>> Ok, I just pointed out that repairing/upgrading a computer from a well
>> known company is much more expensive then if you have a *real* computer.
>> That's why I like to think of IBM computers as the clones. They are
>> somewhat simular to a real PC, but not exactly since they have diffrent
>> standards and can't as easily be repared.
>
>It "only" needs two things -- a faster modem (should be easy and cheap
>-- and the SIMMS, which I have no clue about, but will start looking
>in April. Some people here gave me good info for searching in Las
>Vegas.
For now yes. But if you try to put in a "new" harddrive in the computer
later there might be some problems. (You would have to get an older drive
that only is around 512MB)
>I think I am still missing some of the ethestic nuances of PC
>appreciation. I just want mine to work!
Don't we all? I nearly broke my memmory since it didn't want to work with
the PC today, but then it suddenly worked :)
The relief of seeing it count to 65536, I can't even describe it. Now what
do I do with all this memmory in DOS? Perhaps a 32MB RamDrive?
The only thing that I run that requiers "much" memmory in DOS is Arachne
(32MB?) and Settlers (6MB)
>> Just look at the memmory diffrences between an IBM computer and a normal
>> one. This (atleast in the past) has been rather big.
>
>I have no clue ... It just seems like a 120 MB hard drive would be
>such a luxury.
I just want to point out that there's a big diffrence when it comes to
upgrading your computer if you have a IBM. I think you should try to do as
Or suggested in another mail and get a bigger harddrive for your Mac.
When I only had a 20MB drive I couldn't imagine how I could ever fill it up
(1985) but now I sometimes have to download programs/files from the
InterNet that big (and I have almost 20GB of harddrive soon!)
>> I also have an IBM, but I never bought it.
>
>Mine was given to me by my former mother-in-law because none of her
>kids wanted it. This was enough to make me suspicious of it.
Well, they might just want to play games on it and do nothing serious work
on it (however I started programming Basic at the age of 8 or somethign
like that, but that was just because there wheren't many games for the
computer back then.)
>> //Bernie (The other (6) computers in the house are all normal PCs, but only
>> 3 in use)
>
>I felt sort of abnormal with a computer sitting at each end of my
>desk, but your description makes me feel right at home with the rest
>of you.
Well, I only have 5 PCs in my room (two on the other desk, the one I use
right now and two in a cupboard (perhaps not the correct term, I can't
remember anything better at the moment))
The other two are in the next room (used by the other 3 members of the
family.)
Perhaps I should pick up that 286 that some friends to the family didn't
want anymore to have (atleast) one PC from each CPU. (2 XT, 0 AT, 1 386, 2
486 and 2 Pentiums at the moment.)
Then I need a Pentium Pro or Pentium II. Do you think someone would like to
throw them out soon? I'll get myself a Pentium III after the summer or
something like that.
Oh, the game with the biggest demands on the computer requires a Pentium II
400 MHz at the moment (made by a friend) ;)
//Bernie
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