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I understand Sapphire is the one that actually makes the cards for ATI.

Old (07/2002) but interesting article on this issue about Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang in Wired: The man who plans to make the CPU obsolete[/url]

Thanks, Howell. As I suspected, the game in question, "Barbie: Swan Lake" is not listed there :) . I don't play games, my 8-year old does :lol: Incidentally, the 3rd party awxDTools_IconSet01.exe add-on for Dameon tools is flagged by Norton Antivirus as containg Adware.

I have zero knowledge/experience in this area. I know MS has a list on their website somewhere. What I'm looking for is real-world experience. How well does WinXP handle 16-bit programs written for W95 and W95 and maybe even W311? Thanks.

I usually use an extension cable with the middle routed near me. That way it's easy to do the physical break/reconnect....

I played around a bit with USB flash drives on my W2k Prof. system. Seems to be no way to accomplish what you want. W2k help blithely states "To reinstall the device, connect the device to the appropriate slot or port", implying that you have to physically disconnect before reconnecting.

I stumbled acroos a site today; they sell IR Illuminators. Here, near the bottom of the page.

Thanks, Howell. My usual method is to create the ISO on the hard drive, mount the ISO, then install from the ISO. That way the game "sees" a consistent drive letter and doesn't freak out when started. Methinks the problem CDs have some form of copy-protection, that's why installing from the...

Any recommendations for tools that can create the images? I have some problematic kids' stuff. Thanks.

I downloaded it and read the readme. They claim it ain't assembler. Hmmmm. Can't play it because my HW specs are way out of requirements. :x

AFAIK, the only way they can have such a small footprint is to write in assembler. Not a trivial task, but the end result can be tiny and very, very fast. Some millenia ago, I learned programming by coding in assembler on a mainframe precursor. For recent examples, see Steve Gibson's site; he's...

$275 * 2 = $550 vs. $600 with the corresponding reduction in number of spindles, meaning less power draw, fewer hot-swap bays. In my view, this would be a worthwhile trade off. You've got an interesting problem to solve!

Soon you'll need a 220V connection for your video card.

And sound card and USB contoller. :D

If at all a server/SCSi solution is being considered, why not Cheetah 10k.6 146GB drives?

I. Disk controller and NIC.

Thanks, Merc. Option #2 is out of the question. Guess I could use SBC's DNS servers (my pevious ISP); they'd be a lot closer than verizon, methinks. Fastest of all would be the cache in my PC. I'll check DSLreports.com.

For NT class Op. sys. I spend more time "resolving www....." than waiting for the web page to load; my ISP's (Adelphia) DNS servers must be crappy. I remember there used to be programs that cached DNS entries locally and used that to go to a web site rather than query DNS servers. I searched...

One thing that has always amazed me is IBM's inept marketing. The 400 has to be one of the best kept secrets in the computing world.

I have a Panasonic 5-CD 10x changer in storage somewhere. Damn thing never worked right, whether in W98 or W2k. My advice, Gary, is to stay away from any "consumer" grade changers (for computers). And of course, the "business/corporate" models are frightfully expensive.

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LOL! Wacky, dark, creativity!

Fushigi, Yup, it was Twinax (I struggled to remember then caved in to coax :oops: ). Thanks for straightening me out. I only wish I had you to fall back on at that time. I had to manage the system in the mid-90s. The Internet was in its infancy, and the best I had available to me at work and...

Mercutio restrains himself with utmost effort and manages to stay extremely polite.....

A bit o' luck, lots of serendipity and foolhardy guts. When I've been down and out, I've taken whatever I could, trusting my instinct that I was not getting way in over my head. The toughest one was the AS/400; it's a very different animal, what with the coax, terminals, somewhat different...

Aah, my friend, therein lies the secret. The change instigated beyond your control, you can do nothing about. But what is absolutely in your power is how you react. Being creatures of habit, we react in the same, worn-a-groove ways. But you can change that. Not overnight. It's like turning a...

You could be describing me. Buck, while what is challenging is indeed a subjective issue, one can say in general that if you're not qualified (knowledge-wise) to handle something but need to, that is challenging. I've been thrust into situations where I've had to install and or manage AS/400...

The amount of knowledge keeps growing at a phenomenal rate. Kids (young to college-level) today need to learn so much more than an old fart like me did. The problem's going to get much worse. What's going to become more and more important is not knowing all this stuff, but knowing where to find...

Well, you're not alone! My interpretation was a lot darker than your whimsical one; a train is on fixed rails and can't deviate from the predetermined path (derailing doesn't count). There is a feeling of not being in control, of helplessness.

Fleabay??

Very funny, e_dawg (not!). I didn't know what it meant either, though I guessed from the context.

Thanks for the replies, folks. Memory is the most expensive part of the new setup. And if for whatever reason only 3.6GB out of 4GB is usable, heck, I'll just go with 3GB. But 3 DIMMs will probably not work in dual-channel mode? I've always bought Crucial, but Kingston at Zipzoomfly is 70-100%...

I might need to build an Athlon 64 system. Ruled out FX because it's so much more. I would have loved a dual Opteron :D but that will have to wait. Ideally the board should support 4 GB of RAM; 3 GB will be the bare minimum acceptable. AFAIK, Win2k Pro (and Win XP Pro) do support 4GB of RAM...

Sources reveal that the next gen AMD proc will be named Thong.

AMD said today that it had released the long-awaited Athlong XP processor. It will be available thru the usual distribution channels. Pricing TBD. In related news, Asus is one of the first manufacturers to support this new processor with the A7N8X-E Deluxe mainboard. Details here.

Weird! We (my wife & I) thought we were the only ones in the universe to feel that way. While everybody, everywhere has a camcorder running to capture special moments, we don't even have one. Years ago, when our daughter was born, my brother took pity and "gave" us his antiquated camcorder which...

Thanks everybody. Pradeep, this thing is like insurance. You don't need it till you need it (another one for Sechs to put in the Favorite Quotes thread). Blake, I try to fill air at gas stations as well, but out here, many gas stations either don't have the air pumps, or they're perpetually...

Mark - in the thread you linked to, please see my posts. I've not had the disconnect problems with the WRT54G. If you Google for this, you'll find that for most people, issues go away with the latest FW / drivers / MS OS patches. The other models I know nothing about.

I have one ~ 12 years old, and it works ok. Noisy as hell, though. And unable to get up to 60 PSI, even though the built in dial goes to 200 PSI (one of the cars has a toy spare that needs 60 PSI). Anybody make a high-quality, quiet, one that can be kept in the trunk? Like those $200 ones they...

Thanks, LiamC.

Buck, accupuncture may help your dad. The main problem with it is that it's not a "cure", it works for a while and then you need to have the needles stuck in you again.

Thanks Sechs. I've never tried naproxen. When I get my occassional, completely debilitating migraines, I pop 3 x 200 mg Ibu for some relief. Maybe naproxen will be better.

More whining - ddrueding's site doesn't work for me in FF; have to use IE 6. Anybody else have the same problem in FF?

Vicodin has a pretty strong reputation, but I guess sensitivity varies. When I hurt my back 18 months ago and was bedridden, Vicodin didn't do much for me at all. What got me back on my feet was a combination of Celebrex (a wonder drug!) and a muscle relaxant. Similarly, Tylenol has no effect...

The MS KB talks only about Win XP. Does that mean the Registry hack is still required for W2k? Can somebody clarify? Thanks!

Congrats! Best wishes for super success and prosperity!

Ditto. Inquiring minds want to know.

Yup. :wink:

They're waiting for somebody to take the initiative.. :wink:

Thanks all. Sorry I wasn't specific - I'm running FF ver. 0.8. While I can't be sure, I believe many of my browsing problems started after installing Encarta Ref. Library DVD (running from HDD). I was running IE 5.5 (and WMP 6.4, the default shipped with W2k); Encarta installed IE 6 and WMP...