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>If the system is never used at ALL, it will probably not crash too much, but in >Win98, Microsoft admits it becomes unstable after about 24 hours (or was it >48 ..) Either is really bad for a gateway machine. > Mines been up 3 week and runs Win98 plain, virus checker and pcmaclan, go figure. Any more numbers you'd like to toss round? Dual booting, the performance is better for the macs when the box is running MDK. > A router is much quicker, since the Router's processor is doing nothing but routing >packets or (in some cases) figuring out how to better route packets in the future >(i.e. generating/updating routing tables.) If you did set up a gateway machine, I'd >recommend the following setup: > I've made a 66mhz Win95 box running 2 isa nics and 2x40mb hdd's running of 8mb of ram, hardly recommend but usable. The PII in use at the moment still has a isa nic in it, I dont see your "the ISA bus is as slow as frozen molasses on a snail's back". Once the OS is loaded the processor is practicaly idle but we know that. -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
