Just upgraded - From crank to nuclear fission in one easy step!

[StoneChucker]

Back in oh, 1998 or 1999 I got an Intel Pentium 2, 400mHz! Man, what a machine, I could run anything, play anything - do anything! It came with an 8GB HDD (OMG, I'll NEVER use all of that!!!) and 128MB of RAM.

It dawned on me lately that waiting almost 4 minutes for the computer to boot up, and 30 seconds for internet explorer to load is rather annoying. So, through rather convenient family contacts I got myself a free Pentium 4. Man what a difference. Boot up in 40 seconds, explorer loads in about 1 second.....ahh, it may seem normal to you, but to me it is luxury! (back in MY day...)

The only thing I don't have is a good video card, but since I don't play games it's not much of an issue.

If anyone needs it, I have a spare crank available. It was the add-on to the P2, which you turn by hand to give a few extra volts/mHz when times got rough... Bolts right into the side of the tower :weird:

[Sutage]

I remember when we got this computer.. P4 3.2 ghz 512mb ram 120gb hdd, before that I was on a p233 32mb ram 2gb harddrive which we got 8 years ago
ahhh the difference
:D

[Antallica]

Oh please no. I get paid to teach that crap, this is my escape from hell!

Think of the children! :rofl:

[John]

Oh please no. I get paid to teach that crap, this is my escape from hell!

Think of the children! :rofl:
Yea I think of them abit to much :(

[Jamezo]

Yea I think of them abit to much :(

no such thing. mmmmmmmmmmm, succulent, delicious children.....

[John]

no such thing. mmmmmmmmmmm, succulent, delicious children.....
So tender and pure... I've said to much

[StoneChucker]

I plead the fifth

[Biff]

Get yourself an Apple Mac with the latest OS. Loads up and runs in about 15 seconds.

If all else fails - dump IE and switch to Firefox.

[Phurrball]

Get yourself an Apple Mac with the latest OS. Loads up and runs in about 15 seconds.

If all else fails - dump IE and switch to Firefox.

Indeed - never mind loading up, instant wake-up from sleep = no restarts except for software updates! Hurrah! :yes:

Dunno about Firefox on a Windoze machine, but Firefox is hellishly greedy on system resources on my Powerbook - Processor is at this moment running at about 80-90% using FF, but drops ~70% on quitting. [Using it currently, as Apple's last 10.3.9 update broke Safari :weep: - still broken after all Apples 'helpful' solutions.] That said, it's a pretty good browser - I can put up with a HOT powerbook case in the colder months...

I must say that my Mum's '99 iMac has no problems whatsoever - Macs have L O N G lives compared to Windoze boxes - and the price differential has largely disappeared!

At the end of the day it's preference - PC boxes aren't bad per se [especially if running a non windoze OS:msn-wink:], but Windoze always wants me to clap for its 'cleverness' [makes me :mad: ]- My mac just does what it has to without fuss.

My $0.02.

[Flyingpony]

Boot up in 40 seconds, explorer loads in about 1 second.....ahh (back in MY day...)

OMG :eek5:, you used that word! (explorer).
Swtich to Firefox and get yourself a free software based firewall if you don't have a hardware one.

Big :niceone: congrats on the free upgrade!

[250learna]

Get yourself an Apple Mac with the latest OS. Loads up and runs in about 15 seconds.

If all else fails - dump IE and switch to Firefox.

ya i use mozilla firefox, loads alot quicker and never crashes, + more user friendly i recon.

[SPORK]

Bloody crap, everyone beat me to telling him off for using IE. Nerdular Nerdance time! :bleh:

I need to go to bed.

[scumdog]

Hmmph! Well I have a computer. With stuff.

It works.

Sometimes it works slow.

Sometimes it stops.

Then it doesn't work.

I have to switch it off.

If I had a bike or car that bad I'd shoot the sorry mofo.

[StoneChucker]

I like Windows, running XP now. It has a firewall, but I have another software one installed. No problems.

[mikey]

hahahaha a crank on the computer.................. what a picture stoney sitting there getting stoned an winding the crank cause his puter wont go fast enough

[Biff]

As an aside do any of you guys n gals remember this?

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?p=251303#post251303