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bobbdobbs
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:10 pm
Posts: 5490
Location: just behind you!
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I have the RC on my desktop as my main OS since XP commited seppuka and I prefer W7 to Vista by a long margin  So it looks like its going o be W7 on both systems (well once I have updated the main rig because um um I really need to honest guv  ) with a side order of ubuntu. _________________Finally joined Flickr
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ProfessorF
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:56 pm
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HeatherKay
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:13 pm
Posts: 7262
Location: Here, but not all there.
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I am with him completely. Thankfully, you can block posts of that kind without blocking the friend in question. _________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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pcernie
Legend
Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm
Posts: 45931
Location: Belfast
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Absolutely brilliant Cloaked_Wolf should appreciate it too  _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/
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phantombudgie
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:45 pm
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+1 Same here  I especially *cough* need to upgrade. SSD FTW
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ProfessorF
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:56 pm
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I also like... 
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:21 am
Posts: 12700
Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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bally199
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:52 pm
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Location: Barnsley, South Yorkshire
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 Holy crap! This old mac is playing Doom 3! On a 450mhz G4 and a Radeon 9500 Pro! _________________ Kimmotalk is where all the cool people hang.
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ProfessorF
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:56 pm
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Nah, can't be, Mac's don't do games remember? 
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bally199
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:52 pm
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Location: Barnsley, South Yorkshire
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Lol, I do. Using this mac has completely changed my view on them. I know this is not really a fast or powerful example, but what other PC do you know that was made in 2000 and works fine with the latest OS? Trying to install Vista on a Pentium 3 machine would suck. OSX 10.4 on a 450mhz G4 is brilliant! Although I don't think I'd get an intel mac. I don't regard them as "proper Macs" if you get what I mean. I'd happily have a dual G5 Powermac though _________________Kimmotalk is where all the cool people hang.
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leeds_manc
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:19 pm
Posts: 5071
Location: Manchester
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Don't blame the PC for the bloated pos that is Vista. An equivalent PC would be just as fast at running OS yada yada as a mac.
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timark_uk
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:11 pm
Posts: 12143
Location: Belfast
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Cool, I'll be selling mine when I've dealt with all the images from my trip to the Lake District in a couple of weeks. </hint> Mark
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JJW009
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:58 pm
Posts: 8767
Location: behind the sofa
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You can run Windows 7 on a 2000 vintage machine no problem, provided it has a Gig or more of memory. It's not faster than 2K, but it arguably better in some ways. It will also run Doom 3 quite nicely, if it has a 9500 pro in it. I used to play Doom3 on my K6-2 450 in 256MB with that card It's good to know the graphics card works OK. That's been sat on my shelf for years, and in the end I had to get my boss to send it because I couldn't make it to the post office How much memory does your Mac have? I suspect it's significantly more than it would have come with! _________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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ProfessorF
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:56 pm
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I'm confused by this. Not an exceptional circumstance, but there we are.
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leeds_manc
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:19 pm
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Location: Manchester
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take out yada yada and replace it with '10' or '9' or whatever you crazy apple fans like to call your OSes.
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