Mike,
If you don't upgrade to XP you won't have the thrill of downloading the
134 MB Service Pack 1 from the MS website.
Stick with what works? What are you, a Luddite? Sorry, I forgot, you're
an OM user! <g>
Bill Stanke
Mike wrote:
>
> > Here's What You Need to Use Windows XP Home Edition
> > PC with 300 megahertz (MHz) or higher processor clock speed =
> > recommended;
> > 233-MHz minimum required; Intel Pentium/Celeron family, AMD =
> > K6/Athlon/Duron
> > family, or compatible processor recommended=20
> > 128 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher recommended
> >
> So with 350mhz I'm barely over the hump. I do have plenty of RAM @
> 384mb. I may consider the upgrade to XP when I build a new box after the
> first of the year. Anyway, as I understand to get the upgrade for $80 it
> has to be bundled with a hardware package. (??)
> In the meantime I'll make do with what I have and maybe stick in a
> 450mhz cpu which is the max on this mobo. Before anyone tells me how
> cheap ($300) it is to build a new box they have to realize that the
> problem is migrating all of my legacy (read, cheap old) hardware.
> Replacing this stuff would cost the big bucks. Besides cheap, old works
> for me and I'm doing my part to resist the industry push to make
> everything obsolete so you have to "upgrade"
>
> Mike
>
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