Re: Minimum spec home pc

On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 19:40:47 +0000 (UTC), "Synapse Syndrome"
<synapse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>"Geoffrey" <GFourmyle@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:crs4t1h5vu1agm73bg0rjq4g6l3ii57bf8@xxxxxxxxxx
>> Not any more. They used to once upon a time but these days they've
>> seen sense and for desktops, all the components are standard and
>> straightforward to upgrade with non-dell parts (which, of course, is
>> cheaper).
>
>They must have learnt from IBM's PS/2 experience.

Except MCA was considerably better than what it replaced, unlike
Dell's intentional blow-your-motherboard incompatibilities.

Cheers - Jaimie
--
"I went to a planet where the dominant lifeform had no bilateral symmetry,
and all I got was this stupid F-Shirt."
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