[Shotimes] OT - Computer- to turn off or not

Mon, 29 Mar 2004 14:30:29 -0500

Generally speaking, with Win9x, you won't see any improvement in performance
once you get over 128 MB. MicroShaft themselves admits to this being a
problem, and is well aware of lockups on machines with 512 MB or more.
Between 128 and 256 MB performance only increases moderately.  You won't see
double the performance just because you doubled the RAM. Anything over 256
will actually slow the system down in most cases.  When Win98 first came
out, most systems were running 32 to 64 Mb of memory & 128 to 256 sticks
were $$$ and found only in servers.  MicroShaft's response:  give us another
$200 and we'll sell you our next OS.

Atleast Ford made good (eventually) with our clutches and I seem to remember
Cobra owners a few years ago complaining about low power output and Ford
remedied that situation (eventually) by installing new exhaust and a new
ECM.  Imagine Ford or any auto mfr telling you to "wait a few years and
we'll get it right, just give us another $30,000".

>-----Original Message-----
>From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
>[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of mkelley1@gt.rr.com
>Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 1:11 PM
>To: masho95@charter.net; sho@paul-fisher.com;
>gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org; bjshov8@comcast.net;
>shotimes@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: [Shotimes] OT - Computer- to turn off or not
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>Why do you say that?
>
>Original Message:
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>From: Erik Balser masho95@charter.net
>Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 12:40:12 -0500
>To: sho@paul-fisher.com, gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org, bjshov8@comcast.net,
>shotimes@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: [Shotimes] OT -  Computer- to turn off or not
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>but don't bother putting anything more than 256mb of RAM in a 98
>system or you might as well just use the RAM to hold a door open.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Paul L Fisher" <sho@paul-fisher.com>
>To: "'Carl Prochilo'" <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org>; <bjshov8@comcast.net>
>Cc: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 11:52 AM
>Subject: RE: [Shotimes] OT - Computer- to turn off or not
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>> Exactly! '95 is OK, '98 is the best of the '9x series, if I get a machine
>> with ME, I put either 2000 or '98 depending on the size of the hardware.
>>
>> I actually run W2K on Pentium 133 with 64 MB of RAM! It's for a
>shop floor
>> application. It takes 20 minutes to boot and log in but once it's logged
>in,
>> you run for months!
>>
>> Paul L Fisher
>>
>> 1999 Ford Taurus SHO TR 64K - Stock. Kirk'ed.
>> 1993 Ford Taurus SHO ATX 183K with some stuff. Sold 3/27/04.
>>
>> See information about my '93! http://www.paul-fisher.com/SHO
>>
>> Visit my website: http://www.paul-fisher.com
>> SHOClub Member: http://www.shoclub.com
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
>[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
>> On Behalf Of Carl Prochilo
>> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 10:14 AM
>> To: bjshov8@comcast.net
>> Cc: shotimes@autox.team.net
>> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] OT - Computer- to turn off or not
>>
>> The PC that acts as the server in my house (and which runs the mail
>> server I use to communicate with these lists) runs 24x7.  My gaming
>> machine is used as needed.  My work laptop also runs 24x7.  Windows
>> 2000 is a far superior OS to 9x series, to the point if it weren't
>> for all the security patches would never need to be rebooted.
>> --
>> Cheers,
>> Carl Prochilo
>> 1992 Ultra Red Crimson
>>
>> bjshov8@comcast.net said:
>> > This will be an eternal argument- do you turn it off or leave it
>> > running.  I have been working with PC's about as long as anybody and
>> > have yet to see a clear answer to this.  My procedure at home is to
>> > turn on my PC when I need it, then leave it on until I'm certain
>> > that I'm through with it for the day, then turn it off.  It's
>> > usually turned on for a couple of hours every day, but only turned
>> > on once per day.  OTOH our computers at work run 24/7.  Some years
>> > back I let my home computer run 24/7 also.
>> >
>> > Here are some observations, certainly not scientific studies or
>> > conclusions of any kind:
>> > 1)  My monitor left on 24/7 seemed to die an early death.
>> > 2)  Our computers running 24/7 seem to have more hard drive failures
>> > than my home computer.  However my sampling at home is 1 out of 1
>> > still running.  Our sampling at work is 3 out of 5 failed.
>> > 3)  Win98SE will work fine 24/7 but needs to be restarted every 3 or
>> > 4 days or it will run out of resources.
>> >
>> >> Who in their right mind shuts down a PC? I leave mine running 24x7
>> >> and just
>> >> let the daily (joke) security patch updates restart the PC for me.
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