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My Vintage Dream PC by GreenXenon
Hi: My vintage dream PC contains the most advanced motherboard that contains the most amount of 16-bit ISA slots but does not contain any PCI or other non ISA also. It does not even have any EISA or SCSI. Here are the other specs of my vintage dream PC 1. OSes: Windows 3.0 and the most...
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June 30th 09 06:00 AM
by Michael A. Terrell Go to last post
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Why aren't computer clocks as accurate as cheap quartz watches? by [email protected]
Why do the battery powered clocks in personal computers tend to keep worse time than quartz watches, even the $1 ones? The computer batteries measure fine, at least 3.15V. I thought that the problem was temperature swings in the computers (25-38C), but a couple of cheapo watches taped inside the...
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April 12th 06 01:34 PM
by No One Go to last post
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PC 4GB RAM limit by Tim Anderson
The cheaper motherboards (ie. most of them) for P4 or Athlon 64 support a maximum of 4GB RAM, even if the motherboards and processors support the AMD64 extensions that can address sqillions of GB. On the other hand, more upmarket boards support more RAM - up to 24GB or maybe more - for Xeon...
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June 3rd 05 03:25 AM
by ModeratelyConfused Go to last post
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Vista licence: punishment for frequent upgraders? by ToolPackinMama
Comments?
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November 5th 06 08:51 AM
by Crispy Critter Go to last post
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Why Pentium? by Talal Itani
Hello, I am in the market for a good computer, with a dual-core CPU. I keep reading that Athlon is better than Pentium, Athlon is faster than Pentium, and Athlon is lower priced than Pentium. But if that is the case, why do most businesses have Pentium based PCs and not Athlon based PCs?...
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July 27th 06 11:10 PM
by Miske Go to last post
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OEM vs Retail XP Pro by jeh
Is there any real difference between the oem and retail versions of xp pro? I've heard that if you're going to be doing upgrading here and there occasionally you might run into problems with oem versions. John.
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May 9th 05 09:33 AM
by Ruel Smith Go to last post
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Intel details future Larrabee graphics chip by Skybuck Flying[_2_]
As the number of cores goes up the watt requirements goes up too ? Will we need a zillion watts of power soon ? Bye, Skybuck.
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September 2nd 08 04:32 PM
by Michael A. Terrell Go to last post
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Thoughts on Vista by Mike T.
In case you are the last person in the known universe to have heard this, Vista has been released. No, don't run out to Best Buy or Circuit City, you won't find it there. But Beta 2 (build 5384) is in "public" Beta, meaning that soon billions of computer users worldwide will be using Vista. (say...
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January 9th 07 08:30 PM
by John Doe Go to last post
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Surge / Ground / Lightning by NB[_3_]
Who is W_TOM and why has he appeared in every single thread that has contained those keywords since 2001???
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May 15th 08 05:21 PM
by Tzortzakakis Dimitrios[_2_] Go to last post
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Seriously, has anybody ever seen a serious virus problem in Windowswhen using AV protection? by RayLopez99
Seriously, has anybody seen--or even heard--of a serious virus (including rootkit or malware) problem in Windows when using commercial antivirus protection? One of the claims of the Linux crowd is that such problems are legion. But talking so some of the people at alt.comp.anti-virus I get the...
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March 29th 10 12:23 AM
by FromTheRafters[_2_] Go to last post
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Utility to burn in new hard drive? by Joe S
Are there any utilities which can burn-in a new hard drive before I start to use it?
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August 9th 06 08:09 PM
by Mike T. Go to last post
228 5,201
SP2: any problems? by ToolPackinMama
Any problems to report with Service Pack 2? I'm curious to know how it's going for you.
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September 13th 04 01:53 AM
by Peter Go to last post
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new system bootup woes by Adam
Host OS: Ubuntu Desktop 12.04 LTS Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth 990FX AM3+ AMD SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Computer Case: Antec Three Hundred ATX Mid Tower Power Supply: OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W Modular I am having trouble with power to brand new system. After talking with OCZ tech support...
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December 30th 14 09:07 AM
by DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno Go to last post
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WiFi security issues? Newbie ? for W7 by RayLopez99
I'm switching to Windows 7 on my new laptop and I wonder if there are WiFi issues I should be aware of. I normally have this machine wired to a hub on a wired modem/router and so I don't use WiFi, but I'm thinking if I do, there should be some gotchas. Yes this is an anti- virus question, don't...
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January 15th 11 06:18 PM
by Steel Go to last post
198 9,413
XP license to 2nd computer legal? by Carlos
I'm thinking of buying a laptop with XP Media Center, but would like to instead install linux on that laptop and use XP Media Center on another pc that has a tv tuner card to setup an HTPC. Assuming I could get a clean copy of XP Media Center to install on the 2nd pc (as opposed to the oem disk...
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June 11th 06 06:17 AM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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1 Attachment(s) Q: Why don't desktops us mobile cpus? by jaster
I know the motherboards are different but is there a reason why desktop computer aren't built to use mobile cpus? I assume desktop and mobile are about the same performance for the average user, mobile cpus are capable enough to run 99% of the games available, and mobile cpus run cooler and more...
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January 2nd 06 11:30 PM
by Michael C Go to last post
183 4,056
Capacitors in PSU are dangerous? by Chris Stolworthy
"Regal" wrote in message ... I read on some website that the capacitors in a PC's PSU can hold a charge for long after they have been switched off and that the charge could be fatal. Is this really so? Surely that...
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April 22nd 04 01:23 AM
by larrymoencurly Go to last post
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Are mains surge protectors needed in the UK? by John McGaw
"Lem" wrote in message ... Are surge protectors on the main power supply actually needed in the UK? here in the UK we have few overhead mains power lines and have a relatively steady mains power supply when compared to many other ...
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July 20th 04 08:19 PM
by Panos Papadopolous Go to last post
177 7,505
Anybody here use Linux? by GlueGum
If I ask this question at a Linux ng, they'll say XP sucks. If I ask at an XP ng, they'll say Linux sucks. From what I've read Mandrake is the best for desktop apps and for newbies (like me). I've been using windows since 3.11(currently XP home) and was wondering if anybody here uses Linux, and...
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August 29th 04 09:15 PM
by Roy Coorne Go to last post
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For Logitech MX1000 laser mouse owners by John Doe
What is your experience with the Logitech MX 1000 laser mouse? I am mainly concerned about precision and physical ease of use. Is it noticeably better than other mice you have owned? How much better? Is picking up the mouse a problem? Do you have to pick up the mouse less than with other...
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July 12th 05 12:16 AM
by JAD Go to last post
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