[Sussex] Compaq Desktop for Sale

[Gareth Ablett]

 From: Mike Diack [mailto:mike_diack at hotmail.com]
 Subject: Re: [Sussex] Compaq Desktop for Sale


> Hi Steve.
> Like I say, it's not yet definite, but I'd love to give my folks a
hand this
> way - they only basically web surf, email and write docs/spreadsheets.
> 
> I've got all of the OS's I need.
> I'd probably look to Mandrakise and put Win 2K or maybe XP on it (as a
dual
> boot, with Linux as the default so that it actually takes effort on
their
> part to go back
> to an insecure OS if they need it for some obscure back compatibility
> issue!)
> 
> I am keen to push my folks to Linux, but we'll have to see how it
goes.....
> Eventually maybe that Microsoft option might disappear overnight from
the
> boot menu .... ;)
> 
> But for them, anything is an improvement over the current system, a
Cyrix
> 6x86MMX PR300, 64MB RAM (can't upgrade usefully, since it's a 430 VX
board
> and thus can't cache more than 64MB RAM!) with an 8GB drive, currently
> running Win98SE dual booting Win2K SP4.
> 
> This'll make you laugh though (it bloody made me weep!) .......
Because the
> system is so under powered.... Installing Win 2000 took 4 (I kid you
not!)
> hours(!) and that was before I'd applied any service packs, IE/OE
updates,
> critical updates, direct x updates
etc......................................
> 

lol,

I'm sure I had a beta version of win2k when I had a Pentium 233 MMX and
it didn't take 4 hours to install.
Maybe when they put the extras on it was slower.

Gareth Ablett