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

**StoneChucker** · 29th May 2005, 13:51

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

**Sutage** · 29th May 2005, 17:23

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

**Antallica** · 29th May 2005, 21:26

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

Think of the children!

**John** · 29th May 2005, 21:40

Originally Posted by Antallica

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

Think of the children!

Yea I think of them abit to much

**Jamezo** · 29th May 2005, 22:01

Originally Posted by John

Yea I think of them abit to much

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

**John** · 29th May 2005, 22:08

Originally Posted by Jamezo

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

So tender and pure... I've said to much

**StoneChucker** · 29th May 2005, 22:37

I plead the fifth

**Biff** · 29th May 2005, 22:43

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** · 29th May 2005, 23:57

Originally Posted by 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.

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

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

- 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

], but Windoze always wants me to clap for its 'cleverness' [makes me

]- My mac just does what it has to without fuss.

My $0.02.

**Flyingpony** · 30th May 2005, 00:21

Originally Posted by StoneChucker

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

OMG

, 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

congrats on the free upgrade!

**250learna** · 30th May 2005, 00:27

Originally Posted by 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.

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

**SPORK** · 30th May 2005, 00:57

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

I need to go to bed.

**scumdog** · 30th May 2005, 01:08

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** · 30th May 2005, 16:00

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

**mikey** · 30th May 2005, 16:11

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