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cherylpf
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 Posted: 03/30/05 - 17:56 Post subject: help a computer ignoramus
When someone tells you that you'll need:
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Intel Pentium 4 processor (1.4 GHZ)
512 MB of RAM; 1 Gig of RAM highly recommended
40 GB Hard Drive
32X CDRW/DVD Drive Combo (with CD burning software)
Windows XP
10/100 MB Ethernet Card |
do you think my 1998 thinkpad with Windows Me will cut it? 
can anyone translate the above for a girl who slept through computer science 101?
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MechEngDropout
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Posted: 03/30/05 - 17:57 Post subject:
I doubt it meets those standards... but they seem pretty high. What will you be using this for?
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pokychick
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Posted: 03/30/05 - 17:58 Post subject:
| MechEngDropout wrote: | | What will you be using this for? |
posting on riff raff...
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TriBob
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Posted: 03/30/05 - 17:59 Post subject: Re: help a computer ignoramus
| cherylpf wrote: | When someone tells you that you'll need:
do you think my 1998 thinkpad with Windows Me will cut it?
can anyone translate the above for a girl who slept through computer science 101? |
1998 thinkpad = boat anchor 
Most new stuff will have what they require, just make nice with the HS boys working in the electronics deptarment and they will help.
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Posted: 03/30/05 - 17:59 Post subject:
| pokychick wrote: |
posting on riff raff... |
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cherylpf
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Posted: 03/30/05 - 18:05 Post subject:
| MechEngDropout wrote: | | I doubt it meets those standards... but they seem pretty high. What will you be using this for? |
skoo. Skoo is who told me this is what I need. Online classes and media and what not. Guess I'm buying a new computer. Anyone want 2 dinosaurs?
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HYPERASHEL
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Posted: 03/30/05 - 18:06 Post subject:
i'd say more than likely not, AND even if it had the stuff it would be very S...L.....O......W to move.
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cherylpf
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Posted: 03/30/05 - 18:07 Post subject:
| HYPERASHEL wrote: | | i'd say more than likely not, AND even if it had the stuff it would be very S...L.....O......W to move. |
It already is s...l....o...w... but its my slow dinosaur. That is paid for.
How much would the above cost me :bracing:
and, what does one do with worthless computers?
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HYPERASHEL
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Posted: 03/30/05 - 18:30 Post subject:
| cherylpf wrote: |
It already is s...l....o...w... but its my slow dinosaur. That is paid for.
How much would the above cost me :bracing:
and, what does one do with worthless computers? |
No idea on costs to be honest. i had me some connections in the industry before but i lost them.
might be able to sell back to IBM so they can sell as a refurbished. Or donate to a school and use the tax writeoff.
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cherylpf
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Posted: 03/30/05 - 18:32 Post subject:
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No idea on costs to be honest. i had me some connections in the industry before but i lost them.
might be able to sell back to IBM so they can sell as a refurbished. Or donate to a school and use the tax writeoff. |
There are places who would want the computers? I'm happy to donate them...
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HYPERASHEL
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Posted: 03/30/05 - 18:41 Post subject:
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There are places who would want the computers? I'm happy to donate them... |
yes, they can teach basics on them to students between programming, re-furbishing, spare parts or turn them in for cash for thier charities.
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cherylpf
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Posted: 03/30/05 - 18:45 Post subject:
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yes, they can teach basics on them to students between programming, re-furbishing, spare parts or turn them in for cash for thier charities. |
I'm totally doing that. first I need a new computer, second I need to figure out how to get all my crap off the old one
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HYPERASHEL
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Posted: 03/30/05 - 18:48 Post subject:
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I'm totally doing that. first I need a new computer, second I need to figure out how to get all my crap off the old one |
a computer place might be able to duplicate your hardrive over to the new one when you go to buy the new one see if they can do that.
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Posted: 03/30/05 - 19:38 Post subject:
That a lot of RAM for such a slow processor.
/currently posting from a Celeron 633Mhz w/256MB of RAM.
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Posted: 03/30/05 - 19:48 Post subject:
| purple hayes wrote: | That a lot of RAM for such a slow processor.
/currently posting from a Celeron 633Mhz w/256MB of RAM. |
That's the legal minimum suggestion. They didn't say it would be "swell".
I only bring this up because most customers of software get fixated on making sure their systems meet the lowest specs possible, then complain because their system isn't as fast as another customer that bought hardware 4 times more powerful than the minimum requirments.
Don't you want to do more than the bare minimum?
Don't you want to express yourself?
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