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Old 10-05-2010, 10:49 PM
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does anyone still use ancient computers?

I am still using a Pentium 4 2.6Ghz, bought new in 2003.

This old P4 exceeds my needs. It runs my office productivity software quite fast, and I watch the odd DVD on it. I also use it for computer programming, and some Photoshop and it works well. I'll probably use it until 2014, when Microsoft stops providing updates for Windows XP. By then, it will be 11 years old.

Two weeks ago, I nearly caved in and upgraded to a Quad-core, but commense sense has one again prevailed. Just can't justify it.

Anyone here have a hex or oct-core?
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Old 10-05-2010, 10:54 PM
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YES! My internet laptop is an old Dell P4 1.8Ghz with 2G of RAM and it is super stable and fast. I have faster more modern computers but this one is a gem.
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Old 10-05-2010, 10:56 PM
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well... i have a laptop that runs windows 2000 (most stable OS ever i think) 200 mb of RAM 50Gb ROM 1.6 GHz CPU...
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Old 10-05-2010, 11:48 PM
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I've just upgrade the PC we have at my parents place for the kids to use when we visit from a 300Mhz Celeron to a 1.5Ghz P4.

The old computers still work, it just depends what you want to do with them and how much time you have to wait.
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Old 10-05-2010, 11:59 PM
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I still have an old 400MHz Celeron with 192 MB RAM and 40GB HD...runs Win98 and still works well with the software it has.

I also have an AMD AthlonXP 2500+ (1.83GHz) with 512MB of RAM and 250GB HD...runs XP and Linux, with Dreamweaver, Flash, Authorware, PS6 and a number of other bits n pieces.
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Old 11-05-2010, 12:01 AM
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My main computer is a 486 DX4 100 with 24Mb RAM. It runs MSDOS 6.22 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11. I mainly use it for keeping a record of how much money I spend with Excell 5 and I keep a record of my bank transactions using Quicken 6.0.
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Old 11-05-2010, 12:12 AM
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My main computer is a 486 DX4 100 with 24Mb RAM. It runs MSDOS 6.22 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11. I mainly use it for keeping a record of how much money I spend with Excell 5 and I keep a record of my bank transactions using Quicken 6.0.
OMG!!!!

I found one of those in a fossil bed of around Permian age!!!!

It had the tooth of a Gorgonopsid embedded in the case

Wonder if anyone is still running a Commodore64, PC-AT/XT or, heaven forbid, a TRS80!!!!

Microbee, anyone??!!
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Old 11-05-2010, 12:21 AM
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My first computer was a TRS80 Model 1 Level 1 4Kb RAM. It was a good computer I learnt how to program in BASIC on it.
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Old 11-05-2010, 12:23 AM
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Just as bad...AppleIIc, Apple Lisa, Vic20, Atari2600, Sinclair ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, Amstrad CPC and a raft of others
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Old 11-05-2010, 12:25 AM
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Loved the Amiga, though
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Old 11-05-2010, 12:44 AM
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My first computer was a TRS80 Model 1 Level 1 4Kb RAM. It was a good computer I learnt how to program in BASIC on it.
Heh Heh..Mine too! Cost me $1000, used a cassette recorder for storage, and I remember paying about $600 for the upgrade to Level 2 with 16K Ram!!
Blisteringly fast
Next was the ADAM, then the Amiga (Like Renormalized, I loved it), then a 286, 386, 486, Pentium 1, then P2, (skipped 3) then P4 now The Quadcore i7. Built all from the P2 and up myself and saved enough $$$ to buy a Telescope!!
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Old 11-05-2010, 12:48 AM
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I still run a IBM T42 as the obs workhorse
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Old 11-05-2010, 12:52 AM
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" I adore my 64, my Commodore 64....." had one until 1995.
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Old 11-05-2010, 02:19 AM
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Hi,

I feel so relieved

This comes to you (whether you wanted it) from a Duron 1.3 GHz on a motherboard with absolutely no extras, running only a bit of extra RAM for XP Home, viewing a CRT monitor.

Might have to do something with it soon though, we want to use Skype and a webcam to talk to the young bloke in Colorado.

Cheers
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Old 11-05-2010, 06:55 AM
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My main PC is a P4 2.8GHz, 1G RAM. The girl's desktop is similar. My lappy is a bit less powerful though newer and I have Chris's old IBM ThinkPad running windows 2000 for capturing with the ST8i in the obs.

No show ponies here...

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Old 11-05-2010, 07:11 AM
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Hey I have an old Thinkpad, T20 running windows 2000 (i think, could be '98 its been so long ), but it doesn't boot up. Can I send it to one of you guys to fix for me? It would be great to run my SBIG with
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Old 11-05-2010, 07:18 AM
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i have a pentium with 64mb of ram clock of 133mhz was 100 mhz

running windoze 98

takes forever to load but will run firefox plus some of the win 98 games

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Old 11-05-2010, 07:36 AM
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My first computer was an Apple IIe copy (Orange). I built the power supply myself and wirewrapped up my own floppy disk controller (didn't fancy using cassette tape). The I graduated to a Dick Smith Challenger, 80186 with 128k (later upgraded to 256k) and twin floppy drive. Next was a 286 12MHz with a meg of ram and 20M hard drive (later stacked to 40M), lashed out and got the EGA graphics as I figured I could keep the monitor the next time I upgraded . Then a couple of Pentiums (can't remember details, but one had the "pentium bug") and currently have a 2.67GHz single core with 512M RAM.

Really looking to upgrade in the next year or so as it is really getting a bit old. If I run Stellarium and copy an image to the clipboard, I have to exit Stellarium so that I can paste the image from the clipboard into anything.
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Old 11-05-2010, 07:46 AM
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I still have an operational multitek from 1982. It was originally two 360k floppies but I put in a 20MB HDD and a 1.44 floppy, added 64K of RAM and a VGA card.

It still runs. I check it every couple of months.

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Old 11-05-2010, 07:52 AM
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I remember upgrading the RAM on my first PC, a 16MHz goliath.... cost me about $400 to go from 1 to 4 MB..... enough for DOS and Word Perfect 5.1! My first computer was a 64K Amstrad, c.1986 I think.....
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