> One of these systems will be used strictly for the internet, with only
> the opreating system MSN 8 and whatever software will be required with
> a cd-rw for dowloading, etc.

  I would relegate the Pentium to this role.  12GB of disk space is plenty
for that, and with dial-up you're not likely to strain its CPU.
  I wouldn't necessarily put the CD-RW on it, though -- that's something you
might want to put on a faster box, with perhaps a shared folder where you
put things you find online that you want to burn.

  For now, I'd put the new drive into the PII and upgrade the OS as you've
planned, and for now that's where I'd put the CD-RW as well.  It sounds like
your applications may outgrow this system soon, but until you're ready to
replace it, I think this gives you the best use of your current resources.

David Gillett


On 26 Sep 2003 at 13:46, Kay F Gibbs wrote:

> I have a pentium 233 with MMX and a pentium II 266 with MMX.  the pntium has 10 and 2 GB hard drives.  The P II has a 5GB hardrive.  I do a lot of website work and alot of work with photos and art.  I also have a dragon Naturally speaking progran I will using frequently.  I just purchased a new 40GB Maxtor DiamnondMax
> hard drive and also an extra 256MB memory stick. I'm also purchasing an external cd-rw. I currently have an Iomega 100MB external zip drive.  I am running windows 95 on the PII and win95 with a win(*SE upgrade on the Pentium.  I plan on upgrading the PII operating system to win 98SE also,
>
> One of these systems will be used strictly for the internet, with only the opreating system MSN 8 and whatever software will be required with a cd-rw for dowloading, etc.
>
> I am trying to decide which system will be best suit
> ed for the internet and which will be best suited for my other work.  Other programs I will add to which ever one I choose for my work will also include Canon Creative, Ulead Photo Impact, Compudraw and a fractal program.
>
> I definitely need the 40GB drive for these programs but I don't which system to put it in.  If I use the Pentium for the internet, then it's going to be eally slow as I only have dial-up, but is that going to be the best bet???  I know many web programs require at the least a PII and many won't work with less than a PIII now. I was also consdiering upgrading my Dragon program as well.
>
> Can you advise me on the best thing to do now, short of buying a whole new system?
>
> Thank you for your input.
>
> Kay
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