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# hooray!
intel pentium iii, 650MHz.

Is that quick enough to upgrade to XP?
(I helped save b3ta! rob, Sat 22 Nov 2003, 12:17, archived)
# yup
it needs anything above a 300Mhz
(I helped save b3ta! viperrr mostly comes out at night, mostly, Sat 22 Nov 2003, 12:18, archived)
# yeah
that's what microsoft say. but there's a difference between possible and comfortable
(I helped save b3ta! rob, Sat 22 Nov 2003, 12:20, archived)
# very true...
if you got enough RAM you should be okay i reckon, and you've got twice the minimum processor speed
(I helped save b3ta! viperrr mostly comes out at night, mostly, Sat 22 Nov 2003, 12:23, archived)
# From Cnet
For best results, choose a hard drive that spins at 7,200 or 10,000RPM (vs. a 5,400RPM drive), a fast enough processor to feed it (400, 600, or 800MHz vs. 233 or 266MHz), and generous amounts of RAM (256 or 512MB vs. 64 or 128MB).

reviews.cnet.com/4520-3672_7-5021075-2.html
(I helped save b3ta! thirdman Ia! Ia! R'lyeh Cthulhu ftagn! Ia! Ia! Mglui nafl, Sat 22 Nov 2003, 12:28, archived)
# ram is the key
although my brother has it on a laptop that's a mere 266 or something, with barely 128megs, and it'll work in a usable manner - not necessarily work-friendly, but surf-safe at least
(I helped save b3ta! JustHere4Coffee remembers when all o' this were car parks, Sat 22 Nov 2003, 12:31, archived)
# i doubt that
note also that XP eats RAM like a cow eats grass
(I helped save b3ta! edovan, Sat 22 Nov 2003, 12:19, archived)
# co-incidentally
It also churnes out methane and shit.


// Microsoft(c)
// Contributing to global warming since 1984
(furby, Sat 22 Nov 2003, 12:43, archived)
# turn off
all the tellytubby nonsense
or go to windows 2000 instead
(popey, Sat 22 Nov 2003, 12:47, archived)