You can run win95/98 on alot less than the "minimum". I originally installed
win95 on a 486DX33 with 4 meg of ram. Obviously it didnt run well but it did
run. The thing that i think some of you are failing to consider is that it
takes a pretty beefy machine (at least a P90) to decode those mp3's and play
them without an occasional skip. Especially if anything else is running in the
background. I have a P166MMX at home with 64 meg of ram and it even skips
occasionally depending on what else i'm trying to do. The nice thing is that
you could build a p166 now for next to nothing. If i'm not mistaken someone
earlier in this thread suggested just getting one of those police mounts and a
nice laptop. I think in the end that would be the most efficient way to go
unless you wanna wait for in-dash mp3 players. Clarion already has their
auto-pc on the market (for a pretty penny) with the windows CE operating system
on it. It has a slot for a memory card and i wouldnt doubt that there is a
windows CE MP3 player out there.
Matt "MP3 Hound" Mueggenborg
mmuegge@okstate.edu
"Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@texas.net> on 06/15/99 07:48:33 AM
Please respond to dakota-truck@buffnet.net
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
cc: (bcc: Matthew L Mueggenborg/cis/evp/Okstate)
Subject Re: DML: RE: mp3 players in Daks Was: Booted
: the Console
Microsoft Minimum Recommendations:
Win95 - 386/SX-16 or Higher w/8MB Minimum ("Chicago" BETA up to SP1)
Win95 (rev B & C) - 486/DX-33 or Higher w/16MB Minimum
Win98 - 486/DX-66 or Higher w/16MB Minimum
In the real world though, you shouldn't be running Win95/98 on anything less
than a Pentium 90 w/32MB...it just swaps too much and runs too slow.
Are we back to Daks yet???
----- Original Message -----
From: <acook@dlalaw.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 7:22 AM
Subject: RE: DML: RE: mp3 players in Daks Was: Booted the Console
> I don't think that win 98 will run on a 386, I am pretty sure of it. 95
> might I can check for you if you would like.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carl [mailto:carlm@uswest.net]
> Sent: Monday, June 14, 1999 9:16 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML: RE: mp3 players in Daks Was: Booted the Console
>
>
> <lurk mode off>
>
> To all
>
> I'll probably get flamed for this, but what the hell.
>
> Has this thread gone off topic or what?
>
> I come to this list to read about what I can do to my 99 R/T to make it a
> little better truck. Or maybe get some TSB info or whatever.
>
> I work with computers all day, so excuse me if I don't want to hear about
> wether or not you can get Win 95/98 to run on a 386 with 8meg of ram or
not.
> Or whether or not you can overclock your Celeron 300a.
>
> I won't deny anyone their right to post, but if you want to talk hardware
or
> software why don't you try alt.comp.hardware.overclocking, alt.windows98,
> or use private email. That is unless you can tell me how I can stuff an
> overclocked 300a into my Dak computer and get an extra 15hp.
>
> Am I missing something? Isn't this list supposed to be the "Dakota
Mailing
> List".
>
> Just my 2 cents worth.
>
> TIA
>
> Carl
> 1999 Dakota R/T Black CC
> 1998 Plymouth Grand Voyager
> http://www55.pair.com/cmont/dak/carls99.htm
>
> My Setup - For those into hardware
> Celeron 400
> 192 meg PC100 ram
> Chaintech 6BTM
> 12gig Quantum
> 8gig Quantum
> 40x CD-ROM
> ACER CDR/CDRW
> 16meg Voodoo3 2000
> Blaster 128 PCI
> InWin Fulltower ATX case
> 3 machines on 10/100 baseT network here at home
> Multi/boot WFW 3.11 - Win95 -Win98
>
> cmont.computer.systems
> http://www.syspac.com/~cmont/
> "computer=fastest most efficient way to make a mistake"
> "best uninstall utility=FDISK"
> "best way to cure random lock-ups= deltree windows"
>
> <lurk mode on>
>
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