Jafo Jafo

Fun with Pooters....

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Fun with Pooters....

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I have seven of the mongrels...

This one [I'm using] is the 'prime' one...P111/500 - 1 gig ram....needs upgrading so GrandPrix 4 can run properly....but otherwise only loses my email to remind me it's a Pooter and don't forget it.

My wife's one...P11/333 - 256 meg ram....likes to BSOD in XP [and 98]....issues with the NT4 driver for the GeForce 2 card....no-go for games.

Fiddling one...P200 - 256 meg ram ....locks up in 2K....even the 3D screensavers...eg 3D text....again I'm betting issues with the Vid Driver....Diamond Viper 770 card...again no luck with 3D.

OK one...P233 64 meg ram....seems fine...happy with 98 s/e but then it's an 4 meg PCI card, not an AGP pain in the bum.

Junk ones...

486DX4/100 Win 98s/e

486DX2/50...laptop - OK for Win 95 [no CD-rom]

486SX2/33 - makes a good bookend.

 

Ultimately the hand-me-down process will happen when I upgrade to a P4 board, CPU and appropriate ram.  Essentially I'll be shuffling components down the food-chain...and the bottom-dwellers will shuffle off this mortal coil.

 

Latest frustration is downloading DirectX 9 and burning that [and other bits] to install by CD to the P200 and its drive refuses to see the disk...[the other Pooters aren't so fussy...they can see it].

 

Don't ya just love 'em?....

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Reply #27 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I'll have to Annihilate you another day...I'm off to bed …till than, Gary


Multiplicity - Control multiple PCs using one keyboard and mouse
Reply #28 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Oi!!!!!!!! who hijacked me thred?....
Reply #29 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Nite Annie

/me now returns Jafo to his regularly scheduled program
Reply #31 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Jafo....that is quite a collection of pooters you got there. As we discussed in another thread recently they are most probably better off in a museum. I have got a similar one with an AMD Athlon 800 chip with 512mb of RAM. The chip has the old 200 FSB but a few days ago i stumbled across an AMD 1.4 chip with a 200 FSB on ebay which i have purchased and its winging its way across from the states as we speak. I am hoping it will make quite a difference to my "little old girl" with an upgrade in graphics card as well. BTW any one make a suggestion on the graphics card i should get to go with it????. i will have about $70 to spend.
Reply #32 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Little known facts....Frank graduated from my HS ...wayyyy before me thou I made out with Capt. Beefheart.. Yeah, ok, I was drunk


What high scholl was that China?? I used to live in Lancaster and often wen to Lake Elizabeth, Palmdale, Tehachapi, and Tonopah. Sound like a Little Feat song!!
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#28 by Admin Jafo - 9/2/2003 11:19:12 PM
Oi!!!!!!!! who hijacked me thred?

tsk..tsk..."thread"

Reply #34 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Way ta go KarmaGirl.



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Reply #35 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Ultimately the hand-me-down process will happen when I upgrade to a P4 board, CPU and appropriate ram. Essentially I'll be shuffling components down the food-chain...and the bottom-dwellers will shuffle off this mortal coil.


Why oh Why do you not just get a AMD machine? They work better and cost a HELL of alot less...
Reply #36 from WinCustomize Forums Top
people who've been up all night and not yet had alka seltzer and breakfast should not be subjected to some of these icons.
Reply #37 from WinCustomize Forums Top
i don't know whether those were arms or ears i excised from yrag's flapping abomination with the old digital scalpel, but now i shall eat in peace.

jafo - i still have an imsai 8080 if you need it.
Reply #38 from WinCustomize Forums Top
cosmo-alpha, heh small world!
I was born & raised in Lancaster AVHS Class of 78

You?
Reply #39 from WinCustomize Forums Top
#36 by Bangkokboy - 9/3/2003 12:10:28 PM
people who've been up all night and not yet had alka seltzer and breakfast should not be subjected to some of these icons.

LMAO@Bangkokboy!!!!!

As too the 'puter s...I am sooooo lost. Anybody got anygood ideas for a Gateway EV500 with a PIII and 126 mb of ram?

this is for you China, to get back at yrag!
Reply #40 from WinCustomize Forums Top
KG...that was intentional, hence the 'me', not 'my'....Spell checker
Reply #41 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Clarification - in my previous reference to unbearable icon visions, i was in no way referring to China's fonts. i regret any misapprehension that may have been caused.

Aargh! he makes two errors, and uses one to justify the other. this could have useful applications in politics, methinks.
Reply #42 from WinCustomize Forums Top
As too the 'puter s...I am sooooo lost. Anybody got anygood ideas for a Gateway EV500 with a PIII and 126 mb of ram?


email me at terry0197@msn.com I know someone who would love to have that ol thing.
Reply #43 from WinCustomize Forums Top
EV500 actually, you could throw Linux on it and play





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Reply #44 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Hum, good cover up Jafo.



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Reply #45 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Oh, come on, people....that was clearly an intentional spelling....and if you'd been at all observant you'd have noticed I frequently deliberately do stuff rong cos I's a Aussie and it's trendy to slum-it with the plebs...
Reply #46 from WinCustomize Forums Top
....and I'd hardly be stupid enough to highlight an error in oversize font and 'red' to boot unless it was intended....
Reply #47 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I was serious though if he wants to sell it (the ol HP) I am interested....
Reply #48 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Ok Jafo, I believe you.



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Reply #49 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Ah....latest frustration....that P200.....changed to Win98se....and an old Diamond Viper 770 card....but do you think I can get it to accept the proper drivers?....not on your sweet nellie....>
Reply #50 from WinCustomize Forums Top
ahhh, you know that network cards and older high end svga cards sometimes ended up sharing ROM address spaces?