What computer/OS are you using?

[Red-Machine]

It was pulled by the developer because it had too many bugs, but this was back in 2007.  Somebody else stepped up to the plate last year to finish it and even created a website, but all I get is a domain squatter when I follow forum links to it.

[Chocofreak13]

does anyone have a copy~~~~ ;^;

[Nichi]

I wish I did. I remember hearing about it, but never got around to downloading it

Anyway, digging through my software, I stumbled onto something I forgot I owned; a very unusual OEM copy of Windows 95. The disc is labeled as "Windows 95 Companion with USB Support", and content wise it appears near identical to every other OEN version of 95 I've seen, except for two things from what I can tell:

- It's missing Windows Setup entirely; making me think maybe there was a floppy disk that was supposed to go with this
- It has a stand-alone version of the USB drivers for 95 tucked away in /Other

Has anybody ever encountered this version of 95 before, and maybe know what purpose this disc serves?

[Red-Machine]

It's the companion disc.  It was shipped with a lot of OEM PCs back in the day.

[Krizonar]

My G5 now has bluetooth and has the magic mouse and wireless keyboard, Mac gets the wired keyboard, since on the wooden desk, it's really inconspicuous.

[Nichi]

@Kriz: Nice. Fuuka has Bluetooth support, but aside from my cell phone and my PS3, I don't own anything that supports it (In the way of headsets and the like)

[Chocofreak13]

guys, help me pick a motherboard. there's the native one in shitty, and then there's this unnamed one in a scrap computer i have.

shitty:
2 ram slots
3 expansion slots
4 usb ports (two directly on the board in the back, 2 connected via cable to the front)
???? processor (idk where my toolbox wandered off to so i can't get it out)
pros: it's native to the motherboard, it's newer
cons: there are fewer ram slots than the other, the processor might be slower

unnamed motherboard:

3 ram slots
5 expansion slots
celeron 2.40 ghz processor???? (according to the sticker on the bottom it is, but there's an amd fan on it)
6 usb ports (4 in back, 2 in front)
pros: more ram space, more usb space, potentially faster processor
cons: i'd have to transplant it into shitty, plus the computer it's in was made for 2000 while shitty was made for XP home

what do you think? i'm leaning towards the new one, though i'm not sure.


also, any one have any ideas on what to do with a neoware thin client? found it in the trash yesterday. if i can hook it up to a home network i was thinking of giving it to my mum for her birthday. :\

[Red-Machine]

Sorry, it won't do you any good.  Thin clients require a connection to a server so they can boot an OS.  There's nowhere to put a hard drive inside.

[Chocofreak13]

no way to connect it to another computer in the house? or a homeserver type thing?

[Red-Machine]

Not in the way yoou're thinking.  That sort of thing takes some expensive equipment/software to set up.

[Chocofreak13]

okay, so i guess i'll take it back to the school on monday.

any thoughts on the motherboards, though?

[Nichi]

As a quick question on the motherboards, what type of RAM is supported on the one with more slots? Most PCs I've seen from 2000 use SDRAM, which assuming Shitty uses DDR, you might be better sticking with what's already in Shitty.

[Chocofreak13]

both use DDR.

[Nichi]

Ok. Which one has an AGP port? A good graphics card would be beneficial

[Red-Machine]

The easiest way to find out what CPU a PC has is to look in the BIOS.