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To simulate SCSI performance in a non-SCSI environment, you would best achieve it by adding additional RAM to the system. It's not a perfect wash but the caching capability provided by the RAM would help a lot (and is about the only thing you can do). The cost of that RAM would likely cancel...

I have a fundamental agreement with this but it would be too difficult to legislate & enforce. Long-term smokers were raised on the belief that smoking was a health benefit so it's hard to tell people of that generation that their lung cancer isn't covered because smoking was bad for them ...

Saw it at Microcenter yesterday... But I can't find the LiDE 50 anyway in the US. - Fushigi

As an employee, there is a direct responsibility to the organization to bring up the matter and do whatever is reasonable to make sure the company is licensed & legal. Ensure the company can withstand an investigation by the scum-of-the-earth BSA. Remember that as an IT person and an employee...

Great! That one has been needed for ages. :P - Fushigi

While you're at it you may as well ditch the whole GUI. It's a vastly overrated experience anyway. Trade off loads of efficiency for the potential of a slightly more attractive interface. And yes, I'm somewhat serious as well. - Fushigi

Any thoughts on the Planar PL201M? Just over $800 with current coupons at Dell. I have to admit to being tempted. - Fushigi

Interesting to me is the sheer number of security fixes.

Certainly in my case Mercutio suspects correctly. The amount of time I have to surf and post is limited. I work more than full time and have a lengthy commute, am married, have household responsibilities, devote time to my pets, and have other hobbies. Occasionally I even sleep more than 6...

Did they change the weighting for points? It seems my points/week on the Statsman page is a bit higher than it has averaged in recent weeks. I haven't altered my folding farm. - Fushigi

You missed some other moving parts: - Mice - Keyboards - Monitor swivels - hard/floppy/optical/tape drives - PC Card eject buttons on laptops - Speakers (they produce sound by vibrating) - Printers and scanners - Lastly, the human -- or orangutan -- operator of the machine. Definitely prone...

I'd have to agree. Hot they are, but they are stable. My T-bird 1.4 ran ~63C Folding 24x7 and never crashed. This despite being on an utterly crappy Asus A7A266 mobo. And a rather cheap Thermaltake Volcano HSF. - Fushigi

Wow, Elek-Tek. There's a blast from the past. - Fushigi

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Truth is most companies still hog way more addresses than they need. And fail to utilize NATting to the fullest degree available to them. There is absolutely no reason why the average person or corporate desktop user needs a non-NATted address. Only servers, routers, and other networking...

Well, I'm hoping the technology improves before I make a purchase. It already is much better than when originally released. If it doesn't improve enough, I'll just have to evaluate the available options at the time. A projector is not out of the question either. Desires in a new set: -...

Of course it's been a few years, but the last time I looked, WEGAs suffered geometry problems severe enough that people were returning sets. The problems could not be corrected via consumer-accessible controls nor by Sony technicians dispatched to people's homes. I presume those bugs have been...

You may want to re-read this thread from the top. I picked up the XP1700+ (133x11) and am reliably running it as a 2800+ (166x13.5) with just a minor voltage tweak. Without the voltage tweak it runs great as a 2700. Perfectly stable Folding 24x7. No hardware mods or funky cooling; just...

Data center rooms are a good idea for a lot of reasons. With enough machines you need cooling all year around, including winter, so a dedicated room lets you control the environment (temp & humidity) without affecting your employee environment. Locked doors and firewalls enhance physical...

Ditto here. No errors at all when viewing SF. I use the default theme and IE 6 with all updates applied. - Fushigi

It still works for 98. I use it on my wife's 98 first edition box. 95 no longer works with Windows Update. - Fushigi

I've always favored the commercial tree chipper/shredder, feet first, feed them in slowly so it takes a few minutes. - Fushigi

I'm taking the week off so I played with it a little more today. It's now stable at 166Mhz x 13.5 at 1.7V (up from the default of 1.6). That puts it at 2250MHz and is the same as an XP2800+. It seemed to be stable at 1.675V, but I wasn't sure it would stay that way so I bumped it to 1.7...

www.dslreports.com/1053977194]OK, since we're quoting dslreports...[/url]

$42.95, IIRC, for internet when added to digital cable TV. $56.95 otherwise. That's for 1.5Mbps down/256Kbps up. Of course the speed varies, but I've clocked d/ls at sustaining over 250KBps, which isn't bad. I have to disagree with jtr on the cost issue. Normal dialup accounts run $13-$23 a...

They may not have had anything other than the email address. Just send the message to everyone @ hotmail; there are bound to be thousands who use paypal. The others will either enter their info anyway as they don't know better or will just delete the message. - Fushigi

Whatever people may think of PayPal, they are smart enough to not ask for CC info in an email form. They would submit a link to their site instead. Not to mention offer a legit reason. If detecting 'inactive accounts' all they'd need you to do is hit paypal.com and log in. No CC # required...

Well, it's got Microsoft interested in the issue: http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/05/19/HNmssco_1.html - Fushigi

There is a book that describes the average hours each type of repair takes. I believe it's even broken down by model as things like mounting points and accessability varies. The differences will be in labor rates, 'shop fees', inflation of parts cost, desire to gouge the consumer, etc. Around...

Sorry to hear the news. The last time I had a clutch go on me, around 1989 or so, it was only $300 including the tow. That was an 85 Nissan Sentra. Good car, but bought stripped. My cars since then have been ATs as I couldn't stand all the clutchwork in Chicago traffic. In all seriousness...

Still, the same effect could be achieved if the power adapter brick was at the device end and a normal plug was utilized. Or, like most notebooks, in the middle. Use a universal external PSU with a varies-by-country stubby cable to hit the wall outlet. Same concept as the 1 foot power cords...

I submitted this as a News post yesterday with a link to the InfoWorld article. The important things about the drive are: 1) 7200 RPM 2) No hungrier for power than a 5400 RPM mobile drive (although apparently startup draw is a little higher) - Fushigi

From what I've read, the TSX is sold in Europe as the Accord. - Fushigi

My only guess is that it doesn't like having mis-matched memory sizes. Can you try it with 3x256 instead of 512+256? - Fushigi

jtr, check out the Canon LiDE20 or 30 scanners: they are powered by the USB port so there's only the one small cable. I've been waiting for the LiDE50 to come out but Canon might not release it in the US. - Fushigi

Skim milk & I Can't Believe it's not Butter. I was raised on 2% or whole milk (don't recall anymore); a few years back I went to 1% for about a month, then to skim. Now it's what tastes normal to me. Going straight from whole/2% to skim is a shock, but using 1% as a transition eases the...

I will point out again the safety enhancements in new cars compared to cars from just 4 or 5 years ago. Traction control is now an option on many non-compacts. Vehicle Stability Control, which greatly reduces the chance of a rollover in an accident, is becoming available on more cars. Side...

Why buy a new car? 1. Warranty with no deductable. If something breaks, I get it fixed and my only hassle is the time. On a used car, I'm out time & money. Not much of a concern when a screw comes loose but my former car, a Mazda, blew out the trans with only 36K miles. $2200 for a rebuilt +...

<Glances over shoulder at hundreds of anime DVDs, tapes, LDs> Grave of the Fireflies = original Japanese copyright 1988. From Nausicaa.net, a Ghibli/Miyazaki fan site, GotF was directed by Isao Takahata. The 2002 release by CPM was a re-release of the disc, which they has previously released...

I couldn't tell you the models of the KVMs we use at work (they're branded Dell & Compaq; I couldn't say who actually makes them), but we do cascade them. 2 8-port jobbers to support 15 servers. The Belkin F1D104 blake references apparently maxes at 1600x1200@65Hz .. are there any that go...

As a native of the Hoser, umm, Hoosier state, I can't say much. KKK activity is still prevalent, although mostly in the smaller towns like Martinsville (one-time home of the Grand Dragon or whatever stupid name they have for their leader) and rural areas. I haven't lived in the state for a...

Here's a 'newly discovered' security bug for Passport: - Fushigi

Clocker - Jun 19, 2003 02:00 PM The_JoJo - Dec 12, 2003 01:00 PM Cliptin - Apr 21, 2004 12:00 AM Clocker, I'm gunnin fer ya! I like how it even estimates the time of day for an event nearly a year out. - Fushigi

I agree with honold's last 2 posts. The event, as hurtful as it was, is over and it is time to move on. When I got divorced, umm, 10 years ago today!, I didn't want to see any women for a while. I took a couple of years off with respect to dating, romance, doing anything more than the casual...

I may be certifiable, :D , but I'm not certified in anything right now. The company and I agreed that I would pursue CISSP certification and they would pay for it (training + tests). My manager and I concluded that it would be good for the company to have a CISSP certified person on staff...

56-57C when Folding is running. But keep in mind there's also an X-15 in there. I've no idea about idle temps; I don't let my systems go idle very often. And it is about 6 or 7C lower than the Tbird 1.4 was. - Fushigi

OK, it'll do 166MHz x 13 (2171MHz; XP2700+ performance) and stay stable, but x13.5 generates STOPs in W2K. This is without nudging the voltage, so it should go higher with a little more voltage. Not sure when I'll have time to work on it. - Fushigi

From AMD's somewhat limited support site: Q: How do I know if my processor is covered by the three (3) year Processor in a Box Limited Warranty ? A: The AMD Processor in a Box comes with a ball-bearing fan and heatsink. For further assistance you should contact AMD at (408) 749-AMD9 in the...

From the Unlocking Tbreds thread, http://mp3.zonebg.com/cpu/cpu.php was mentioned. It reports: Athlon XP Processor Core Palomino CPU Model 6 Manufacturing Process 180 nm Approximate Transistor Count 37.5 million Approximate Die Size 128 sq. mm Performance Rating 1700+ Working...

The 1700+ I picked up & put on the AU13 has been Folding 24x7 at a 16x multiplier (2600+) for a while now. A Speeze 5F263B1M3 provides the colling. Can't beat it for the price - about $120 + S/H for the CPU/HSF/mobo. No tweaks other that the multiplier so far. When I have some spare time...