RE: HANG time...

Booth,

Don't know if I'd recommend OS/2.  Be sort of like buying a Betamax
camcorder these days....yes, it might be "better", but it is a very dead end
direction to take.

If "messing about with PC's" is "fun" for him, then go the Linux and/or
upgrade route.  If the goal is to get a machine up with the least amount of
pain and maximum stability, go the Dell and WinXP route.

In any case, I'd recommend dropping the existing boat anchor over the side
with no rode attached (for the non-nautical, an anchor rode is also known as
a "rope" or "chain" by land lubbers). 

Bob

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Booth Martin
> Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 10:12 AM
> To: pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [PCTECH] HANG time...
> 
> My own thought was that he'd better off installing OS/2 or Linux, or
> buying
> a used motherboard and some memory  -  pretty cheap these days.
> 
> 
> 
> My memory is dim, but weren't there some limitations to the number of
> files/directory with 98?
> 
> 
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> Booth Martin
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> http://www.martinvt.com
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> -------Original Message-------
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> From: PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users
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> Date: 07/09/04 09:49:24
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> To: 'PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users'
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> Subject: RE: [PCTECH] HANG time...
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> 
> Another thought: You can buy a brand new machine from Dell for only about
> 
> $400 these days (less monitor).  Why screw with an ancient machine and a
> 
> very bad OS (win98).  At best if you get it up and running you've still
> got
> 
> a barely runnable system.  Spend the money and end up with something
> decent
> 
> for your troubles.
> 
> 
> 
> JMHO,
> 
> Bob
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> 
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> > -----Original Message-----
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> > From: pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On
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> > Behalf Of daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> > Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 9:09 AM
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> > To: pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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> > Subject: Re: [PCTECH] HANG time...
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> > There's no technology like old technology, eh?  <g>  It's been awhile
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> > since
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> > I've heard of Windows 98 referred to as new.  <vbg>  Seriously, if it's
> 
> > truly a scratch install then you shouldn't have any files that you need
> to
> 
> > preserve.  The worst case scenario is that you have to reload windows.
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