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On Wed, 10 Dec 1997 17:18:24 -0500, James Seabolt wrote: >Hello, I'm new to this mailing list (sort of). I've got a Thinkpad 340. I >found the computer really hard to use with Windows 3.11 . When I would >upgrade to somthing like a PCMCIA modem, the driver wouldn't work. I was >also having trouble connecting to my new service provider so I had to use >Trumpets Winsock which I really hate. So it was time to upgrade to a new >operating system. > Have you ever given thought to either OS/2 or Linux, both lean on HD space? >I admire you guys who are still using Windows 3.11, I found it hard to use >in this day and age. > >Anyway, I installed Windows 95 from a set of floppies first to be sure my >computer would handle it. I was told the computer would be really hard to >use because it would be so slow (only 4 megs) . Boy was it! > OS/2 and Linux would probably make better use of it, though. >So I installed an 8 MEG upgrade card. This has helped tremendously. Although >it is not as fast as my desktop I am wondering if I can speed it up a bit. > >Here's what I have upgraded it to (and other specs) as of now: > >12 MEG Ram total >28.8 PCMCIA modem >Windows 95 > >The hard drive is aparantly 120 MEG. Windows 95 is a hard drive hog so I >have about 25 MEG to spare as of now. > >The microprocesser is a 25/50. This was explained to me but how to I know if >I am running in 50 MHZ mode? > Have you checked the BIOS? >Also has anyone had any luck using DriveSpace? One guy told me not to use it >because he did and it screwed his Packard Bell desktop up. Well, Packard Bell computers are already screwed up as is though. t another guy >said if I compressed my hard drive it would speed the computer up and he has >had good luck with it. > >I'm kind of weiry about using compression programs. Has Anybody had any luck >using DriveSpace? Has Anybody had any problems using it? > >I would really like to avoid using it for fear it might mess something up >but my hard drive is close to getting Maxed out. > >Is the small space left on the HD really slowing the computer down? > Nah, just the operating system, and the slow clock speed, and no cache. Paul