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To: Sidney Reilly who wrote (355)	3/11/1998 11:48:00 PM
From: Zeuspaul	Read Replies (1) of 14778

>>I have a 486 66MHz...What should I consider before I do the upgrade?<< As a frame of reference ...for $599 you can have a new 200MHz (Cyrix) with 32 MB RAM and a 2GB harddrive..CDROM..sound..at Microcenter Computers mei-microcenter.com Hopefully we will get some other input on this. I will give you my two cents. I doubt you will be able to upgrade to 586 without changing your motherboard. If you can upgrade it may be in name only. I doubt you will be able to get any significant performance increase with a processor upgrade. 24 MB RAM is substantial for a DOS/Win3.1 based machine running spread sheets and word processors. The most I would do to this machine would be to add the harddrive and maybe bump the RAM to 32 MB if there is an available slot. Most likely It will only support 540 MB harddrives (hard to find). If the computer does not support bigger harddrives there are work arounds. You could put in a 1 GB drive and then partition it into two smaller drives. You might be able to add some RAM to the video card and if it is an option.. cache on the motherboard. Are you running Win 95 and what do you use the computer for? We have discussed uses for outdated computers. One of the better suggestions is to network it to the new machine and use it as a back-up device. It could be used for backing up files or a backup system for Internet access when your new machine is on the blink. Green Machines... I think all machines are green today. I believe government mandates require energy management. I spend an excessive amount of time trying to keep my machines awake. It seems that I am forever trying to find a configuration screen that will enable me to keep my computer on. I wouldn't mind except that sometimes they get up on the wrong side of the bed!..requiring cold boots to get them back up to speed(:{) I have two 486 33 computers (240 MB harddrive and 8MB RAM @ $2500+/- each) and I will not put a penny into either of them. Regards Zeuspaul

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