Re: Memory Upgrade
- From: Matt Stawicki <appleaderplug@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:57:51 GMT
On Sun, 09 Mar 2008 16:56:53 -0600, F. George McDuffee
<gmcduffee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 9 Mar 2008 21:16:08 GMT, D Murphy <spamto154@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
F. George McDuffee <gmcduffee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in===============
news:evj8t3dhmb1qgn9fbokqtjdmbqfc86l166@xxxxxxx:
Is there any technical reason that standard computer memory can't
[or shouldn't] be used?.
For example
1024 megabyte [1 gig] of memory for $9.99 {after rebate}
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?Ed
pNo=1558837&Sku=C19-4266 [fwiw I have had problems getting the
promised rebates from Tiger Direct so don't rely on the rebate]
And you can plug it in yourself...
As John C wrote in another post, it has to do with the architecture of the
control.
Try adding 1 gig of memory to an old 8086 PC running MS DOS.
Yet another piece of the puzzle about German competitiveness in
manufacturing and technology [apparently] falls into place.
How many of our US readers are still running the equivalent of an
IBM 8088 PC as a controller on their production equipment?
I know this occurs in the office environment as I have seen many
cases where there is an antique DOS IBM pc setting in the corner
that still runs the payroll or billing program once a month, as s
the new(er) computers/OS can no longer run the program. Is this
the case in our readers cnc production shops? Do you have
programs that will only run on the antique controllers, or is
there a reluctance by management to upgrade to the new(er)
controllers?
So what's wrong with a DOS PC? I have an old Gateway laptop that I run
in DOS mode for creating, downloading and storing programs. Use
PC-Talk for data transfer, IBM's PE2 for an editor, and move
everything around to the proper directories with XTree Gold!
How's that for a blast from the past:-)
As a matter of fact, just last Tuesday I had to fire up an old HP 386,
so I could use LapLink to get all my programs out of the laptop and
put them on a floppy!:-) The floppy hasn't worked on the laptop for
about 2 years, and that old 386 just keeps on going and going and
going..... :-)
372 programs, sometimes 2 or 3 versions of each, and all the software
(PC-Talk & PE2), all on ONE 1.44 floppy. And there's room for more!
Life is good:-)
What more do I need?
I up/download programs @ 4800 baud. Most programs are under 2k each
(in fact, most are under 1500), and even at that slow speed, the
programs are loaded by the time I turn around to look at the screen.
Why on earth do I need anything faster?
Still make all my labels, stationary, envelopes on an old Compaq P166
running Win95, using a 10 year old version of PrintMaster Gold, as
well. LOL!
Now, I'm not completely in the Dark Ages. What I'm typing on right
now is a 1.2gig Gateway, which houses my accounting software and all
my customer data. Also have a 2.somethin' gig Dell, that's pretty well
loaded sitting on my other desk that I bought to run a CAD program.
But for the most part it just sits there collecting dust. I said
2.something because the batteries in the mouse & keyboard have died
and I can't check right now to see what the processor speed is:-}
One of these days I'll upgrade everything. By that I mean, dump
everything out of this Gateway, into the Dell and make it my main
computer. Turn this Gateway into a label printer, take the Compaq out
into the shop, and maybe throw the 386 and the laptop up on E-bay:-)
Matt
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