Slipstream in ME??

How times change, my 2.1GB first machine in 1998 seemed huge, now I'm
running with an 80GB which should last me a while g
Joan

Mike M wrote:

I can't help but shudder when I think about how much it cost ten years
ago when I bought (for work of course) a Dell box that was to run as our
departmental server and it was equipped with 2x600MB and 2x1.2GB scsi
hard drive. A whopping 3.6GB in total and that for disk storage not
RAM. :-) To think that 10 years later I'm working with video files that
can be 2 or 3 times the size.

Joan,

Then there was my own first hard drive bought in around 1984/85. I think
it was 20MB and even then had to be partitioned into a 15MB and 5MB drive.
Until then we were using a twin floppy PC clone which allowed us to run
Word Perfect from one floppy drive whilst storing the documents on
another. I'm trying to remember though how we had to deal with the
dictionary - whether we had to replace the program floppy or whether the
dictionary got copied to the data disk so it could be used but naturally
reducing the size and amount of documents that could be saved.
Nevertheless that PC still paid for itself very quickly.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Joan Archer wrote:

How times change, my 2.1GB first machine in 1998 seemed huge, now I'm
running with an 80GB which should last me a while g

Go see the doc for your ingrown toenail......or soak it in gin and
tonic.....or should that be "drink" the G & T and to heck with the toe.
(G)


Will do, Figgs! Bourbon though. It was a difficult decision but you've been
an invaluable aid ;-)


Shane

Ah, Loughborough - where the Black Bombers came from......and I'll be
astonished if anyone knows what *that* means!


Shane


"Joan Archer" wrote in message
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lol Among others, and it's not too far from where we lived before moving
to Wales. I did actually live in Loughborough for a few years during my
first marriage.
Joan

Shane wrote:
'spect John has already turned this up then, Joan, but
http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/ anyway!

Shane

lol! Does it come out of his ears?

Shane


"Joan Archer" wrote in message
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vbg He's always steaming Will g
Joan

Will Denny wrote:
Is John steaming Joan?

"Mike M" wrote in message
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Shane wrote:

Funny you should mention that, as I have a spare 30GB drive sitting
about! :-)

You know in Fawlty Towers when John Cleese squats down and wraps his
head in his arms in despair? That's kind of how I feel looking at a
30GB drive and thinking they can fit 200GB in there now!

I can't help but shudder when I think about how much it cost ten years ago
when I bought (for work of course) a Dell box that was to run as our
departmental server and it was equipped with 2x600MB and 2x1.2GB scsi hard
drive. A whopping 3.6GB in total and that for disk storage not RAM. :-)
To think that 10 years later I'm working with video files that can be 2 or
3 times the size.

Amazing. And an anniversary of sorts coming up soon, 10 years since Windows
95. At this rate it'll be 10 years since Windows ME before we know it!


Shane

"Shane" wrote in
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Ah, Loughborough - where the Black Bombers came from......and I'll be
astonished if anyone knows what *that* means!

Just a guess, mind you "night missions" WW2 ? Lancs or Mossies


Rick

Heather:

Maybe you should check out "Best Buy" if there is one near you. I bought
a WD 120 GiG 7200rpm for $99.99 Jan 11. With two rebates totaling $50.
my net cost is $49.99 plus tax of course. One of the hardware upgrades
mentioned when I started the "slipstream" question. Of course, I won't
be having Windows loaded for me so your comfort level may be more
important than price.

sced13ri

Heather wrote:
Oh, I've just realised that the 650GB I mentioned should have been 680GB

(3x200GB + 1x80GB). Try hanging that lot off Win Me.

OK.....dibs on the 80 GB....just priced one today.

Found another tech and he only charges $70? (prices downstairs) for 40 GB,
$99 for 80.....and $60 to install Windows on it.

This guy actually knows the difference between XP Upgrade & Home.....lol.
He is going to do the diagnosis for CyberPower coz...

a) I trust him.....
b) he is just around the corner.....
c) his prices are better. (G)

Only 5 gig more to back up......getting tired of this. Done 8 CD's so far.
(8 x 700 = 5600 meg - 5.6 gig......sigh) Not to mention the Data one. I
think the most tedious part is re-arranging the folders to fit and by genre.

Figgs

"Mike M" wrote in message
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Shane wrote:


850MHz. OK it's not pre-historic but could use the increased speed on
occassion.


two main PCs may differ from the norm is the amount of HD disk space
on each (500GB on one and 650GB on the other). :-)

Jeez, Mike, you got the human genome on there or something???

Just the odd video capture. :-) Much of it is "work in progress". As it
happens one of the 200GB drives on this box was bought as an emergency
replacement when I lost a drive due to over heating and I needed a similar
size drive to aid in data recovery. Since then the original drive is back
working OK and sitting here essentially empty (actually it's backing up
another drive).

Oh, I've just realised that the 650GB I mentioned should have been 680GB
(3x200GB + 1x80GB). Try hanging that lot off Win Me. g
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP

"Rick T" wrote in message
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"Shane" wrote in
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Ah, Loughborough - where the Black Bombers came from......and I'll be
astonished if anyone knows what *that* means!

Just a guess, mind you "night missions" WW2 ? Lancs or Mossies


Sorry, Rick!

Lancs were just outside Manchester iirc. afaik DH were rather more Southern,
though maybe Mossies were built oop North on account of less likely to be
bombed anyway.


Shane

I think Mosquitoes were built at DeHavilland's Hatfield factory. As for
"Black Bombers" I suspect you may be referring to something more uplifting
although the Loughborough connection loses me. :-)
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



Shane wrote:

Lancs were just outside Manchester iirc. afaik DH were rather more
Southern, though maybe Mossies were built oop North on account of
less likely to be bombed anyway.