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Now Windows 8 is installed. Though I do have settings set and files copied, I do not have apps installed, nor will I install them until I get my SSD, which by the way, I actually am getting. I'm just gonna go the "reset everything" route. A peculiar thing is that PAE is pretty much enabled, but...

Srsly? Wow. Well, it's kinda a moot point now, seeing as I am now installing Windows 8. 32 bit, because I heard about PAE and how to use it. I'm sorry for being so wish washy. Thanks for the input.

My thoughts exactly. I laughed when I first saw that many months ago. Glad to see someone else who reads PA! I haven't read it actively in a few weeks but I think I'm going to pick it back up again.

Wow, derailed that didn't I? Well, back to the topic: If I could go with a ThinkPad, I'd go for a T420 not just because the model number's funny (tee hee), but because it seems to be the better value for the money. 100 MHz isn't a noticeable difference anymore, hasn't been for a few years now...

^ I lol'd. I want to chime in and say that, if I could afford it, I'd be heading for a ThinkPad. But realistically, I would have to settle for a Dell Latitude, because they aren't terrible for the money. But PC sales are dipping in general, and things look bleak, though I will say I don't think...

My thoughts exactly, but I don't have an easy way to clone hard drives (after purchasing the SSD I'd be el broke-o so no Norton Ghost for me unless I torrent it, which I am not about to do).

After further deep-thinking I've decided not to get an SSD right now after all - - I just went through the trouble of setting up Windows the way I like it, and all my programs too - - I don't want to do that again. Also, I will wait until such time as larger SSDS are in my price range (with...

That's what I did - - move up to Cyanogen CM9.

I followed a guide somewhere on how to get a Samsung Galaxy Tab (which normally supports only up to Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread) onto 4.0.3 ICS. Mic doesn't work, camera's a bit flaky but I don't use either of those anyway. Everything else works perfect, much smoother than on Gingerbread. It...

I've decided to put the SSD into the laptop (which I actually did get, today in fact). Pentium Dual-Core T4300 @ 2.1 GHz, 4GB RAM, Intel Mobile 45 chipset. Dell Inspiron 1545. Not much of an upgrade, but it's portable and free.

But when I had Skyrim, it jumped up to around 50 GB used, but I got rid of Skyrim (mostly cause I suck at it). Hindsight being 20/20, I probably should've edited my previous post.

Thanks. I'm OCD about putting large media files on an external hdd or something similar. Right now my used space on my 250 GB with it (IMO) cluttered beyond belief is hovering around 40 GB.

This is the link: http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Digital-Adapter%C2%A0Solid-SV300S37A-60G/dp/B00A35X6GM/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1387852049&sr=1-1&keywords=solid+state+drive It's not the best but it's the best deal I could find for the money. Should work just dandy for me, net a decent...

The computers we had at my first school were all iMacs, that is, the old iMacs with the colorful cases and handle on the CRT casing. I want to say they ran Mac OS X 10.2 or something. This was in 2003, mind, when 500 MHz PowerPCs weren't that special. The oldest computer I used in school was a...

Funny. I have the same mobo with a P4 1.9 GHz, 1 GB RAM, nVidia GeForce 2 MX 32 MB, WD800 Caviar and Lubuntu 13.10.

I'm not saying I want to upgrade the GPU, I'm just weighing the benefits. Whatever it's running is a formidable upgrade over my aging PDC E2.2K, and to be honest it might just have a decent enough onboard GPU to run Skyrim. That's it. That's the full extent of the torture I put on a GPU. Skyrim...

There are people who torture Windows 98se by <a=href"http://www.winhistory.de/more/386/386vers.htm">forcing it to run on a 386SX</a>. I would like to do exactly the opposite. Let 98se live out it's golden years on a PC that, while far more than enough for it, would be just enough for 98se to...

You've all had some interesting machines. I have a C64 in the garage, mostly because it doesn't work (RAM or PIC went bad). I have the 1541 drive too and plenty of software, a few pieces of hardware (even a C64 Modem!), but I'd have had to have bought an A/V cable for it (yes, they exist, I've...

Originally it was supposed to be your first computer, but now its basically all of them that you remember.

Oh balls, I forgot to change the title from what I originally wanted to post before I posted.

Do you guys remember specific specs on your old computers? I remember some on mine, but they're kind of vague. Unknown NEC model Pentium MMX 200 MHz 8 MB EDO RAM Windows 95 That's all I remember/have been told about it. Considering I was 3 when Dad gave it to me... remembering even that much...

Yeah, you guys are my "group of people who know more than I probably ever will." Dad finds it humorous that I'm referencing real people instead of books or internet articles or whatever, actual responses to my questions.

Exactly how much data does this consume over the internet connection? I'm on a limited mobile wifi unit (it's that or dialup where I'm at), and if I eat up all the data my parents will kill me.

I run Skyrim on this machine. I think it will handle it pretty well. Started it. Should I set up my P4 as a dedicated folding machine? I don't have funds to drop a couple grand on a brand spanking new i7 with dual GTX TITANs, sorry.

I only just now looked into F@H. How have I not heard of this before? I'll install the client when I get home - at school at the moment - but when I do, watch out. If I set up my P4 as a more or less dedicated folding machine (unless my main dies, I'm not going to be doing much else with it)...

Because they save about 3¢ worth of plastic that way. Funny enough, my Dad bought that for me (I guess he got tired of me hijacking his computer to screw around with). Money was tight (still is, hence the reason I'm still using it) and we had to consider what we could afford. That was...

I second this. I'd say try a lighter-weight distro such as Lubuntu, and see if a Windows like UI can't be found (again, Lubuntu is what I'm referencing, though I'm sure XFCE is available for everything else, and it feels much more like Windows than Unity or GNOME.

I'd go with Windows 7. It's supported until 2020 while regular Windows 8 (not 8.1) is only until 2015. I'm pretty sure Windows 8.1 won't run on it. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Still, coming from a prebuilt manufacturer like Dell I was surprised they didn't pull another Dimension 2300 and give me 512 MB RAM to get the price that low. The 2300 had a fairly beefy Pentium 4 but only 128 MB RAM, and this in ~2002ish when 512 MB was mostly universal. It sold for $300 and...

... That makes sense. To compensate for the somewhat slower access times across the network, they'd want to use much faster storage.

What is the point of having an SSD if not to be able to boot from it? Fast, expensive HDD storage?

Most of the bases here have already been covered, and I concur. Linux is a good option for those wanting to get a little more life out of their old box.

And what sucks is that these people don't even know that they're getting... Er, "found in the alps." They see that big fat error message that Windows 8.1 setup.bombs out with and think, "Well, looks like it's time to buy a new computer!" Nevermind the fact that when they were just using Windows...

No, I'm just talking hypothetically. If you were looking at this system in late 2008, would you consider it?

If you were to take a look at this in 2008, would you label it a vomit box? Refurbished Dell Inpiron 530 G33M01 mobo (only supports up to Core 2uo, dunno what specific model, and 4 GB is max RAM capacity... The G33M02 based ones can use up to a Core 2 Quad Extreme I believe, with 8 GB RAM on a...

And the sad thing is that to get their machine to be sane again they need to shell out cash to have someone re-install Windows 7 on there. Most simply don't have the know-how required to install it themselves. Heh, if they saw how installing Windows 95 and 98 was when you were using a system...

What is sad is that I'd never fill a 128 GB one. I'm using just over 40 GB on my 250 GB HDD. That is with Windows 7 Ultimate (albeit x86, it still takes up a ridiculous amount of HDD space by itself), Skyrim, various older (but still space-sapping) games and their ISOs, and about 4 GB worth of...

Pfft, what is this "buy" you speak of? When I want to experiment with an old version of Windows I just download an ISO from winworldpc.com. It also has abandonware applications and serials for everything they host in the forums. I'd also reccommend Vetusware and OldApps.com (for applications)...

Yeah, my main beef with Apple is that they take cheap foxconn hardware and stuff it into a shiny case and sell it for $1300 at least, when it costs them $400 at most to make it. I understand the main point of a business is to make as much of a profit as possible, but jeez. Embezzlement much?

Haha, wow. And I thought I had to deal with some stupid people. Did you have to delete each queued copy one by one?

That whole "200 copies of Minecraft.exe in the download folder" sounds too hilariously stupid to be true, but I'm sure it is. Yeah, I suppose java isn't really essential. But Flash is still very big, that much can't be denied. It's a major point of detraction from the Apple iDevices is the...

Are you talking about movie DVDs or data DVDs? If you just need to make and burn ISOs, I'd use Daemon tools lite and Astroburn lite. Daemon tools lite can even mount virtual drives. I think it has a disc copy feature too, but I don't think it'd work with movies. If you have to make movie DVDs...

I think it'd be interesting to see what people think on this. Personally, I'd have to see just what hardware it's got. I dunno about an FM2 or Axx, I've never seen one in action, but if it was like a Pentium G or even a Celeron G or Core 2 Quad I'd jump on it for a decent price. Just about...

Chewy, you raise a good point, but Java not being for the general populace? There are plenty of java applets out there for the average person, if you look for them. Also, a lot of people play Minecraft, which requires some form of java. Not gonna elaborate here. But you did raise a good point...

For Windows I'd use nothing less than Chrome. Or IE 10, on machines that can really handle it. On Linux however, I see no difference in speed and reliability between the two. Then it's really a matter of preference. But IE 10 seems fairly quick, and it is fully Acid test compliant (make of...

I actually ended up using the nvidia-current package, using the terminal command "sudo apt-get install nvidia-current". I don't know how it worked, because I was sure nVidia had dropped support for the GeForce 2 MX. I thought I had broke-ed-ed it at first because the bootup logo was text only...

Thanks for the assistance guys! Side note: I can edit my profile and that jazz, and I can post without a captcha!

Some icons don't show up and sometimes my highlighted text shows up as a hard-to-see and ugly almost puke-green color. I am running Lubuntu 13.10 on: Intel Pentium 4 1.9 GHz, Williamette core, 4 x 100 MHz FSB ASUS P4B mobo w/ Intel i845 chipset 1 GB SDR RAM nVidia GeForce 2 MX 32 MB VRAM WD800...

I put Lubuntu on it. I'm actually posting from it: I am very impressed with how much more snap this thing has with it. Installing programs isn't too difficult either! For a system that pre-dates DDR RAM and USB 2.0 by mere months, the ability to view YouTube videos in 720p (provided one allows...

I don't have the kind of bandwidth required to download something without being absolutely sure that it will work. Ubuntu, I know for a fact doesn't support my wireless. Nether does Debian. Or Mint. I might as well take a card out of my computer -- You know what, I will. I have a USB one...