Tom Austin wrote:
> Who runs an old PC at home as their main PC.
> 
> 


I run a dual processor P3 750MHz with 1GB ram.


I built the PC from scratch in 2000 using a Supermicro dual processor 
capable motherboard.  It started with (1) P3 750 processor and 256MB ram 
and a 13GB HD.

It started life running Windows NT 4.0.

Over the years I added a second CPU, upped the RAM to 1GB and added 
several hard drives to it.
A IDE PCI card was added to provide for more HD capacity.
A USB/Firewire card was added to provide for those capabilities.

At some point I upgraded the OS to Windows XP.


My plan was to upgrade - upgrade - upgrade to keep it usable.
And that has worked - but I don't think it can be upgraded much more.

The thing runs good with no real noticeable slowdowns except that CNN 
video stutters.

I have given up on processing home videos with it because it is just too 
slow - tho having dual processor made it usable while processing video.

We still use this machine as our main computer - checking email, surfing 
the web, playing some simple games now and then.

There have only been a couple of problems with the thing:
During POST, it will sometimes hang and need reset.
More and more often it will reset itself at random.



I have a more modern laptop, but it is used mainly when traveling and as 
a second computer when the main one is being used.


Overall age is about 8 years - not bad considering the speed at which 
technology flies.




Tom

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