Re: RE: TI-H: Old Computets

To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: Re: RE: TI-H: Old Computets
From: "Dan" <danb@excite.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Nov 1998 01:18:35 PST
Delivered-To: ti-hardware-outgoing@towerguard.unix.edu.sollentuna.se
Reply-To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org


Then he oughta just go out and get a complete main system upgrade. A MB with
AGP, USB, 100MHz Bus and dram sockets is about $100. You can get a 300MHz
AMD chip for $90 and 64Megs PC100 SDRAM for $50. 

> 
> That could slow youdon also.  old 30pin memory is terrible.  I would just
> get a new motherboard for $90.  I think you can get a pent 166 for that
> price...
> 
> Grant
> 
> Also, the BIOS and circutry on the motherboard can restrict the size and
> placement of ram...  you might want to look into that.  And make sure you
> don't get ROM sockets and RAM sockets confused.  On older computers they
> look alike.
> 
> 
> 
> >Well the lowest I've run it on is a 486 25MHz 8Megs... I figured he
would
> >get the most benifit by filling up the RAM slots with 4meg simms. I mean
how
> >do I know exactly what he has...
> >
> >
> >> So did I, on a 12 MB system.. took 12 minutes to boot up, though..
> >>
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: owner-ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org
> >> > [mailto:owner-ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org]On Behalf Of Grant
Stockly
> >> > Sent: Saturday, November 28, 1998 6:20 PM
> >> > To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org
> >> > Subject: Re: TI-H: Old Computets
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > I've ran 95 on a 386 20 with 5MB of memory and it ran okay...
> >> >
> >> > Grant
> >> >
> >> > >I have a bunch of old 386s and 286s. I need to run win95 on at least
1
> >> > >machine. Is there anyway of gutting the other computers for ther
> >> > >processors and ram and then running win95? Can i share ram and
> >processing
> >> > >power like that?
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >FUZZ
> >> > >Posse in effect, yo
> >> > >-------------------
> >> > >listen.to/yankovic
> >> > >ICQ: 3512251
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >-dan
> >
> >You standing in line?
> >You believing the lies?
> >You bowing down to this flag?
> >You've Got a Bullet in Your Head.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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-dan

You standing in line?
You believing the lies?
You bowing down to this flag?
You've Got a Bullet in Your Head.




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