[AT] OFF TOPIC

[deanvp]

Tyler, 
My computer that is in for repair is very high performance computer even compared to what is being offered at stores. It is a quad core current generation processor, 16 GB memory. 500 GB Solid State main memory along with a 1 TBD hard disk.  I believe the clock rate is over 3.5 Gh   It also has a very high performance graphics card. It is a custom built computer with all high performance components.  I won't be looking to replace this in the near future. Maybe when I get old. 
The only hardware failure I've ever had on this computer was one of the 4GB memory modules failed.  I sent it to Micron in Idaho and they sent me a new replacement 4GB memory module  free of charge. 
I just received a call that my computer should be ready tomorrow morning. They have run a complete and extensive hardware diagnostic and I was told the machine came out completely clean, 
Tablets have come a long way but I have really missed my Desktop Top computer.


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-------- Original message --------From: Tyler Juranek <tylerpolkaman at gmail.com> Date: 7/24/17  2:43 PM  (GMT-07:00) To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com> Subject: Re: [AT] OFF TOPIC 
Hi Ralph and Dean,
One of the pieces of advice I would give anybody buying a new computer
is, buy it for the future.
When I was in 6th grade, my father bought me a HP laptop. Of course it
was back in 2008, when, if you had 1 gig of ram you were up in the
world.
The computer lasted me from 2008 to 2015 as my main computer.
Of course it couldn't be upgraded, and by the time I retired it, it
was on it's fourth install of windows xp, and was on its third hard
drive.
It just sits in my office and runs my icecast server now. I wouldn't
put it up to doing anything real big, though.
When I graduated high school, I bought another HP laptop. It has 1 TB
of hard drive space, 16 gigs of ram, and a pretty high end processor.
I won't have to buy another computer for at least ten years, because
this one was bought to keep up with the future. I can upgrade it to
windows 10, and probably the next operating system that MS releases.
One thing I have learned is that you can buy cheap crap, or you can
spend a little more and buy something good that will last for a long
time.
Take Care,
Tyler Juranek
IA

On 7/24/17, Ralph Goff <alfg at sasktel.net> wrote:
> On 7/24/2017 2:00 AM, deanvp wrote:
>> Ralph,
>> Windows 7 is nearing  the end of it's support life and MS is aggressively
>> trying to move users to Win 10. SO make sure you have installed Service
>> Pack "One" and you should be OK until 2020  I think the issue may be
>> facing is that Win 7 still uses Internet Explorer as it's Browser and
>> Windows 10 has moved on to a new browser "Edge". I haven't checked to see
>> if MS is even still supporting IE. Around 48% of the world is still using
>> Win 7.  You might want to check if some start-up add-ons have gotten in to
>> your system without your knowledge.  I use what used to be called Crap
>> Cleaner now called CCLEANER By Piraform  to keep the system cleaned of
>> trash that builds up over time. I use the free version. Then I use a paid
>> for diagnostic and system cleaner from IOBIT, I can't think of name right
>> now but it is very comprehensive catching all the crap that floats around
>> on the Internet.  It's not all that expensive less than  $20 a year. I've
>> learned to appreciate all that it does to!
>   keep the system running at peak performance.  It's called Advanced System
> Care by IOBIT.  I would recommend that.
> Thanks for the info Dean. I have not used internet explorer in a few
> years as I've had google chrome for a browser . They tell me it is a bit
> safer and I'm ok with that. I have CC here
> as well and use it once in a while to clean up the junk that accumulates
> from surfing the net. Its a bit like working with old tractors and
> machinery. A person learns to
> get along with their idiosyncrasies and still get the job done. Although
> I think the day is coming when this laptop will crash for the last time
> and be replaced.
>
> Ralph in Sask.
>>
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