | Can't remember the make but it was DOS based and had a MASSIVE 20MHz Turbo button. I have friends who used the old Wanganui Computers. |
The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1117256 | 2010-07-10 00:47:00 | Meh, I have a windows 98 SE VM that I use every now and again for old apps and .hlp files. I don't need a Win98 VM :p Vista seems to handle my old apps fine :) |
pcuser42 (130) | ||
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