Originally posted by AtW
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Is is worth upgrading from XP to Window 7?
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Originally posted by Goatfell View Post16 MB, luxury lad etc...
I paid £99 for a 1 MB upgrade board for my IBM PS/2, that was a serious upgrade then too
PCs are well cheap in a post-PC world
EMS memory addressing was
Makes one appreciate proper 64-bit modeLeave a comment:
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Originally posted by AtW View PostCheap price, I remember time when 16 MB was worth more than that ...
I paid £99 for a 1 MB upgrade board for my IBM PS/2, that was a serious upgrade then tooLeave a comment:
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Originally posted by Churchill View PostWhat do you mean "ouch"?Leave a comment:
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Damnit just realised my motherboard will only hold 4 x 1Gb RAM! (according to the Crucial scanner)... might need to get a new motherboard methinks
EDIT: was wrong, it'll hold 4 x 2Gb, so it'll be OK................................Last edited by ChimpMaster; 8 March 2012, 19:28.Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by ChimpMaster View Postjust checking out the prospect of extra RAm now that I'll be runnign 64 bit OS... 16Gb of RAM (2 x 8Gb) at around £125 !! ouch.Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by ChimpMaster View Postjust checking out the prospect of extra RAm now that I'll be runnign 64 bit OS... 16Gb of RAM (2 x 8Gb) at around £125 !! ouch.Leave a comment:
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just checking out the prospect of extra RAm now that I'll be runnign 64 bit OS... 16Gb of RAM (2 x 8Gb) at around £125 !! ouch.Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by Doggy Styles View Post
However he does have a point if the OP is a contractor who needs some level of compatibility with client corps.
That's one of the reasons why I don't use linux or a Mac - No client I've ever been at in the last 20 years has required me to use them, it's nearly all been MS/Windows/Office/PC.
Originally posted by Doggy Styles View PostAlthough there was dear old VMS in a gig in Germany, and OS2 when I worked in Scotland. That's foreigners for you.
Originally posted by Doggy Styles View PostHang on, was OS2 ever run on a Mac? I can't remember what the hardware was.Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by Doggy Styles View PostHowever he does have a point if the OP is a contractor who needs some level of compatibility with client corps.Leave a comment:
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