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Designgeek
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I'm a telecoms geek (PBX engineer, specifically) if that's close enough for you.
Re. computers: MacOSX on the desktop, WinXP to run a programming app for KXTDA switches, BSD on the mail server and the R&D platform.
Re. computers: MacOSX on the desktop, WinXP to run a programming app for KXTDA switches, BSD on the mail server and the R&D platform.
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And right on cue, just this second I got another email from Panasonic KXT Labs saying they're going to pass along yet another one of my design inputs, up to the engineers in Japan who design the KXTDA & KXTVS products. Woohoo!, every time that happens, I feel like an uncle *again*!
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Amd athlon xp 3200 2.10ghz 333mhz fsb, dunno 512mb ddr sdram 400mhz pc3200, Windows i might switch to linux for 101 reasons
1.) Linux runs over 2x faster than windows.
2.) Windows is flooded with viruses/hackers/spyware/ad-ware.
3.) You have hundereds of choices of what linux distribution to use(thought you might need new hardware for some).
4.) You don't need to go out in the store and wait in line for along time, you can just download the .iso and burn it to cd if you have a cd burner and a cable/dsl connection.
5.) It runs good even on crappy old computers unless windows.
6.) You don't need to download StyleXP or Windowsblinds like programs to style up your pc.
7.) It comes with better instant messaging programs than windows does like Gaim or Kopte.
8.) They use mozilla as their default browser and not crappy internet explorer.
9.) It is unix-based.
10.) Some distributions can be bought pre-burned for under 10$ if you have dial up or no cd burner.
11.) There is no software licensing crap.
12.) KDE looks so much nicer than windows.
13.) GNOME looks so much more professinoal than windows.
14.) You can use Xebian Linux if your a gamer.
15.) It comes with packages that use the GPL license.
16.) Some distributions come with gimp(a useful gfx program comapared to paint) instead of paint and it has a GPL License, better tools, and it's open-source.
17.) Better mascot than windows.
18.) You have more than one interface to use on some distributions.
19.) The newer editions of GNOME have many interfaces pre-loaded.
20.) Unix's terminal is extermely more professional than the DOS Prompt
21.) It boots nearly twice as fast on a slow computer than Windows does.
22.) You have the choice to install the packages you want, and you can go GUIless if you want to.
23.) You can create your own gui from scratch.
24.) Better security to your own firewall.
25.) It's open-source.
26.) They still support versions back from when they started unlike mac or windows
27.) Linux, that sounds cool. If you saw someone that said, hey, I have Windows Longhorn, you can say hey, I have Linux. Listen to them, Linux just sounds so much cooler than long horns.
28.) Longhorn beta is currently a very slow os.
29.) The only OS that comes with a game where you lay a penguin on snow and race it down hills is Linux, that's a cool game.
30.) Linux is free, you don't have to worry about being thrown in jail for downloading it or giving your firend a copy.
31.) Stability is always an issue, and Linux tops all with it's stability.
32.) Linux has the best support why cause it is free!
33.) Linux has file permissions so you can secure your files.
34.) The root user has control of everything.
35.) Umm the panel can hide with a arr
36.) You don't have to load programs such as adaware spybot and an antivirus along with all those other maintainence programs
37.) Supurb HTML editing programs.
38.) Pretty much all browsers are good on linux except for Konquerer(but it's only meant to manage files anyways so who cares if sites look bad in it).
39.) Free office programs better than MS Office.
40.) You get the joy that your money doesn't go to the devil.
41.) Virtual desktops are a great way to organize Windows.
42.) MPlayer is a great movie player for Linux.
43.) Windows XP Home Upgrade CD comes pre-loaded with some spyware.
44.) You dont have to do autoupdates
45.) You can't uninstall IE because it's used by many programs.
46.) Windows XP Home Edition SP2 has too much firewall stuff that you can barley send files to your friends(I had trouble sending a file to a friend because of this)
47.) No blue screens unless it's an floppy/ftp install or you choose to install in textmode.
48.) Linux has live cds so you can try out it and see if it works with your hardware without installing it on the hdd unlike windows.
49.) There is a program like Trillian Pro on linux but alot better in the skinning area and it's free and doesn't lag or disconnect at all like trillian does sometimes.
50.) Most good distributions have support forums so you don't spend hours looking for help through some database, instead, a support team will answer your question, straight to your face, quicker, easier, free.
51.) KDE-Apps.org has alot of useful applications for linux that can be used for anything that you can do on windows and Windows has sites for programs, but those are open source and generally fixerd and upgraded faster.
52: Sourceforge.net, mostly linux things and programs, very good site. Windows definatly needs to be open sourced, or at least have sites that are for windows that give open source programs eh
53.) Automatic Updates slows down your internet.
54.) Windows is a microsoft product which means it's buggy like most things microsoft makes.
55.) You have to have windows updates
56.) Windows is slow on computers with only 128MB of ram and some linux distributions are normal speed on it.
57.) Linus Torvalds is a system programming specialist (and a nice guy) who spent 7 years as a graduate student in Helsinki so he could develop Linux for you. Bill Gates is a marketing specialist (and an egotist) who built a 40 room house with your money.
58.) With Linux the source code is included. With Windows having the source code would be illegal, (unless you pay a lot more than you already pay, and even then Microsoft developers get more than you do).
59.) Linux allows you to reboot whenever you want, windows forces you to reboot sometimes when you install stuff or make system changes.
60.) Linux can run on more platforms than windows can.
61.) Windows XP runs slower on older pcs than Windows 98 and it's a newer version so microsoft makes you buy new hardware to make it normal.
62.) Multiple users can telnet into a nix box and do tasks while Windows remains single user OS'
63.) Great for servers
64.) Linux doesn't have programs that slow down your internet like windows does.
65.) Linux gaming servers with the same specs as windows gaming servers generally run 2 to 3 times faster and are capable of hosting double the amount of people
66.) Linux checks for new hardware on boot. Windows... Does not. ;-)
67.) The linux styling is extremely better looking and more professinal than StyleXP or Windowsblinds and they don't slow your pc slow like windowsblinds and stylexp do sometimes.
68.) Linux doens't need style programs, it can do everythign nativly.
69.) Windows applications can be ran in wine.
70.) No oiling or greasing Internet Explorer having to do updates.
71.) No pointless versions unlike windows that had ME.
72.) No crappy instant messagers like Windows Messenger but it comes with awesome instant messagers like Kopte and Gaim.
73.) Linux doesn't need as much ram to run correctly.
74.) The gimp snapshot plugin allows you to take a screenshot of only one window.
75.) Linux box's can share there desktops with another one.
76.) Chmod gives more security then windows.
77.) You can set it up to be a webserver during installation.
78.) Free support around the clock from various sites.
79.) You can write your own drivers if there isnt one out for your hardware.
80.) Sometimes your internet might be faster than it is on windows.
81.) Microsoft won't let anyone look at its algorithms.
82.) Windows protects you from the fearsome experience of being able to see exactly how the operating system works.
83.) Controling a server has never been more easier than on linux.
84.) The login style looks extremely more professinoal and nicer.
85.) Linux's bootloaders grub or lilo can dual boot windows and linux so that you dont need to take windows off your computer. but windows' bootloader only can boot windows
86.) Linux gives you the ability to be able to set custom group permissions, while windows xp gives you administrator and a limited user.
87.) Knoppix runs very fast even with only 100MB of ram.
88.) GFX look much nicer in linux than windows.
89.) Knoppix and some other distros come pre-loaded with many more applications than windows has and there useful ones unlike windows.
90.) Ksnapshot is much easier than taking a screenshot with print screen and paint , photoshop, or paintshop pro.
91.) You get to choose between KDE or GNOME on some distros instead of using crappy DOS.
92.) No flaws to easy programming.
93.) Some versions of linux operating systems can run on a 450MHz computer.
94.) Easy source code editing.
95.) No having to get glue to cover flaws.
96.) No having to wait for icons to load after doing a task.
97.) No having to do stupid upgrades that take hours.
98.) No having to put in extra hard drives to store crap.
99.) Its compatible with all hardware but probbaly not hard drives that are old.
100.) It wont kill your version if it is bootleged.
101.) No stupid product #'s.
nvidia 5200 fx 128mb
uhhh not much
doom3
Amd athlon xp 3200 2.10ghz 333mhz fsb, dunno 512mb ddr sdram 400mhz pc3200, Windows i might switch to linux for 101 reasons
1.) Linux runs over 2x faster than windows.
2.) Windows is flooded with viruses/hackers/spyware/ad-ware.
3.) You have hundereds of choices of what linux distribution to use(thought you might need new hardware for some).
4.) You don't need to go out in the store and wait in line for along time, you can just download the .iso and burn it to cd if you have a cd burner and a cable/dsl connection.
5.) It runs good even on crappy old computers unless windows.
6.) You don't need to download StyleXP or Windowsblinds like programs to style up your pc.
7.) It comes with better instant messaging programs than windows does like Gaim or Kopte.
8.) They use mozilla as their default browser and not crappy internet explorer.
9.) It is unix-based.
10.) Some distributions can be bought pre-burned for under 10$ if you have dial up or no cd burner.
11.) There is no software licensing crap.
12.) KDE looks so much nicer than windows.
13.) GNOME looks so much more professinoal than windows.
14.) You can use Xebian Linux if your a gamer.
15.) It comes with packages that use the GPL license.
16.) Some distributions come with gimp(a useful gfx program comapared to paint) instead of paint and it has a GPL License, better tools, and it's open-source.
17.) Better mascot than windows.
18.) You have more than one interface to use on some distributions.
19.) The newer editions of GNOME have many interfaces pre-loaded.
20.) Unix's terminal is extermely more professional than the DOS Prompt
21.) It boots nearly twice as fast on a slow computer than Windows does.
22.) You have the choice to install the packages you want, and you can go GUIless if you want to.
23.) You can create your own gui from scratch.
24.) Better security to your own firewall.
25.) It's open-source.
26.) They still support versions back from when they started unlike mac or windows
27.) Linux, that sounds cool. If you saw someone that said, hey, I have Windows Longhorn, you can say hey, I have Linux. Listen to them, Linux just sounds so much cooler than long horns.
28.) Longhorn beta is currently a very slow os.
29.) The only OS that comes with a game where you lay a penguin on snow and race it down hills is Linux, that's a cool game.
30.) Linux is free, you don't have to worry about being thrown in jail for downloading it or giving your firend a copy.
31.) Stability is always an issue, and Linux tops all with it's stability.
32.) Linux has the best support why cause it is free!
33.) Linux has file permissions so you can secure your files.
34.) The root user has control of everything.
35.) Umm the panel can hide with a arr
36.) You don't have to load programs such as adaware spybot and an antivirus along with all those other maintainence programs
37.) Supurb HTML editing programs.
38.) Pretty much all browsers are good on linux except for Konquerer(but it's only meant to manage files anyways so who cares if sites look bad in it).
39.) Free office programs better than MS Office.
40.) You get the joy that your money doesn't go to the devil.
41.) Virtual desktops are a great way to organize Windows.
42.) MPlayer is a great movie player for Linux.
43.) Windows XP Home Upgrade CD comes pre-loaded with some spyware.
44.) You dont have to do autoupdates
45.) You can't uninstall IE because it's used by many programs.
46.) Windows XP Home Edition SP2 has too much firewall stuff that you can barley send files to your friends(I had trouble sending a file to a friend because of this)
47.) No blue screens unless it's an floppy/ftp install or you choose to install in textmode.
48.) Linux has live cds so you can try out it and see if it works with your hardware without installing it on the hdd unlike windows.
49.) There is a program like Trillian Pro on linux but alot better in the skinning area and it's free and doesn't lag or disconnect at all like trillian does sometimes.
50.) Most good distributions have support forums so you don't spend hours looking for help through some database, instead, a support team will answer your question, straight to your face, quicker, easier, free.
51.) KDE-Apps.org has alot of useful applications for linux that can be used for anything that you can do on windows and Windows has sites for programs, but those are open source and generally fixerd and upgraded faster.
52: Sourceforge.net, mostly linux things and programs, very good site. Windows definatly needs to be open sourced, or at least have sites that are for windows that give open source programs eh
53.) Automatic Updates slows down your internet.
54.) Windows is a microsoft product which means it's buggy like most things microsoft makes.
55.) You have to have windows updates
56.) Windows is slow on computers with only 128MB of ram and some linux distributions are normal speed on it.
57.) Linus Torvalds is a system programming specialist (and a nice guy) who spent 7 years as a graduate student in Helsinki so he could develop Linux for you. Bill Gates is a marketing specialist (and an egotist) who built a 40 room house with your money.
58.) With Linux the source code is included. With Windows having the source code would be illegal, (unless you pay a lot more than you already pay, and even then Microsoft developers get more than you do).
59.) Linux allows you to reboot whenever you want, windows forces you to reboot sometimes when you install stuff or make system changes.
60.) Linux can run on more platforms than windows can.
61.) Windows XP runs slower on older pcs than Windows 98 and it's a newer version so microsoft makes you buy new hardware to make it normal.
62.) Multiple users can telnet into a nix box and do tasks while Windows remains single user OS'
63.) Great for servers
64.) Linux doesn't have programs that slow down your internet like windows does.
65.) Linux gaming servers with the same specs as windows gaming servers generally run 2 to 3 times faster and are capable of hosting double the amount of people
66.) Linux checks for new hardware on boot. Windows... Does not. ;-)
67.) The linux styling is extremely better looking and more professinal than StyleXP or Windowsblinds and they don't slow your pc slow like windowsblinds and stylexp do sometimes.
68.) Linux doens't need style programs, it can do everythign nativly.
69.) Windows applications can be ran in wine.
70.) No oiling or greasing Internet Explorer having to do updates.
71.) No pointless versions unlike windows that had ME.
72.) No crappy instant messagers like Windows Messenger but it comes with awesome instant messagers like Kopte and Gaim.
73.) Linux doesn't need as much ram to run correctly.
74.) The gimp snapshot plugin allows you to take a screenshot of only one window.
75.) Linux box's can share there desktops with another one.
76.) Chmod gives more security then windows.
77.) You can set it up to be a webserver during installation.
78.) Free support around the clock from various sites.
79.) You can write your own drivers if there isnt one out for your hardware.
80.) Sometimes your internet might be faster than it is on windows.
81.) Microsoft won't let anyone look at its algorithms.
82.) Windows protects you from the fearsome experience of being able to see exactly how the operating system works.
83.) Controling a server has never been more easier than on linux.
84.) The login style looks extremely more professinoal and nicer.
85.) Linux's bootloaders grub or lilo can dual boot windows and linux so that you dont need to take windows off your computer. but windows' bootloader only can boot windows
86.) Linux gives you the ability to be able to set custom group permissions, while windows xp gives you administrator and a limited user.
87.) Knoppix runs very fast even with only 100MB of ram.
88.) GFX look much nicer in linux than windows.
89.) Knoppix and some other distros come pre-loaded with many more applications than windows has and there useful ones unlike windows.
90.) Ksnapshot is much easier than taking a screenshot with print screen and paint , photoshop, or paintshop pro.
91.) You get to choose between KDE or GNOME on some distros instead of using crappy DOS.
92.) No flaws to easy programming.
93.) Some versions of linux operating systems can run on a 450MHz computer.
94.) Easy source code editing.
95.) No having to get glue to cover flaws.
96.) No having to wait for icons to load after doing a task.
97.) No having to do stupid upgrades that take hours.
98.) No having to put in extra hard drives to store crap.
99.) Its compatible with all hardware but probbaly not hard drives that are old.
100.) It wont kill your version if it is bootleged.
101.) No stupid product #'s.
nvidia 5200 fx 128mb
uhhh not much
doom3
partscounterman
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I'm not compwhiz
I have no idea WHAT you are talking about-my eyes just glazed over!
You younger folks are so lucky to have been raised around this stuff and understand it so well. When I was coming up. computers were these big ungainly things that you would set a telephone handset on. Only the Math Geeks got to even go near 'em
I have no idea WHAT you are talking about-my eyes just glazed over!
You younger folks are so lucky to have been raised around this stuff and understand it so well. When I was coming up. computers were these big ungainly things that you would set a telephone handset on. Only the Math Geeks got to even go near 'em
Your right on with linux! My nephew has two computers One bought and one he built and uses linux and firefox.He`s a programer and loves gaming on the computer and Xbox nintendo and some other systems. I dont know a lot about them but helped him build a game controler.( I did the soldering)I`m thinking of switching to linux, I`ve got firefox and like it very much because its much less likely to be infected with bugs and its not so integrated in windows. I have the AMD athlon 64 2.2ghs, 9800 radeon, dvd/cdrw,17" NEC-lcd that I love. Also have an Emachine with a celeron1.8 Nvidia Gforce and 15" lcd, and a Antique Gateway 486/33 in my shop. Half-Life is my favorite right now. I wonder if Linux will come up with a 64bit version. Microsoft is really dragging their feet( thats nothing new). I got a Trial version of windows64 forget that.If you load it hardly anything works, your dvd cdrw media player all that.You can`t use sp2 with the 64 It wont boot. I wish I could have looked at a Mac but there was no one handling them around here.I got a cws bug last month Tried a lot of things to get rid of it, nothing worked! Last week I downloaded Avast antivirus (free) set it to do a boot scan and now everythings fine. You think I`m paying $70.00 for norton again? No way!
)I`m thinking of switching to linux, I`ve got firefox and like it very much because its much less likely to be infected with bugs and its not so integrated in windows. I have the AMD athlon 64 2.2ghs, 9800 radeon, dvd/cdrw,17" NEC-lcd that I love. Also have an Emachine with a celeron1.8 Nvidia Gforce and 15" lcd, and a Antique Gateway 486/33 in my shop. Half-Life is my favorite right now. I wonder if Linux will come up with a 64bit version. Microsoft is really dragging their feet( thats nothing new). I got a Trial version of windows64 forget that.If you load it hardly anything works, your dvd cdrw media player all that.You can`t use sp2 with the 64 It wont boot. I wish I could have looked at a Mac but there was no one handling them around here.I got a cws bug last month Tried a lot of things to get rid of it, nothing worked! Last week I downloaded Avast antivirus (free) set it to do a boot scan and now everythings fine. You think I`m paying $70.00 for norton again? No way!Designgeek
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Partscounterman: Linux is an "open source" operating system. Open source means that the source code, i.e. the raw material from which the system is compiled, is published widely on the web. You can download the source code from a canonical (standards-bearing) web site, and compile it into object code on your own machine; similar to buying seeds and growing your own vegetables in your own garden.
The fact that the source code is public, means that anyone with appropriate skills can contribute to it, which is how its functionality evolves over time. Also, the public nature of this makes it easy to conduct peer review, i.e. for others to critique it and fix problems before they get out of hand.
Also, since it's public, people can more easily write applications (software that does specific tasks, such as word processing, calendar, video production, etc.), than they can for a "proprietary" operating system, where the maker gives them "only so much information", i.e. enough to let them develop applications, but not the whole thing. The difference is, if you have the whole thing, you can optimize your applications in ways that aren't otherwise possible; make it run faster, make it more secure, etc.
And speaking of security, it's far more secure than Windows, because the peer review process continually improves security, and because you have total control over what is and isn't allowed to occur on your machine. Whereas with Windows, you have to depend on Microsoft's capacity to deal with security issues, and recent history shows that Microsoft can't keep up with the number of attacks and other problems that occur.
In fact, Linux has become the gold standard for high-security government systems. The National Security Agency (NSA), whose mission includes making and breaking codes, and which handles the most sensitive military secrets, has developed a version of Linux called Linux SE (we call it "NSA Linux"). As of at least middle of last year, you could go to www.nsa.gov and download the source code, and use it on your own machine, free of charge. Since the source code was public, the community-at-large was able to vouch for the fact that NSA wasn't hiding any of its own spyware in there. So, for example, security-conscious IT managers in companies that depend on protecting their information, could use NSA Linux and meet the most stringent of corporate due-diligence standards.
With all this, it's astounding (and frankly obscene) that the voting machine infrastructure has not been built on open-source platforms. The entire inner-workings of such a voting system could be available for public examination (i.e. by any reasonably smart geek, who in turn could be hired by e.g. the League of Women Voters or other civic groups). Detailed explanation omitted to save space, but the bottom line is that this could restore credibility to our election system.
In addition to Linux, other open-source operating systems include FreeBSD and OpenBSD. BSD is also the foundation of Macintosh OSX, which gives OSX considerable advantages in terms of security, speed, and flexibility. (I'm using it on the machine I'm writing this on.)
If you have an older PC that is too slow to run the current version of Windows, it's worth experimenting with Linux and the BSDs. You'll find they run as fast on an older machine as Windows does on a newer one, and you'll be amazed at how it feels to be free of security and reliability problems, and to be able to do darn near anything you want at cost zero. However, for non-technical folks it can be somewhat challenging to set up, so find a local geek who's willing to help get you up & running.
The fact that the source code is public, means that anyone with appropriate skills can contribute to it, which is how its functionality evolves over time. Also, the public nature of this makes it easy to conduct peer review, i.e. for others to critique it and fix problems before they get out of hand.
Also, since it's public, people can more easily write applications (software that does specific tasks, such as word processing, calendar, video production, etc.), than they can for a "proprietary" operating system, where the maker gives them "only so much information", i.e. enough to let them develop applications, but not the whole thing. The difference is, if you have the whole thing, you can optimize your applications in ways that aren't otherwise possible; make it run faster, make it more secure, etc.
And speaking of security, it's far more secure than Windows, because the peer review process continually improves security, and because you have total control over what is and isn't allowed to occur on your machine. Whereas with Windows, you have to depend on Microsoft's capacity to deal with security issues, and recent history shows that Microsoft can't keep up with the number of attacks and other problems that occur.
In fact, Linux has become the gold standard for high-security government systems. The National Security Agency (NSA), whose mission includes making and breaking codes, and which handles the most sensitive military secrets, has developed a version of Linux called Linux SE (we call it "NSA Linux"). As of at least middle of last year, you could go to www.nsa.gov and download the source code, and use it on your own machine, free of charge. Since the source code was public, the community-at-large was able to vouch for the fact that NSA wasn't hiding any of its own spyware in there. So, for example, security-conscious IT managers in companies that depend on protecting their information, could use NSA Linux and meet the most stringent of corporate due-diligence standards.
With all this, it's astounding (and frankly obscene) that the voting machine infrastructure has not been built on open-source platforms. The entire inner-workings of such a voting system could be available for public examination (i.e. by any reasonably smart geek, who in turn could be hired by e.g. the League of Women Voters or other civic groups). Detailed explanation omitted to save space, but the bottom line is that this could restore credibility to our election system.
In addition to Linux, other open-source operating systems include FreeBSD and OpenBSD. BSD is also the foundation of Macintosh OSX, which gives OSX considerable advantages in terms of security, speed, and flexibility. (I'm using it on the machine I'm writing this on.)
If you have an older PC that is too slow to run the current version of Windows, it's worth experimenting with Linux and the BSDs. You'll find they run as fast on an older machine as Windows does on a newer one, and you'll be amazed at how it feels to be free of security and reliability problems, and to be able to do darn near anything you want at cost zero. However, for non-technical folks it can be somewhat challenging to set up, so find a local geek who's willing to help get you up & running.
jasonl
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Me too
I'm a Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician. That means I fix computers only now Microsoft knows it lol.
My comp? OK.
Antec P160W - my comp is pimped with UV sound activated lights, UV reactive drive cables, 2 120mm uv reactive fans, Cooler Master Musketeer Fan cntrl/Volume meter, CPU temp gauge. Oddly enough, this case looks like it could be a piece of 70s electronics with its chrome trim and aluminum case. Kinda like a stereo.
Sony Vaio (made by Asus) MicroATX motherboard with P4 2.4ghz 400fsb
512mb DDR ram
ATI Radeon 9600xt video card
Soundblaster Live 5.1 sound card
Logitech Wingman Force USB steering wheel
Raildriver Train controller (works with Microsoft Train Simulator)
KDS 17" monitor
Fav games? Rollercoaster Tycoon 1,2,3 (of course), No Limits Coaster Simulator (this one is the bomb! A must have if you love coasters), The Sims 1&2, Microsoft Train Simulator, 18 Wheels Of Steel:Across America and Pedal To The Metal.
I get pretty good framerates on driving games. Train Sim is a memory/video hog so on some routes it slows way down. Everything else is fine.
I'm a Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician. That means I fix computers only now Microsoft knows it lol.
My comp? OK.
Antec P160W - my comp is pimped with UV sound activated lights, UV reactive drive cables, 2 120mm uv reactive fans, Cooler Master Musketeer Fan cntrl/Volume meter, CPU temp gauge. Oddly enough, this case looks like it could be a piece of 70s electronics with its chrome trim and aluminum case. Kinda like a stereo.
Sony Vaio (made by Asus) MicroATX motherboard with P4 2.4ghz 400fsb
512mb DDR ram
ATI Radeon 9600xt video card
Soundblaster Live 5.1 sound card
Logitech Wingman Force USB steering wheel
Raildriver Train controller (works with Microsoft Train Simulator)
KDS 17" monitor
Fav games? Rollercoaster Tycoon 1,2,3 (of course), No Limits Coaster Simulator (this one is the bomb! A must have if you love coasters), The Sims 1&2, Microsoft Train Simulator, 18 Wheels Of Steel:Across America and Pedal To The Metal.
I get pretty good framerates on driving games. Train Sim is a memory/video hog so on some routes it slows way down. Everything else is fine.
