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phud Send message Joined: 12 Oct 99 Posts: 1319 Credit: 34,994,639 RAC: 0	Message 1111410 - Posted: 30 May 2011, 16:10:42 UTC
	its 90F here already. shut down all my crunchers in mid april.. just the daily driver and some loaners running. oh and one thats getting a run through... ____________
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Chris S Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Nov 00 Posts: 22775 Credit: 4,524,089 RAC: 5,733	Message 1111426 - Posted: 30 May 2011, 16:49:31 UTC Last modified: 30 May 2011, 17:02:33 UTC
	Oh my lord "60Mhz bargains - make 486's obsolete" edit - Ooops eyesight gone it was a 1994 issue not 1984... ____________ Damsel Rescuer, Kitty Patron, Raccoon Friend, Uli Fan, Julie Supporter, ES99 Admirer, PETA Member, 1st Childhood
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Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 11987 Credit: 18,112,631 RAC: 55,944	Message 1111430 - Posted: 30 May 2011, 16:54:01 UTC - in response to Message 1111426.
	Actually, that's the September 1994 issue. :-D
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phud Send message Joined: 12 Oct 99 Posts: 1319 Credit: 34,994,639 RAC: 0	Message 1111432 - Posted: 30 May 2011, 16:57:23 UTC
	well adjusted for inflation... we paid fortunes in today's $$ for stuff back then. ____________
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Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 11987 Credit: 18,112,631 RAC: 55,944	Message 1111437 - Posted: 30 May 2011, 17:00:44 UTC - in response to Message 1111432.
	We sure did. I missed the Pentium craze, but I remember wanting one really bad. I stuck with my 486 with band aids and patches until I could buy my new computer which was a Pentium II 300MHz system. :-D
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msattler Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 34161 Credit: 344,934,332 RAC: 548,381	Message 1111439 - Posted: 30 May 2011, 17:03:38 UTC - in response to Message 1111432.
	well adjusted for inflation... we paid fortunes in today's $$ for stuff back then. I paid a fortune for my first..... A 233 mmx......... Bought a danged AMD for about a thousand........ Cutting edge bleeds ya. ____________ ****** "Ask not, what your kitty can do for you. Ask what you can do for your kitty." As it is kitten, so shall it be done.
	ID: 1111439 ·

Chris S Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Nov 00 Posts: 22775 Credit: 4,524,089 RAC: 5,733	Message 1111441 - Posted: 30 May 2011, 17:05:27 UTC
	well adjusted for inflation... we paid fortunes in today's $$ for stuff back then. In 2000, I paid £2000 for my Dell top of the range P133. I just simply can't believe I did that ....... ____________ Damsel Rescuer, Kitty Patron, Raccoon Friend, Uli Fan, Julie Supporter, ES99 Admirer, PETA Member, 1st Childhood
	ID: 1111441 ·

Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 11987 Credit: 18,112,631 RAC: 55,944	Message 1111558 - Posted: 30 May 2011, 23:40:03 UTC - in response to Message 1111441.
	well adjusted for inflation... we paid fortunes in today's $$ for stuff back then. In 2000, I paid £2000 for my Dell top of the range P133. I just simply can't believe I did that ....... I scrimped and saved for my first. I've posted about it before, but that 486SX 25MHz refurb cost me $600 in 1992 or '93. In hindsight it was a bad investment considering it had no L2 cache on the motherboard and no VESA Local Bus or PCI slots, it still used 30pin SIMMs and it didn't even have a Pentium Overdrive socket. It didn't even have a dang sound card or CD-ROM! LOL Meh. You live and you learn.
	ID: 1111558 ·

Ed_Anderson Send message Joined: 20 Jan 02 Posts: 33 Credit: 409,330 RAC: 663	Message 1111800 - Posted: 31 May 2011, 21:50:01 UTC - in response to Message 1111558.
	I joined in 2002, but fell out of the program when I replaced that computer. Just came back in and everything has changed. Not that I am surprised. No green icon Now I have classic units and new BIONIC units But it is all good. Crunching away again is a good thing. Ed
	ID: 1111800 ·

Mike Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 17 Feb 01 Posts: 19496 Credit: 21,183,596 RAC: 26,698	Message 1111802 - Posted: 31 May 2011, 21:52:52 UTC
	So i say welcome back Ed. ____________
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Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 11987 Credit: 18,112,631 RAC: 55,944	Message 1111824 - Posted: 31 May 2011, 22:38:05 UTC - in response to Message 1111800.
	Welcome back Ed! Though I feel it must be pointed out that the name of the software you are using to attach to SETI@Home is BOINC, not BIONIC.
	ID: 1111824 ·

Jim_S Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 23 Feb 00 Posts: 4416 Credit: 13,737,108 RAC: 20,431	Message 1111850 - Posted: 31 May 2011, 23:57:57 UTC - in response to Message 1111800.
	I joined in 2002, but fell out of the program when I replaced that computer. Just came back in and everything has changed. Not that I am surprised. No green icon Now I have classic units and new BIONIC units But it is all good. Crunching away again is a good thing. Ed Welcome back Ed. What was your first cruncher? ____________ I Desire Peace and Justice, Jim Scott
	ID: 1111850 ·

SciManStev Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 20 Jun 99 Posts: 4297 Credit: 63,000,611 RAC: 73,296	Message 1111852 - Posted: 1 Jun 2011, 0:09:49 UTC
	Jim, you just made me think back. My first cruncher was a Pentium Pro 200. It cost over $3000, and had an 8 Meg video card. It was made by Blitz Computers. I was delighted to be able to contribute to the scientific community. I've come a long way as far as crunching power goes, and this was mostly in the last year. Now I will always build my own system, based on what I have learned. It took me a lot of mistakes to come up with the beast I have now. Steve ____________ Warning, addicted to SETI crunching! Crunching as a member of GPU Users Group. GPUUG Website
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Douglas WONG Send message Joined: 6 Apr 03 Posts: 36 Credit: 1,493,275 RAC: 0	Message 1111896 - Posted: 1 Jun 2011, 3:13:44 UTC - in response to Message 1111852. Last modified: 1 Jun 2011, 3:14:34 UTC
	Jim, you just made me think back. My first cruncher was a Pentium Pro 200. It cost over $3000, and had an 8 Meg video card. It was made by Blitz Computers. I was delighted to be able to contribute to the scientific community. I've come a long way as far as crunching power goes, and this was mostly in the last year. Now I will always build my own system, based on what I have learned. It took me a lot of mistakes to come up with the beast I have now. Steve You guys are rite! I am not a very long time user. It is going to be the eighth year now. We just do (or crunch) our machine quietly. Nowadays, they can get a machine too easily and dun respect them much. I remember my Pentium 100 MHz machine back to 1996. It was so much fun to maintan that!!!! Good old days! ____________
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aka_Sam Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 1 Aug 07 Posts: 393 Credit: 1,538,505 RAC: 0	Message 1111939 - Posted: 1 Jun 2011, 6:26:48 UTC
	:D ____________
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M5WJF Send message Joined: 5 Jul 99 Posts: 43 Credit: 68,952 RAC: 13	Message 1112054 - Posted: 1 Jun 2011, 15:20:14 UTC
	Some us still run the 486 we started with, ok, maybe not, but things in life do sometimes prevent continuous participation. I'm sure I'll slowly catch up with you guys one day. ____________
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Jim_S Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 23 Feb 00 Posts: 4416 Credit: 13,737,108 RAC: 20,431	Message 1112077 - Posted: 1 Jun 2011, 16:39:48 UTC
	My first modem was one that you dialed in and set the receiver in the cradle. ____________ I Desire Peace and Justice, Jim Scott
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Chris S Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Nov 00 Posts: 22775 Credit: 4,524,089 RAC: 5,733	Message 1112081 - Posted: 1 Jun 2011, 16:43:19 UTC
	Still got one Jim, I'll post a pic ____________ Damsel Rescuer, Kitty Patron, Raccoon Friend, Uli Fan, Julie Supporter, ES99 Admirer, PETA Member, 1st Childhood
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Mike Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 17 Feb 01 Posts: 19496 Credit: 21,183,596 RAC: 26,698	Message 1112085 - Posted: 1 Jun 2011, 16:50:39 UTC
	I had of of those ____________
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phud Send message Joined: 12 Oct 99 Posts: 1319 Credit: 34,994,639 RAC: 0	Message 1112098 - Posted: 1 Jun 2011, 17:57:20 UTC
	i've forgotten what i had in the old days... i'm sure they are still in the shop or garage somewhere.. pretty sure there was a 286 in there somewhere. ____________
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