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I Was Going To Upgrade the 98 to XP

Discussion in 'Technology Forum' started by dig-it, Dec 25, 2003.

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  1. Dec 28, 2003 at 6:03 PM #11
    twentybelow0

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    P4 2.6GHz 800FSB ASUS P4S800 DDR400 BAREBONES ($329.00)

    (or for those who prefer AMD- AMD XP3000 ASUS A7V600 KT600 SATA BAREBONES $359.)

    Caviar WD800BB 80GB Hard Drive ($62.50)

    512mb DDR memory ($72.60)

    cd burner 52x32x52 ($37.00)

    black floppy ($14.00)=====$515.10

    If you want the links let me know. I went with the best for the cheapest money. I'm sure others here can probably do better :D
     
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  2. Dec 29, 2003 at 10:39 AM #12
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    Here's a thread on what I built.

    http://www.thisboardrocks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=48499

    It's a little high-end, but I wanted a couple of things that you prob wouldn't need, like 10/100/1000 networking, S-ATA Hard Drive, and a Gig of RAM.

    I do like the MoBo a lot. It saved me money because of the built in S-ATA & S-ATA RAID, and the 10/1000.

    CompUSA and lots of stuff for "build your own" and you can check out some empty cases and stuff.
     
  3. Dec 29, 2003 at 10:40 AM #13
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    Here's a thread on what I built.

    http://www.thisboardrocks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=48499

    It's a little high-end, but I wanted a couple of things that you prob wouldn't need, like 10/100/1000 networking, S-ATA Hard Drive, and a Gig of RAM.

    I do like the MoBo a lot. It saved me money because of the built in S-ATA & S-ATA RAID, and the 10/1000.

    CompUSA and lots of stuff for "build your own" and you can check out some empty cases and stuff.
     
  4. Dec 29, 2003 at 11:19 AM #14
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    you must work for gates. Dos is all about 16bit aps. Crashows is not.
     
  5. Dec 29, 2003 at 12:34 PM #15
    y2b

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    who really gives a fuck about DOS anyway, you can't even use a mouse

    I'd rather listen 8-tracks and have to wait for it come back around to hear my favorite song
     
  6. Dec 29, 2003 at 3:45 PM #16
    Bootay

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    You're the one that said create another partition for Win2k for DOS apps...
     
  7. Dec 29, 2003 at 3:46 PM #17
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    Actually, you could use a mouse, but I agree with the sentiment... Although all good Windows admins either grew up in Unix or DOS - you gotta know the command-line to really crank, at some point it's all about automation.
     
  8. Dec 29, 2003 at 5:09 PM #18
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    correct me if I am mistaken, but 2k will still run 16 bit aps no?
     
  9. Dec 29, 2003 at 10:45 PM #19
    Bootay

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    Yes, but XP runs them better, so there is no real reason to dual-boot 2k and XP... If the point is to put on another OS so that you can run misbehaving DOS and 16-bit apps, then you are better off putting in a Win98 partition (or better - a copy of Virtual PC running Windows 98).
     
  10. Jan 1, 2004 at 3:35 PM #20
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    When is Longhorn due out. If it is soon, what's the use loading up XP unless you need to support it?
     
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