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Subject: Re: Is less RAM ok when using Windows XP?

Author: Jorge Pichard

Date: 14:41:29 06/03/02

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On June 03, 2002 at 17:32:10, Don Prohaska wrote:

>On June 03, 2002 at 15:08:33, Fernando Villegas wrote:
>
>>Ron:
>>My system is 256 Kb Ram and XP professional works fine. What is important,
>>besides, is the speed of the processor. I recently upgraded to an Athlon because
>>my old AMd 500 Mhz worked in the fringe of catastrophe and in fact I finished
>>having one. If you have a better than 750 Mhz cpu and 256 in Ram I guess you
>>will be fine.
>>My best
>>Fernando
>
>I am glad 256 works fine under xp for you.  I have a Sony with 256 that is
>supposed to be 1.7gig processor. Not only do I have problems with my Chessbase
>programs, but with others.  I keep my old 356mh with 128 ram and can compare.
>Not only do the programs boot faster on my old clunk but all my Chessbase
>programs run great.  After I bought, I discovered by reading Cnet reviews that
>Sony computers not only run slow (at least the vaio rx) but has many other
>problems. You don't always get what you pay for. (mine is not professional but
>home edition)

I used to have the home edition version for two weeks and had several problems
with different chess pograms, but when upgraded it to the professional version,
I have not had any problems ever since with any chess programs.

Jorge.



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