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Definately need a new box g this ones 1.8 with 256ram and the graphics
are onboard and I think 32. Joan Noel Paton wrote: You should have time - I reckon it'll be at least 18 months yet. As for hardware, what is currently a high-spec machine should be able to run it without any problems - IIRC the target was for something like a 1400MHz box, with 256MB RAM and 64MB graphics as a minimum spec (which probably translates to 2GHz, with 512MB RAM and 128MB graphics as being something that'll run acceptably fast). I suspect that taking WinFS out of the equation has actually dropped the processor requirement slightly - but other things may come into play. |
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lol That might be stretching it a bit too far.
Joan Mike M wrote: You forgot to mention the two foot wide monitor. g |
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lol You're just being greedy.
Joan heirloom wrote: Only two feet? I'm hanging in for the 36" TFT. Heirloom, old and some things are better bigger |
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I think my 17" LCD is big enough for me at the moment at 1024x768 but then
again unlike you I don't watch TV on it vbg I see another blue cheese fan g Joan Mike M wrote: Longhorn currently takes up acres of space and if a user runs it in full eye candy mode definitely needs a widescreen monitor due to the massive bar (can't remember the fancy name for it) down the right hand side of the screen. As for me I'm sticking with this 19" CRT (in reality probably more like 18") which I run at 1280 x 1024. Whilst I'd like to replace it with a TFT it won't be until I can afford a 1600 x 1200 20" if not a widescreen 1920 x 1200. Me thinks that is pure wishful thinking but am praying for the day the moon turns blue (due to all the cheese). :-) |
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lol Been at those Star Wars videos again Heirloom.
Joan heirloom wrote: Hang in there, Mike.......someday they will be as cheap as the CRT's are now. Of course, that will be after the new 3-D holographic monitors are on the market g. Heirloom, old and think I see Princess Leah |
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"Mike M" wrote in message ... heirloom wrote: Phew. Where do you put your furniture? :-) I had no idea you had so much equipment going at once.....your power bill must be atrocious. The only item I recognized was the PII-450, since I am still running this ol' PII-400. Would it be worth my while to set up the VPC, since this is my only machine and I am on a cable modem? Sure wish you were my neighbor.....you would be a handy person to have around g. Heirloom LOL As for VPC, I need to check but think that it only runs on XP Pro - I used to think it could also run on XP Home but apparently not. I'll check it out later. How much RAM does your PII have? And storage? I've had no real problems running XP on the PII 450 although I have to admit I've never tried installing and running VPC. I might give it a whirl this weekend and let you know how I get on. I know what you mean about that lot taking up room. You should see my network printer (HP4550) it weighs about 120lb or so and is a great big hunk of a piece. Power bills aren't too bad even though I tend to have three PCs up and running 24/7. The celeron 400, an AMD XP2500+ (1GB RAM and four disks totalling around 500GB) and this box an AMD 64 3200+ again with 1GB of RAM and three disks totalling about 500GB. It could just be that I've grown used to the cost. Of course, being London I don't have any a/c to worry about. :-). One of the biggest items though is the 19" CRT monitor on my desk which I'd love to replace by a decent sized TFT monitor but not at current prices. I have two "work stations", that is monitor, keyboard and mouse, setup and use a four way and two way KVM switch, one at each workstation, to switch between the various boxes with one of the ways on the four way box space to allow me to hitch in "visiting" PCs that are in for repair etc. Did the Krell live there before you moved in, Mike? Shane |
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"Shane" wrote in message ... Did the Krell live there before you moved in, Mike? Shane You never cease to amaze me, Shane.....you are a regular storehouse of knowledge, trivial yes, but, knowledge just the same. And you should note: According to Dr. Morbius, the Krell were a million years ahead of humans, both ethically and technologically. Heirloom, old and we should have Longhorn by then |
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Oh please, Joan. I'm still nursing a PII-400 with 256M Ram.....I do have a
whopping 10.2G HD, however.....and that is in addition to my 8.2G backup HD. Ooooooo, are you jealous yet??? Heirloom, old and that green may not be 'gang' "Joan Archer" wrote in message ... Definately need a new box g this ones 1.8 with 256ram and the graphics are onboard and I think 32. Joan |
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lol My HD is 80 GB so there and I have a Laser Colour Printer do you
vbg&rvf Joan heirloom wrote: Oh please, Joan. I'm still nursing a PII-400 with 256M Ram.....I do have a whopping 10.2G HD, however.....and that is in addition to my 8.2G backup HD. Ooooooo, are you jealous yet??? Heirloom, old and that green may not be 'gang' |
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