Author: Wayne Lowrance
Date: 14:22:50 04/12/00
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On April 12, 2000 at 16:54:29, Laurence Chen wrote: >On April 12, 2000 at 16:43:08, Michael Fuhrmann wrote: > >>On April 12, 2000 at 16:06:04, Dan Ellwein wrote: >> >>>On April 12, 2000 at 14:57:42, Wayne Lowrance wrote: >>> >>>>Shopping for a computer at Gateway (they custom configure). He suggested that >>>>since windows 95 supported only 128 meg ram I was wasting money on requesting >>>>256. I told him my apps software (chess programs, fritz etc) could use for sure >>>>up to 184 meg ram on my current configured computer with 256 meg ram. This >>>>value is what fritzy will setup when i tell it to play full strength. Is he >>>>right ? is anything over 128 meg ram of little or no value because of windows ? >>>>Even so is performance significantly improved by goiong to 256 meg ram ? >>> >>> >>>Wayne... >>> >>>I got a Gateway computer (desk-top) that i bought a couple of years ago from >>>Gateway... >>> >>>came with Windows 95 loaded on it... >>> >>>now-a-days... >>> >>>those Gateway computers come loaded with Windows 98 2nd edition... >>> >>>and am quite sure can handle 256 Megs of memory, and, >>> >>>just a guess, >>> >>>performance would improve also (due to a larger swap file)... >>> >>>regards... >>> >>> - PilgrimDan >>> >>> >>>>thanks >> >>On the other hand, Win 98 2nd edtn seems to be causing problems for people >>running chess apps. E.g. people say it weakens Crafty considerably. >Is this hearsay? Can you give proof? >Laurence Thanks all. Gosh I am using windows 95 now. Maybe I dont want windows 98 ? I wonder if Dr Bob has a input on windows98/crafty or any of the other chess programers ? I wonder if fritzys mark is different with 98/95 ??
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