Kids computers

From: Gary Hildebrand <ghldbrd_at_ccp.com>
Date: Sat Mar 11 00:57:19 2000

Hello Allison

On 10-Mar-00, you wrote:

> <Old Pentium class computers make excellent kids computers. But if you're
>
> Whats wrong with an old 386 or 486 box? I have a 386sx/16 running W95
> and despite what you might believe it's a decent quick and dirty
> printserver to a HP4L. Another 286sx/25 has a ISA based logic probe
> and analog card in it. I have two 486DX2/66 one running NT4/SP4 on 4.3gb
> and the other running Linux (RH5.2) on 500mb, both are a kick to use and
> perform surprizingly well. Both support SVGA 1mb, have networking and
> CDrom. Don't put down those older and often free to cheap 386/486 boxen.
>
> When did pentium become the required cpu?
>
> Allison
>
It happened when Intel and William Gates speaketh and the world followed
obediently.

I soldier on with my 68030 _at_ 25mHz in a 10 yr old design. Like the VW
Beetle (original one) that was designed in the 30's and was built in the
70's and beyond.

Gary Hildebrand
Received on Sat Mar 11 2000 - 00:57:19 GMT