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Who's using the oldest/least powerful machine at home?
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Date of Lies
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Pentium II 166Mhz
some shit non-3d card
32 RAM
This contest is over
some shit non-3d card
32 RAM
This contest is over
Shogmaster
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The slowest machine still running in the house is a Athlon XP 2200+ on a VIA KM266 mobo with built in video (Savage S3?) and 1GB of PC2100 running Win2K. I have a Socket 370 PIII 1Ghz processor and a Via Apollo chipset mobo not being used because I deemed it too slow for anything. 
Forgotten Ancient
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Let's just say my computer is equipped with a "turbo" button.
Shogmaster
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Forgotten Ancient said:
Sorry Date of Lies. We have a new winner.
Shogmaster
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alejob said:
You're half right. Pentium 2 started with 266Mhz. He's got a Pentium 1 if it's 166Mhz.
Date of Lies
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Shogmaster said:
pssssh, I thought it was obvious mine had a turbo button.
It also has an electronic number panel on the front that reads "166"
and I'll take that athlon off your hands shogmaster.
I could of sworn it was a Pentium 2.
EDIT: I just checked:
GenuineIntel
Pentium(r) Processor
wow, it really is shit.
But it can run Diablo 2. This is a solid machine, not like the shit they make these days, don't wonder why it's lasted so many years.
I'd still take that athlon though.
Forgotten Ancient
Banned
This one - my computer at work
It is a little heartbreaking when I'm stuck playing "500 super arcade games" shareware CDs at home while people here complain about not having enough AGP slots on their computer. What's an AGP slot? :lol
Forgotten Ancient
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:lol
Mine says 1?? I'm pretty sure it says 125 or something, but the numbers don't read correctly anymore.
Date of Lies
Banned
Forgotten Ancient said:
I lied
That panel's been broken for atleast 4 years, it doesn't read shit :lolMy computer also has the best keyboard I have ever encountered. So tight and responsive. But I'm deadly afraid at what will fall if I was to turn it over and tap it.
Forgotten Ancient
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I have some off-brand keyboard with a picture of a tree on it. WTF
Date of Lies
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Forgotten Ancient said:
What's your OS? I'm on Win98 SE.
Forgotten Ancient
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Windows 98SE as well.
My computer didn't like Windows ME too well
My computer didn't like Windows ME too well
Pentium 233 MMX
64 MB Ram
Upgraded from Win95 to Win98SE about 4 weeks ago
Parents had a similarly configured machine with only 32 MB RAM and 3.5 GB hard drive (up until 2 months ago when I ordered them a new machine). It was purchased in 1996 for just over 3000 dollars. It was lucky it died otherwise they'd still be using that poor machine. Will be salvaging it for parts for mine though (the video card is better - a Matrox Millenium versus a STB Nitro).
RIP DELL DIMENSION M233s
64 MB Ram
Upgraded from Win95 to Win98SE about 4 weeks ago
Parents had a similarly configured machine with only 32 MB RAM and 3.5 GB hard drive (up until 2 months ago when I ordered them a new machine). It was purchased in 1996 for just over 3000 dollars. It was lucky it died otherwise they'd still be using that poor machine. Will be salvaging it for parts for mine though (the video card is better - a Matrox Millenium versus a STB Nitro).
RIP DELL DIMENSION M233s
JoshuaJSlone
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Who did?Forgotten Ancient said:My computer didn't like Windows ME too well
BigJonsson
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My dad still uses a pentium 200 MMX, 96 megs of ram and a banshee voodoo II
I'm using a p3 933, 256 megs of ram, gf4 ti4200
And I just got my bonus from work so I will be upgrading to a p4 3ghz shortly
And my dad can have basically what i'm using now
I'm using a p3 933, 256 megs of ram, gf4 ti4200
And I just got my bonus from work so I will be upgrading to a p4 3ghz shortly
And my dad can have basically what i'm using now
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