Re: RE: TI-H: Old Computets

To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: Re: RE: TI-H: Old Computets
From: Grant Stockly <gussie@alaska.net>
Date: Sun, 29 Nov 1998 01:25:22 -0900
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And while you're at it, a carbon laser....for that reliable IR link. :)

>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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Re: RE: TI-H: Old Computets

From: "Dan" <danb@excite.com>