On 3/18/02 14:38, "Bruce Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hott Entot wrote: >> Anyone have much experience w/ Virtual PC on the 550- and 667-MHz >> TiBooks? > Whoa..it's an emulator. Every _freakin'_ review of VPC I've ever read > says 'But it's dreadfully slow compared to a real PC'. Hey, that P133 I worked on Friday is still a real PC. And Win2K runs better on my TiBook than it would on the "real PC." > Invariably they compare it to an overclocked 5.7 gigahertz monster I use mine to rip MP4s. It's just that fast. Once I drop a second CPU in it, I'll rip MP5s. > VPC on a tiBook running classic will feel like a 200-300 mhz Pentium or > Pentium II, maybe, depending on what you're doing with it. (note not P3 > or P4) PII - I run it on a TiBook 550. It probably runs as good as my wife's PII 266 Dell laptop. But the screen is much better. (Install those extensions!) > A fast G4 will feel like a slowish PII. Agreed. > Games...nah. Lemmings for Windows 95 runs just fine. (OK - so I'm retro gaming...) > Just make sure to pack that tiBook with memory...Win2k runs like crap in > anything less than 128 megs, and 256 megs suit it just fine. Spot on. Depending on what you do with it, 64 might be sufficient (It has been for me...) -- John Lyon :: http://jelyon.com Random Abstracts :: JELyon's Rampage Powered by Blogger Pro <http://pro.blogger.com> [John sent this message while listening to "My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama" by Zappa, Frank] -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
