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Originally posted by THE JAKER:
<STRONG>Hey Weasel! - I think you should get this new kind of computer - it's called an Apple 2! It's even better than the first apple, and it's a classic, too! </STRONG>

ROFL What about one of those truly classic 14.4 modems to go with it?

Modems, bah! I never had one when I was a kid.

It's a fad I tell you!

Posted by Humanflyz -

Why don't you just build your own computer. The parts are soooooooooo cheap right now. I think it's the lowest it can possibly go. Jump on the wagon before you miss out.
I don't like to buy these big brand name computer because the companies put a lot of crap in your computer when you buy it. For example, they put a lot of their own utilities and software that you don't need. It would be just better if you can install a bare OS and get software from other people.

I agree. All that is left of my original purchase from a dealer is the casing, one small hard drive and the cables. Everything else I have upgraded myself, or had a local company do...so much cheaper

Athlon Thunderbird 1 GIG
New motherboard
224MB RAM
20 GIG HD
32MB Graphics
16MB sound
56K modem
52X CDROM

Practically a new PC all for £600 ish. Parts are so much cheaper now though...

I think a GIG processor is more than enough (for now ) I chose Athlon over Pentium as they are reknowned for being more stable. This is usually because suppliers are generally in the habit of clocking Pentiums, whereas Athlons already run at their optimum capability.

XP...looks cool a lot of cool cow things. other than that it sucks (IMHO) + I spend 5 min. looking for "My computer" on the desktop!
no 98 (2.ed. for a little more stabillity ) still kick some serious butt and 2000 is also ok.

buy whatever Weasel just DONT BUY SKUMBAG (compaq) I will personaly come to the states and beat you up with a rubberchiken
I am getting rid of mine in a month and ohh yes it sucked big time!

Originally posted by Silur:
I dont know how good they are, but I'd opt for a DVD/CDRW combo anyway.

I agree. When I bought my new system, I was told that having a CDROM was a waste. DVD's are the way to go these days.

Just built this one……….


CRUCIAL MICRON 256MB 32x64 PC 2100 DDR RAM - ($36.00)

EPOX EP-8KHA+ VIA Apollo KT266A (VT8366A) 200/266 MHz Motherboard - Accepts DDRAM, 3 DDR Slot,1X / 2X / 4X AGP FSB,1 AGP Slot,6 PCI Slot. Support ATA 33/66/100, 4 USB, Ver 1.3, with Sound,
Retail Box ($107.00)

AMD ATHLON THUNDERBIRD 1GHz 266MHz FSB SOCKET A PROCESSOR -Retail Box Version with HeatSink and Fan, 256 cache ($96.00)

PLEXTOR 161040A PLEXWRITER 16x10x40 CDRW INTERNAL EIDE CDRW - ($135.00)

MAXTOR 6L040J2 DIAMONDMAX PLUS D740X 40GB HDD - OEM 3.5 inch EIDE ATA133, 7200RPM, 2MB Cache Buffer, OEM - Verson, 3 Year Manufacturer Warranty ($90.00)

MATROX G450 32MB DDR 4X AGP - ($88.00)

CREATIVE LABS SOUND BLASTER LIVE! 5.1 - ($32.00)

TOSHIBA DVD ROM, 16X DVD, 48X CD ROM. ($59.00)

Total $656.00 – includes $13.00 S&H

All components from newegg.com.

Already had a monitor (19” local retail are only $185) and a case/keyboard/floppy/mouse/speakers, etc.)

Windows 98SE (not enough current drivers for XP yet!)

Originally posted by THE JAKER:
<STRONG>Hey Weasel! - I think you should get this new kind of computer - it's called an Apple 2! It's even better than the first apple, and it's a classic, too! I think you'll really be happy with it's state of the art (for 1983) performance!</STRONG>

Heh. My first computer was an Apple II. No hard drive (what were those?), and we had expanded the Ram to 128K so I could play Castle Wolfenstein on it!

Originally posted by Gwalchmai:
<STRONG>Heh. My first computer was an Apple II. No hard drive (what were those?), and we had expanded the Ram to 128K so I could play Castle Wolfenstein on it! </STRONG>

Yeah, exactly ----->me in 1984:

"What's a hard drive? Just let me switch these huge floppies in and out of my one disc drive every 5 minutes."

I remember when I got a second(!) drive it was like the ultimate in luxury - I only had to switch discs every 10 minutes - and some people I knew had a cassette drive!

Oh, man! Tape drives! I never trusted those things. Remember the first modems (I saw them at school) - you actually had to put the phone receiver into the cradle!

At least none of us here now had to do the punchcards!

You've come a long way, baby!

I wonder how Weasel decided to do...

Err, the fact he's missing is, because he tries to build his own computer...?

@Weasel Why don't you build your own computer? Its a lot cheaper and you could call it the....Weaselnator.

Check out tccomputers.com they are very reliable if you are looking to buy parts.