I have a P III 500 mhz PC made in 2000. It now runs just in safe mode
and I have moved everything to the second disk drive. I looked at
installing XP but a new 3 Ghz processor with 512MB on memory is very
inexpensive.
Here are the drawbacks to using something like a PII or III PC.
1. NO USB
2. Unsure if XP will load and run correctly
2. LPT not available with XP
And if you load W 98 V2
1. Many networks and ISP's are dropping W98 support
2. Norton is dropping W98 any version support
So with an older PC use it for WP or donate it .
My only regret in deciding not to use it is that its the last Microsoft
Office to actually bundle ACCESS. With XP (Home or Professional) ACCESS
is another expensive item and Microsoft says no upgrades. You can
upgrade ACCESS XP to the new OS coming in January. Planned obsolescence!
73 Dave K4JRB
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