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Old 01-02-2008, 01:29 AM   #31 (permalink)
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Memory is so dirt cheap these days there isn't much excuse not to upgrade to 1 gig on pretty much any system.
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Old 01-02-2008, 03:10 AM   #32 (permalink)
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A 900Mhz machine would take SDRAM; 1GB was largely unheard of in that era and large chips are near-impossible to find. The few that can be found are expensive.
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Old 01-02-2008, 07:00 PM   #33 (permalink)
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Win2k sounds good but try fluxbuntu first, runs very well on an old 300Mhz K6 with 128MB of RAM that I use.
Just out of interest where can you get win2k install media/licence?
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Old 01-02-2008, 08:08 PM   #34 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Arainach View Post
A 900Mhz machine would take SDRAM; 1GB was largely unheard of in that era and large chips are near-impossible to find. The few that can be found are expensive.
pc133 512mb, Desktop Laptop Components, Apple, Macintosh Computers items on eBay.com

512Mb sticks of name brand PC133 are about $30 a piece with shipping, and probably much cheaper if you want to win an actual auction, check pricewatch, or watch computer fs/ft forums. There is no reason you need 1Gb on a single stick.

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Please please please run Microsoft Bob! That would be so very cool.
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got a p3 1Ghz running xp (didnt bother to strip it, just installed minimal programs) on 128 SDRAM. firefox and such are workable. even office 2007, if you can bear with longer load times.
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I had Win2k running on a 233Mhz Pentium MMX with 96MB of RAM for years. I think it even had XP on it for short time...a very short time.
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You could run OS X on there with a little tweaking (though you are going to have to PM me if you want the details)

XP runs OK w/ 256mg of ram...but you want 512 for "snappy" performance

SDRAM is actually more expensive per meg than DDR2 if you believe it...its about 30-50$ for a 256/512 stick off the egg

Coming from a dual core, 3 gigs of OC'ed ram, and a Raid 0 array...i cant stand going back to my old PIII...im just spoiled
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Coming from a dual core, 3 gigs of OC'ed ram, and a Raid 0 array...i cant stand going back to my old PIII...im just spoiled
Heh, I can't stand going from my C2D to a 2.8Ghz P4 with a gig of RAM.
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You could run OS X on there with a little tweaking (though you are going to have to PM me if you want the details)
On a P3? It runs poor enough on a 900Mhz G4. On a 900Mhz Pentium..... *shudders*
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