Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 10:48:50 +0000
From: T i m <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] 95 98 or ME on a 70CT please?
David Chien wrote:
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 17:35:06 -0800 (PST)
From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] 95 98 or ME on a 70CT please?
Today a mate has given me what was his Mums 70CT ;-)
It currently has the Toshiba 95B on there and I wondered what the panel
suggests would be the best (Windows) OS for this model please (I guess I
can take the upper 16M out of the 50 and put it in the 16M 70?).
Hi David and thanks for your reply,
Really too slow to run much more than Windows 98SE, which is what I'd
recommend. Very stable, runs decently, but try to up it to 32MB RAM total.
Understood. I've just fired up the 50CT and that is also on 98SE as you
suggest. I can't remember where I got the extra (not detected directly
by 98) drivers from though?
Also, you may want to look into using only IE5.5 (somewhat faster than IE 6),
or Opera for the web browser
Ok, understood.
Also, try not to install to many apps - eg Virus
scanners, etc. I'd go with AVG Free or a light McAfee VScan 4.51 + ZoneAlarm
2.6 era for the protection.
Funnily I have ZA 3.1.395 on the 50CT and would usually use Avast! (is
AVG lighter)?
Also, 98Lite is a program to consider if you really want to trim it down some
more.
Erm, I think I'm ok with the extras .. sometimes the daughter might like
to play solitaire in the car ;-)
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Anything higher than 98SE is really too much for 32MB of ram and the slower
L70 processor, IMO. For Win2k, I'd really have to recommend at least a 64MB
L110 at the very minimum.
Ok .. thanks ..
Anyways, that's really all that these machines were designed for, and the
limited RAM really hinders the use of much more. CPU speeds aren't that great,
even if overclocked, so don't stick too much on them and they'll run just fine.
Cheers. Like I said I used to use the 50CT (32M) with 98SE and for
talking (serial) to my Garmin GPS V. Now I have the extra disk space I
can run a later copy of the Euro Maps and can take the L70 when we go
motorcycle camping for updating the maps and photos from the digicam
again ;-)
Both machines came with their correct OS's installed on them (Tosh 95 /
98) but I was never given the disks for them. Would anyone have an ISO
of one of the real Tosh 98 they could point me to please or
I did have a PCMCIA WiFi card I used with the 50CT but can't find it
atm. I believe they have to be 5V cards and I wondered if there was a
'preferred' card as used by those who know and does it support WPA
please? Same with a std Ethernet card (compatibility not WPA)? ;-)
All the best .. and thanks very much again David ..
T i m (in the UK if it makes any difference)
p.s. I notice eBay is pretty quiet Libretto wise?
