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Old June 28th 09, 08:17 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.performance
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Default Retro-computer use is great!

Manuel from Los Angeles wrote:

I think it is worth mentioning that YOU CAN surf the Internet
fast in Windows 98, and you CAN do almost everything you need
to do with applications as well.


Some of us have never stopped using win-98 as their primary system, so
what you're saying above is not really news.

* totally clean re-install of Windows 98
* 64 MB RAM
* 30 GB hard drive


Do yourself a favor and bring the memory to at least 256 mb ram. 512 mb
if the motherboard will support it.

The hard drive you have is anemic.

Win-98 runs great on P4 cpu's running at 2.5+ ghz, with 512 mb ram and
80gb to 500 gb hard drives.

Your hard drive is probably close to 10 years old if it's a 30 gb
drive. It's performance is pathetic compared to newer drives. And
because of it's age, it is probably close to the end of it's typical
life span (hard drives don't last forever).

You are just scratching the surface of what win-98 is capable of given
some minor hardware updating. There are many software tweaks and
patches that can do even more than you think.