I really enjoyed your article about the scannerPC. Very neat. I just happen to have an even older scanner lying around (required a ISA adapter card), and an old Dell 400MHz, that I have no more use for.
You have given me an idea for a new winter project to keep me out of the wifes hair.
Over all, its really a toss-up as to which is better. I think I would have to say windows 2000 though.
I have XP Pro on my machine at work and 2K Pro on my 3 machines at home...Never have any problems with any of them....
There are lots of "How-To" guides out there on turing an old box into a server....Toms Hardware did an extensive article on making a router/server with a linux distro.
Just do a google search, you should find lots of info. Your biggest problem is likely to be deciding which distro to use
Some friends and I once too a shotgun and a semi-automatic 22 rifle to an old computer and case. Was hella fun blowing it to pieces with shotgun slugs.
Turns out my sister-in-law was the best shot with the shotgun, blew the processor right out of the socket, shooting through the case.
Parallel ports will disappear long before serial ports, if you want my opinion. Already, you have to pay a premium to get a printer with a parallel connection as opposed to a USB connection.
As for serial, being an electrican who programs PLCs for a living, serial is still very widely used...
Theres lots of places that give grants...mind you, you might have to do some "volunteer work". Heres a partial list..
McDonalds
Harveys
Wal-Mart
Future SHop
BestBuy
Burger King
Tim Hortons
Go to any of the above and apply.
Sounds like an onboard diagnostic thing. Lots of motherboards have it now. Try checking your manual or the manufacturers website, there may be information on the codes there.
The problem is, if you are running 333MHz memory in a board designed for 400MHz, you are running your RAM way to slow, thats why you are getting bad scores.
Try and find HD Tach. Its good for comparisions on HD access time.
You can also get SiSoft Sandra for Burn-in as well as a host of other system information tools.
If you are looking for stability testing, try Prime95.
In case you didn't read his post, shich is obvious you didn't, you would know that he has a 6800 video card, not integrated video.
My guess is its a bad stick of RAM. Get MemTest86 and run it, see if it shows any errors. But you'll likely want to return it anyways.
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