Fun with Pooters....
Tuesday, September 2, 2003 by Jafo | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
I have seven of the mongrels...
This one [I'm using] is the 'prime' one...P111/500 - 1 gig ram....needs upgrading so GrandPrix 4 can run properly....but otherwise only loses my email to remind me it's a Pooter and don't forget it.
My wife's one...P11/333 - 256 meg ram....likes to BSOD in XP [and 98]....issues with the NT4 driver for the GeForce 2 card....no-go for games.
Fiddling one...P200 - 256 meg ram ....locks up in 2K....even the 3D screensavers...eg 3D text....again I'm betting issues with the Vid Driver....Diamond Viper 770 card...again no luck with 3D.
OK one...P233 64 meg ram....seems fine...happy with 98 s/e but then it's an 4 meg PCI card, not an AGP pain in the bum.
Junk ones...
486DX4/100 Win 98s/e
486DX2/50...laptop - OK for Win 95 [no CD-rom]
486SX2/33 - makes a good bookend.
Ultimately the hand-me-down process will happen when I upgrade to a P4 board, CPU and appropriate ram. Essentially I'll be shuffling components down the food-chain...and the bottom-dwellers will shuffle off this mortal coil.
Latest frustration is downloading DirectX 9 and burning that [and other bits] to install by CD to the P200 and its drive refuses to see the disk...[the other Pooters aren't so fussy...they can see it].
Don't ya just love 'em?....
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Reply #25 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 10:45 PM
Reply #27 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 11:18 PM
Reply #29 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 11:25 PM
yrag2 now returns Jafo to his regularly scheduled program
Reply #31 Wednesday, September 3, 2003 6:39 AM
BTW any one make a suggestion on the graphics card i should get to go with it????. i will have about $70 to spend. 
Reply #32 Wednesday, September 3, 2003 7:25 AM
| Little known facts....Frank graduated from my HS ...wayyyy before me thou I made out with Capt. Beefheart.. Yeah, ok, I was drunk |
What high scholl was that China?? I used to live in Lancaster and often wen to Lake Elizabeth, Palmdale, Tehachapi, and Tonopah. Sound like a Little Feat song!!
Reply #33 Wednesday, September 3, 2003 7:39 AM
| #28 by Admin Jafo - 9/2/2003 11:19:12 PM Oi!!!!!!!! who hijacked me thred? |
tsk..tsk..."thread"
Reply #35 Wednesday, September 3, 2003 7:42 AM
| Ultimately the hand-me-down process will happen when I upgrade to a P4 board, CPU and appropriate ram. Essentially I'll be shuffling components down the food-chain...and the bottom-dwellers will shuffle off this mortal coil. |
Why oh Why do you not just get a AMD machine? They work better and cost a HELL of alot less...
Reply #36 Wednesday, September 3, 2003 12:10 PM
Reply #37 Wednesday, September 3, 2003 12:18 PM
jafo - i still have an imsai 8080 if you need it.
Reply #38 Wednesday, September 3, 2003 1:16 PM
I was born & raised in Lancaster AVHS Class of 78
You?
Reply #39 Wednesday, September 3, 2003 2:18 PM
people who've been up all night and not yet had alka seltzer and breakfast should not be subjected to some of these icons.
LMAO@Bangkokboy!!!!!
As too the 'puter s...I am sooooo lost. Anybody got anygood ideas for a Gateway EV500 with a PIII and 126 mb of ram?
this is for you China, to get back at yrag! Reply #40 Wednesday, September 3, 2003 2:21 PM
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Reply #21 Tuesday, September 2, 2003 10:19 PM