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Welcome to my journal. This is where I'll be revealing my innermost thoughts and feelings to the world. Occasionally I'll talk about other stuff, but mostly about my experiences.
Mar 28, 2002: The Great Downgrade (link | trackback: 0)
Time: 12:06 - Mood: Happy - Location: Work - Now playing: n/a
Well, I decided a couple of nights ago that I was going to finally get rid of Windows Me from my system and replace it with Windows 98. I mean, Windows Me is, quite honestly, crud.
Yes, it does have some nice features - the way that the Start Menu only shows your most frequently-used stuff is great, and it has a nice Home Networking Wizard that makes it really easy to set up a home network (well, duh).
But I find that my system probably isn't as fast as it could be. I've got a 1.4GHz computer with 256MB of RAM, and I expected it to speed along. And yes, it obviously is a lot faster than my old 120MHz computer with 16MB RAM. But I think it could go faster still.
So I don't really view this as a downgrade, despite the subject of this post. Plus, with Windows 98, I can again use DOS. I've been missing real-mode DOS since the new computer came.
I've set up a plan of action if you want to take a look. I've already backed up the entire Windows directory, compressing it into a RAR file. The RAR file took several hours to make, and the final thing is 2.44GB (yes, gigabytes) large. However, it'll prove to be very welcome if for some reason the Win98 setup screws up and I'm left without a Windows OS. Mind you, that might be a good excuse to enlarge the Linux partitions (currently at 6GB for / and 4GB for /home - or it might be the other way round, I can't remember) and work with that instead... :)
I'll be sure to let you know how I get on. :)
Oh, and I've re-discovered the delights of demoscene music. You may have noticed that I've been listening to an online radio station called Nectarine Demoscene Radio. Well, I've decided that I want to get involved, so after I've done the upgrade, I'll probably work on that. :) My favourite demoscene tune so far has to be Feats of Valor, by Elwood. I would provide a link, but I can't be bothered right now.
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