Re: Computer upgrade two step.

2016-12-11 Thread Zos Xavius
I once got it combined with some choice words to startup in safe mode with F8 at boot. The thing is the window is so small it is almost impossible to really to hit it at the right time. If anything it should have been left in testing a little longer. A lot of the problems I got caught up with were

Re: Computer upgrade two step.

2016-12-11 Thread John Francis
That's my experience as well. It ran much better on our 4GB systems than W7 - it was even quite usable on the oldest (dual celeron processor) box. There are things to dislike about it - there's no easy way to force it to boot into safe mode if you can't get through the initial boot sequence, to

Re: Computer upgrade two step.

2016-12-11 Thread Zos Xavius
It actually is really nice. It performs better for me than 7 ever did so I will gladly take the performance improvement. Pretty impressive really considering I am currently using 5 year old hardware. On Sun, Dec 11, 2016 at 10:13 PM, John wrote: > On 12/11/2016 2:57 PM,

Re: Computer upgrade two step.

2016-12-11 Thread John
On 12/11/2016 2:57 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: Side note: if you have a legitimate windows 7 key you can still upgrade to windows 10. Google windows 10 accesibility upgrade. Just pretend you are deaf or blind for a day and do it. Windows 10 is a pretty big leap in performance over Windows 7. I don't

Re: Computer upgrade two step.

2016-12-11 Thread Zos Xavius
If you have a spyder 2 you will be well served by a newer colorimeter. I would highly suggest a Colormunki Display as its the most accurate out of all of them right now and half what the i1 that uses the same sensor costs. Paired with displaycal it will give you a very accurate profile. Side

RE: Computer Upgrade

2001-12-03 Thread Kent Gittings
, 2001 12:57 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Computer Upgrade That would be P-IV. There should be no Arabic numerals mixed into Roman numerals, after all the Romans didn't use Arabic numerals. Earlier Pentiums were P-I, P-II and P-III. Here endeth my pedantry for today. Regards, Anthony

Re: Computer Upgrade

2001-12-03 Thread Anthony Farr
True, I didn't check Intel's nomenclature to find the preferred abbreviation, but that was not the gist of my post. I was addressing the use of P1V rather than P-IV or P4 or any other permutation of that name. My point was that ~either~ all Roman ~or~ all Arabic numeral should be used

RE: Computer Upgrade

2001-12-03 Thread Paris, Leonard
Pedantic perhaps but, nevertheless, correct. P4 is correct, P-IV is understandable, P1V is nonsense. Keep the faith, Len --- -Original Message- From: Anthony Farr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 9:42 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Computer Upgrade

Re: Computer Upgrade

2001-12-03 Thread SudaMafud
In a message dated 12/3/01 10:51:42 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: True, I didn't check Intel's nomenclature to find the preferred abbreviation, but that was not the gist of my post. I was addressing the use of P1V rather than P-IV or P4 or any other permutation of

Re: Computer Upgrade

2001-12-01 Thread Gary L. Murphy
On Sat, 1 Dec 2001 16:57:14 +1100, Anthony Farr wrote: That would be P-IV. There should be no Arabic numerals mixed into Roman numerals, after all the Romans didn't use Arabic numerals. Earlier Pentiums were P-I, P-II and P-III. Here endeth my pedantry for today. Maybe, but if you will look

Re: Computer Upgrade

2001-12-01 Thread Len Paris
- Original Message - From: Gary L. Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 10:01 AM Subject: Re: Computer Upgrade On Sat, 1 Dec 2001 16:57:14 +1100, Anthony Farr wrote: That would be P-IV. There should be no Arabic numerals mixed into Roman

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2001-11-30 Thread C or B Waters
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] In order to hook up a scanner I need a USB port or Firewire, right. What are the advantages/disadvantages of each? You CAN use a parallel port (printer port) scanner. I had to resort to this after several USB scanners failed

RE: Computer Upgrade

2001-11-30 Thread Kent Gittings
Shel, Doesn't mean they can't use more just can't be used for program storage. Everything from Win2K on up can use as much as you can put in it. This is from the underlying NT technology. Win95 could use as much as 32MB for program loading. Win98 what ever version was up to 64MB for program space

Re: Computer Upgrade

2001-11-30 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Hi Kent ... Thanks for the info ... have a couple more questions though. Doesn't mean they can't use more just can't be used for program storage. I don't understand what you mean by that. What is program storage? Isn't the program stored on the hard drive? If there's a program that uses

Re: Computer Upgrade

2001-11-30 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Computer Upgrade It's time ... got a quick couple of questions. Recently it was mentioned here that some Windows OS won't support more than 256mb or 512mb of memory. How much memory will Win98SE support? Hi Shel, I just went

Re: Computer Upgrade

2001-11-30 Thread Shel Belinkoff
What's a MOBO? What's a P1V and a Dragon ATX? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The MOBO is the limiting factor Shel, not the OS. The MOBO in this machine supports up to 1.5GIG of RAM. The new PlV and Dragon ATX MOBOs support up to 3 GIG RAM! -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Computer Upgrade

2001-11-30 Thread SudaMafud
In a message dated 11/30/01 4:26:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What's a MOBO? What's a P1V and a Dragon ATX? Mafud [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the

Re: Computer Upgrade

2001-11-30 Thread Tom Rittenhouse
In line comments --graywolf - Original Message - From: William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 12:59 PM Subject: Re: Computer Upgrade - Original Message - From: Shel

Re: Computer Upgrade

2001-11-30 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Tom Rittenhouse Subject: Re: Computer Upgrade In line comments --graywolf -- -- - Original Message - From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Computer Upgrade It's time ... got a quick

Re: Computer Upgrade

2001-11-30 Thread Robert Harris
Shel Belinkoff wrote: What's a MOBO? What's a P1V and a Dragon ATX? MOBO = motherboard (or mainboard for those who do not like what might be construed as sexist connotations.) The center of the system -- the big board that everything else plugs into -- CPU, memory chips, sound and video

Re: Computer Upgrade

2001-11-30 Thread SudaMafud
In a message dated 11/30/01 4:26:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What's a MOBO? MOtherboard. What's a P1V and a Dragon ATX? PlV = Pentium 4, Dragon ATX are both high performance Motherboards. You can buy either w/processors for under $300. **Add a 400 watt case

Re: Computer Upgrade

2001-11-30 Thread Rfsindg
Bill, What size and type monitor did you end up with. I remember the comment to get 75hz or better for the refresh rate, but judging that involves some digging. Regards, Bob S. William Robb wrote: Also, pardon the typo, I am getting a refresh rate of 100hz, not 200 at 1024 x 768. - This

Re: Computer Upgrade

2001-11-30 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: Bob S Subject: Re: Computer Upgrade Bill, What size and type monitor did you end up with. I remember the comment to get 75hz or better for the refresh rate, but judging that involves some digging. Hi Bob I ended up with a Samsung Synchmaster 19

Re: Computer Upgrade

2001-11-30 Thread David A. Mann
William Robb wrote: What's SDRAM and RDRAM? Is one better than the other? I think the best one is what will plug into your mother board Yep... the RD stuff is supposedly faster and is pretty expensive. I think only a few Pentium 4 motherboards support the stuff. PCs tend to be

Re: Computer Upgrade

2001-11-30 Thread Timothy Sherburne
Hello all... Just a quick comment I'd like to make about upgrading your RAM. It's important to make sure that your computer's motherboard/mainboard and BIOS can support the amount of RAM that you're planning to install. For Intel PCs, some boards can only handle 256MB, while others can support

Re: Computer Upgrade

2001-11-30 Thread PAUL STENQUIST
Thanks for the URL for the Apple history page. It brought back fond memories of my old Apple //c and //GS. And I found out I can put 768 megs of RAM in my aging G3 300. Combined with the firewire drive I just added, that should help wake the old girl up. Paul Timothy Sherburne wrote: Hello