Reply to: Clients computers

[vetran]

Not if the hardware spec is part of the reason you need an old PC.

On Virtualbox you can set memory & cpu cap . Its not exactly the same but 90% there. I have enough tat in the home office as it is.

Though possibly the client might want to check on an old machine as well if that is all they can afford, in which case you might want to do it in front of them on site. You can charge them for the pleasure and supply buns!

If you are writing close to the hardware then possibly you need the hardware close by but if as Xoggy said its just to try IE6 then a VM is more than enough.

[d000hg]

honestly virtualbox is so much easier!

https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Migrate_Windows

It clears the shelf and its much faster to boot.

Not if the hardware spec is part of the reason you need an old PC.

[CheeseSlice]

I had to take a craptop from current clientco due to security clearance and hard disk encryption etc.
The thing weighs an aboslute tonne too, whereas frustratingly my LTD had just bought a fancy ultrabook that weights next to nothing

Anyway, the craptop came with a nasty shoulder laptop bag, manuals, mouse and kensington lock.
Before I took it off them I asked them to keep the bag and stuff, but they refused!

The office maintains a clear desk policy and every desk is in theory a hotdesk so you can't leave anything behind. They have a few lockers but there is a giant waiting list for them. So I found the darkest corner of the office I could and flung the rubbish into it so it remains on clientco site and I dont have to lug it home

[vetran]

An old PC or two is always useful for testing. Got an old Dell Win 2000, use it now and then to check web pages as it still has IE6. If a page works on that it should work on almost anything. My lovely old win98 laptop recently expired unfortunately. Sob!

honestly virtualbox is so much easier!

https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Migrate_Windows

It clears the shelf and its much faster to boot.

[EternalOptimist]

declare independance and steal them

[xoggoth]

Had a similar situation, we needed to test on lower-spec business laptops so I bought several old Dell craptops for £200ish each on eBay

An old PC or two is always useful for testing. Got an old Dell Win 2000, use it now and then to check web pages as it still has IE6. If a page works on that it should work on almost anything. My lovely old win98 laptop recently expired unfortunately. Sob!

[VectraMan]

I still have three old PCs from my former permie employer from 9 years ago.

I keep meaning to take them to the dump.

[scooterscot]

Maybe you could use the hour you spend posting pictures of your exploits on CUK and then arguing about it.

My charity donations are the stuff of legends.

[d000hg]

That's an hour out of my day. Will be including an invoice with the post & packaging.

Maybe you could use the hour you spend posting pictures of your exploits on CUK and then arguing about it.

[scooterscot]

forgot you were an expat. £15 - 30 then. £7 after tax.

still not a lot to fix the problem

That's an hour out of my day. Will be including an invoice with the post & packaging.

[vetran]

A 5Kg dell from Germany to the UK is not £5. Would be charged again for how ugly it is too.

forgot you were an expat. £15 - 30 then. £7 after tax.

still not a lot to fix the problem

[d000hg]

Had a similar situation, we needed to test on lower-spec business laptops so I bought several old Dell craptops for £200ish each on eBay, then ended up stuck with them (I got the money from the client).

[scooterscot]

courier them to them with signed delivery.
should cost £5 each.

job done.

A 5Kg dell from Germany to the UK is not £5. Would be charged again for how ugly it is too.

[vetran]

courier them to them with signed delivery.
should cost £5 each.

job done.

[Old Greg]

EBay.