namvet

Vee (dv8_fx) .... [doh] [doh] .. I said I saw both!! ... .... \:/ ... maybe I should get the DVD, just to refresh my aging memory ... \:/ ....

and I agree that any info on 'puter set-ups is welcome .... I will have to upgrade soon

aironite

Namvet wrote:

Ya.... they've stopped producing parts for Model T's...... [bustagut]....

namvet

[saywhat] [stuned] ..... aaaaarrgh!!! ... :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: ... I sooooo love my Model T Computer ... it has 'history' and doesn't deserve to live at the local tip

aironite

I know, I know........ It's so hard to part with "Family".........

I still kick myself in the butt for disposing my old Commodore after using her for 4 years ..... :cry:.

I should have kept that . A historical piece of human technology :{. Would have looked great in my den room......

Gaussian

You know, I'm not a collector of any computer stuff (expect for my ZX-81 Sinclair which is now about 25 years old and still working), but like you I wish I had kept my old Commodore 64. Not only was it the best selling computer ever, but at some point sales went down, they repacked it and sales went up again. Now how often does that happen with a computer?! [stuned]

So once in a while I'm looking on Ebay for one that's working, in a descent shape and in the original box.

aironite

Oh ya, it was a best seller at the time. I could remember us buddies drooling over it. And it was our favourite piece in the college library.

Back then, there were only a few computer users in our place and it was cool to have a computer at home.

Over the years, I've come across a a few but not working and badly nicked . Still hunting.

ladyfinger007

" 3 HD setup, would one74gb Western Digital Raptor WD740GD and 2 80gb Western Digitals for Swap and Data be a good choice? Does this need RAID...... or would simple partitioning suffice?"
No, you do not need RAID... I'd prefer using separated disks than a RAID array (because the controller also could fail)

There is not so much need for partitions, NTFS is not so prone to fragmentation, and the Scratch disks less sensitive to that issue (as long as it is on a moderate level)

Put the scratch disk and the pagefile on separate physical disks.

You'll love your Raptor. It is not so noisy nor so hot- mine is placed in an Silentmaxx enclosure-. (large HD's with a lot of platters can be noisier and hotter, as you could see at www.storagereview.com )

Pay also attention to the noise of your machine: a 120mm fan does need to spin slower than a 92mm one, see www.silentpcreview.com