[AT] OK boys, I need help!! OT Computer stuff

[Mark Greer]

I've been looking at external drives recently and IIRC I can buy a 60gig
external for $100. How much are the int-ext conversion enclosures?
Mark

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry D. Goss" <rlgoss at evansville.net>
To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'"
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Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 2:18 AM
Subject: RE: [AT] OK boys, I need help!! OT Computer stuff


> There are still some around, Mark.  At the Micro Center and CompUSA in
> Atlanta this week, I found 40, 60, 80, 120, 160, 200, 250, and 300
> Gigabyte drives in stock and on the shelves.  In most cases, both stores
> had multiple brands, and you had a choice of either internal or external
> drives.  They also had enclosures with power supplies and cables
> available for converting internal to external.  In every case, you could
> save around $40 by purchasing an internal drive and an enclosure rather
> than by buying an external drive that was preassembled.
>
> Larry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Mark Greer
> Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 11:18 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] OK boys, I need help!! OT Computer stuff
>
> 80 gig because you'll be hard pressed to find a smaller one for sale
> today.
> You can buy an 80 gig for about $60 right now.
> Mark
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at cox.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 8:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] OK boys, I need help!! OT Computer stuff
>
>
> > Hi Don,  Why do you say 80 gig hard drive?  I can see the 512MB RAM (
> my
> > notebook only has 256 and I plan to upgrade it) but I can't see where
> the
> > average guy needs that much hard drive space.  Just curious.
> >
> > Charlie
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Don Shehi" <shehi at commspeed.net>
> > To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'"
> > <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 8:12 PM
> > Subject: RE: [AT] OK boys, I need help!! OT Computer stuff
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > XP home version with at least 512MB of RAM and 80GB on the hard
> drive.
> > Any
> > > computer will run at it's best when it has a lot of memory and hard
> disk
> > > space to work with.
> > >
> > > Don Shehi
> > > Camp Verde. AZ
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> > > [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Carl
> Tatlock
> > > Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 3:52 PM
> > > To: AT at lists.antique-tractor.com
> > > Subject: [AT] OK boys, I need help!! OT Computer stuff
> > >
> > > I'm sorry to intrude with this plea for help, but I"m in a hurry-up
> that
> > > is not of my own devising, so I need advice.
> > >
> > > I need to get a new computer-- STAT
> > >
> > > I need to get a new operating system-- I am running W98 SE.
> > >
> > > I have saved a lot of computer stuff from the ATIS list (which I
> trust
> > > far more than a 17 year old compurter salesman.)   BUT I still don't
> > > have an answer --even tho I reviewed the ones I saved-- mostly from
> last
> > > summer.     I also just changed from Netscape 4.7 to Mozilla (thanks
> for
> > > the tip Cecil) and love it..  But, back to the story.
> > >
> > > I am  researching and writing a n extensive  genealogy  project for
> my 3
> > > children.  So far in 5 years I have about   850 pages put together.
> > > That, and ATIS are the bulk of my work on computer.
> > >
> > > 98 SE is getting cranky.  I bought a  flash memory stick but even
> with
> > > the driver CD it wouldn't stick in my computer.  Time to consider a
> new
> > > computer and a new OP system.
> > >
> > > Where am I going with this long tale??   Right here.  What OS is
> > > recommended:
> > > 2000, or NT (home version)   ??    Come on guys--  All thoughts
> > > considered.
> > >
> > > Tractor reference:   When I get a new computer, I will run over the
> old
> > > one with the $#@%& Cub (if it doesn't stall it out)  ;-)
> > >             Thanks,  Carl in VT
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