Date:         Fri, 12 Feb 1999 14:22:04 -0500
Reply-To:     EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
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From:         EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject:      Re: Dual P90 CPUs vs. dual 166 or 200 overdrive chips?
Comments: To: Blue Eyes <lvlearn@MCI2000.COM>
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   It is obvious to me that upgrading this machine a BIG waste of
money.  72 pin SIMM are hard to find at computer shows. So are
proccessors slower than 300 Mhz. If you ask for ether you
get "what do you want that for" asked to you.

We should make sure that the new machine has a standard
AT or ATX case. Mother board has a 100 mhz bus. Use the cheapest
video card we can find, (i'll donate one). I'll be glad to
build one at cost.

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler


On Sat, 13 Feb 1999, Blue Eyes wrote:

> Dave said, "Gerry has Dual P90 CPUs - when it is doing LISTSERV the utilization
> is [on both CPUs] 75% or so.  When doing a web search [both CPUs] it is pegged
> to 100% and it can usually never get the job done - thus times out."
>
> For peanuts on Ebay, we could pick up a pair of what ever the fastest overdrive
> chip that HP motherboard will accept.  HP's site will tell what it can accept,
> but I think 166 5-volt overdrives fit most everything back to the stone age.
> 166/90 = 184% if Gerry's CPU speed is a significant bottleneck.
>
> What's the speed, access time and size of the drive?  Could the archive with
> search software be backed up on a CDR?  That way we could combine the functions
> of back-up and providing CD copies to list members.   I just bought a 100
> blanks for $120, so they aren't as expensive as one bubble envelope plus
> postage to send it through the US mail.  I haven't looked at the Canadian
> Postal rate page recently.  Is there something wrong with spending less to get
> more?
>
> For List members who are always exchanging items, all you need to use rate
> pages is the sending zip code, the receiving zip code, and the parcel weight.
> Then enter that data at one of these:
> United States Mail service rate page:
> Http://postcalc.usps.gov/itds/owa/calculator.home
>
> United Parcel Service rate page and parcel tracking numbers:
> Http://www.ups.com/using/services/rave/rate.html
>
> For light packages, US mail is often cheaper, but UPS is cheaper
> for heavier packages and includes $100 insurance.
>
> John
> "Confusion reigns, but it never pours."
>