yes
unfortunately you are correct on most all counts Ivan
i blew way too much time on it already, and i can't purchase my own time
even if i wanted to !
but it won't go in the trash
i will reformat it and make a hand me down or chip programmer or something
BTW, i still have a 386 with a chip programmer card in it
boots up in seconds, runs DOS real snappy
ds
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Bagotronix Tech Support wrote:
> at the end of the process one of the machines morphed itself into a
> doorstop - this is what was driving this quest
>
> oh well, it was more than 2-3 yrs old
So a software update broke the hardware? Not likely. I suppose you
mean the software update screwed something up in the OS, and it's not
worth your time to reinstall the OS?
Praise be to MS, for culling the unworthy [machine] from the ranks of
the brethren! Praise be to MS, for the salvation of the other 6
brethren from the evils of the Virus!
All joking aside, what will you do about that busted machine? You will
buy a new PC, of course. And what OS will it run? A MS OS, of course!
So MS just made money by screwing up an older MS product on your
existing machine. Wow, I wish I could be in a market like that! I
guess I should start telling my customers to whack their existing
product with a hammer and then call me up to buy more.
I have a suggestion: see if you can buy that new PC without an OS. Use
the OS license and CD from your old PC on the new PC. Take the old PC
and install some distro of Linux or BSD on it. This way you can avoid
paying more $$$ to MS, be legal, and reclaim your old PC for other uses.
In my office, a computer that is 2-3 years old is considered just
broken-in, not broken-down ;-)
I write this on a 4+ year old 1GHz dual-PIII. Still going! This old
machine has dual video card (Matrox G450), but I don't use the 2nd
output. Due to scopes and other test equipment, there is not enough
desk space for 2 monitors, alas.
Best regards,
Ivan Baggett
Bagotronix Inc.
website: www.bagotronix.com
Dennis Saputelli wrote:
thanks all
$600 is out of my reach for a video card
my local white box supplier found something from nvidia for about $180
with dual DVI outputs, i guess i will do that and tell you how it works
BTW & OT
after the recent WIN2K virus scare
i patched all by boxes (7) to the latest SP's from MS
most were at SP2 and the process was very tedious with up to 6
download and reboot cycles to get it all done
at the end of the process one of the machines morphed itself into a
doorstop - this is what was driving this quest
oh well, it was more than 2-3 yrs old
Dennis Saputelli
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