Topic: Out of curiosity, Who's got the slowest PC for daily use?

[SkyFlyer]

Pentium 1 133mhz.

If this is your regular, daily-use computer you win the prize. PM me & I'll send you your free P-III upgrade.

Yes folks, this was all just a ruse to get rid of an extra computer that needs a home.

LOL actually its my dos box... But I use it daily

I have a P3 (thanks diehard).

But I have to say, find someone else

[E_Look]

Well, we've got a research instrument (a spectrometer) running off an old 66 MHz 486 I donated to the lab; we use it all the time, so that is one still used and often used SLOW machine.

Unfortunately, the instrument is designed to be run off DOS software written for a computer based on a 486 chip, so we CAN'T upgrade.  In fact, I brought in my old 486, gathering cobwebs in my basement, because the original 100 MHz 486 DX4 croaked.

Man... I tell you I used to lust after the DX4, but after this more or less direct comparative observation, there really isn't much of a speed difference between the two!

[Commander Maxillius]

Well, we've got a research instrument (a spectrometer) running off an old 66 MHz 486 I donated to the lab; we use it all the time, so that is one still used and often used SLOW machine.

Unfortunately, the instrument is designed to be run off DOS software written for a computer based on a 486 chip, so we CAN'T upgrade.  In fact, I brought in my old 486, gathering cobwebs in my basement, because the original 100 MHz 486 DX4 croaked.

Man... I tell you I used to lust after the DX4, but after this more or less direct comparative observation, there really isn't much of a speed difference between the two!

Looks like E wins.

Have you ever looked into finding a 486 emulator and running it on a P4?  I'm sure you'd get at leas a 10-fold speed increase.

[KBF MalaK]

Well, we've got a research instrument (a spectrometer) running off an old 66 MHz 486 I donated to the lab; we use it all the time, so that is one still used and often used SLOW machine.

Unfortunately, the instrument is designed to be run off DOS software written for a computer based on a 486 chip, so we CAN'T upgrade.  In fact, I brought in my old 486, gathering cobwebs in my basement, because the original 100 MHz 486 DX4 croaked.

Man... I tell you I used to lust after the DX4, but after this more or less direct comparative observation, there really isn't much of a speed difference between the two!

Looks like E wins.

Have you ever looked into finding a 486 emulator and running it on a P4?  I'm sure you'd get at leas a 10-fold speed increase.

Not to change the subject, but I REALLY need a 486 emulator that'll slow down my P4 to a DX4 speed. Wing Commander just runs WAY too fast to play on this P4/1.6 gig machine of mine, and my girlfriend wants me to retire my 486/100 I have just for that game on her desk.

My 'travel' computer is also a 486/100 AT&T laptop.

[The Bar-Abbas Anomaly]

 
Have you tried running it under DOSBox?


Also, anyone want a $100 Dell P-II laptop?

[Dash Jones]

My uncle might, not certain...what OS, RAM, Proc. and other specs?

[The Bar-Abbas Anomaly]

 

It's a Dell... Inspiron CPi...?  I think.  P-II, 233Mhz, 96 or 128Mb RAM, 6Gb HDD, 14" display and CD drive running Windows 98.  (I don't have it here in front of me at the moment, but I'll verify this later)  It has some minor cracks in the plastic on the back of the display near the hinges, but is otherwise very clean.

$100 takes it and I'll ship it anywhere in the US without additional cost.  I just need to clean up the previous users My Documents & other data.

This laptop goes for about $160 ~ $200 or so on eBay.