Hi kids. Not bragging, as I did not purchase this machine, but do have exclusive use of it (as I work in a home office where I live). This brings us (the couple I live with and myself, our company) to three new PCs, new furniture, and generally the biggest mess and load of work I've had for a while. I already mourn the loss of my Favorites list (if there's a link you think I need, post it or e-mail or PM me, will you? Thanks!) and this here new cheapie keyboard has an Enter Key the size of Texas and a Backspace key the size of Rhode Island, so I'm getting lots of forward-slashes and such.
But I'm keen on this new PC. The old on (very old, mind, about 120 in PC years) could not run newer programs - like Excel - without freezing or crashing. Very off-putting to get any work done. This new one is a monster. Sure, people talk in Gigahertz for speed, but this one apparently has dual processors a 1.88 GHz each, effectively running at about 3.6 GHz. Which I believe does not make much difference, as th new quick bus still is just over 1 GHz, and I believe the transfer rate is limited by the bus. Cool, anyhow!
So there may well be some bizarreness going on as I adapt to a new system and such. Remember, this isn't a 'brag thread' - just informative. And I am curious about how y'all connect to the internet. Who all uses laptops and WiFi? Who gets office time on the net (like me)? What do you use?
Yep, I'm a curious critter. The other thing that's weird is having to update or add programs or whatever whenever I try to do something. Makes me a slow puppy. But me, I am READY for Y2K7!
fyi-
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name MIQQUE5
System Manufacturer INTEL_
System Model DG965RY_
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 6 GenuineIntel ~1864 Mhz
Processor x86 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 6 GenuineIntel ~1864 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Intel Corp. MQ96510J.86A.1577.2006.1115.2351, 11/15/2006
SMBIOS Version 2.4
Time Zone Mountain Standard Time
Total Physical Memory 1,024.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 694.37 MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 2.35 GB
I'd be interested in any comments or critiques of this system, as I am in no wise a technical wizard. All I know is it that this PC is big and fast and hopefully wont crash every spreadsheet.
Please! Tales of YOUR PC!
With love and confusion,
-M.
But I'm keen on this new PC. The old on (very old, mind, about 120 in PC years) could not run newer programs - like Excel - without freezing or crashing. Very off-putting to get any work done. This new one is a monster. Sure, people talk in Gigahertz for speed, but this one apparently has dual processors a 1.88 GHz each, effectively running at about 3.6 GHz. Which I believe does not make much difference, as th new quick bus still is just over 1 GHz, and I believe the transfer rate is limited by the bus. Cool, anyhow!
So there may well be some bizarreness going on as I adapt to a new system and such. Remember, this isn't a 'brag thread' - just informative. And I am curious about how y'all connect to the internet. Who all uses laptops and WiFi? Who gets office time on the net (like me)? What do you use?
Yep, I'm a curious critter. The other thing that's weird is having to update or add programs or whatever whenever I try to do something. Makes me a slow puppy. But me, I am READY for Y2K7!
fyi-
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name MIQQUE5
System Manufacturer INTEL_
System Model DG965RY_
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 6 GenuineIntel ~1864 Mhz
Processor x86 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 6 GenuineIntel ~1864 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Intel Corp. MQ96510J.86A.1577.2006.1115.2351, 11/15/2006
SMBIOS Version 2.4
Time Zone Mountain Standard Time
Total Physical Memory 1,024.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 694.37 MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 2.35 GB
I'd be interested in any comments or critiques of this system, as I am in no wise a technical wizard. All I know is it that this PC is big and fast and hopefully wont crash every spreadsheet.
Please! Tales of YOUR PC!
With love and confusion,
-M.
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