>Why not upgrade ? Self respect ? A general feeling that things shouldn't
>have to work this way ?
>
>That said, when you do upgrade, stay away from big name boxes because they
>have big name shortcuts in the hardware.
>A generic box is just that. GENERIC.
>It should accept and use any hardware you want to stick in it.
>Remember that the HD, FD, serial and printer are probably built onto the
>mother board, and when they die it's probably junk.
>
>And remember to count the ISA slots. They are getting scarce.
I think HD, FD, etc would refer to the controllers and ports rather than the
actual drives and printer.
Better to buy a computer built to order without MS-Windows preinstalled. Then
install some DOS, Linux, maybe (Free, Net, Open)BSD. Another possibility is
eComStation. Either Linux or eComStation, and I think the BSDs too, support
Netscape with https, Java and Javascript. L.D. Best, you don't need Gatesware.
>I can give you two instances where I need https, and no phone call will
>do the job. In fact, not even my physical presense at the ISP would
>take the place of https for:n
>
>1. Domain name registration/renewal
>2. Changing of e-mail accounts/passwords on my ISP
>
>Since InterNic is no longer the only place for DNregistrations, it is
>all done on the web now ... and in an effort to provide *some* level of
>securty, the sites are https.
>
>To keep ISP costs of business down, and thus the rates users must pay,
>account maintenance is being 'automated' more an more; it requires https
>-- at least a *sense* of "security" -- for people to go in and
>open/close e-mail accounts and change passwords.
>
>Without https support, I will lose my son's domain in another year
>because I can't renew it and pay the registration/processing fees. A
>year later I'd lose my own organization's DN for the same reason.
Would DOS Lynx386 be good enough for the https part? Or do you also need
Javascript? You might actually do better with Linux than DOS.
