SCOUG-HELP Mailing List Archives

>> Next Message >>

Date:	Thu, 23 Feb 2006 07:15:59 PST8
From:	J.Pfisterer <pfisterer@gtcinternet.com >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Computer for eCS

On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 09:08:49 PST8, Mark Abramowitz wrote:

>In <20060216022645.013431FFCB@mail1.gtcinternet.com>, on 02/15/06
> at 06:26 PM, J.Pfisterer said:
>>I'm looking at a Compaq Presario SR 1730T desktop (Intel Pentium 4
>>Procssor 517 with a DVD/CD RW drive) advertised by Office Depot. Is
>>there any reason eCS 1.2 would not work with it?
>
>You might try taking an ecs demo disk to the store and trying it.

Great thought--especially since I have one from the 2005 Warpstock.

Unfortunately, when I got to the store they explained that the words
"Design your own system" that appeared on the screen of the monitor
in the ad meant that they did not have one in stock and that it was
available only on special order.

>Or post the specifics about the system here. Video chipset, NIC,
>sound chip, etc.

The specs they offered are:
Compaq Presario SR1730T
Integrated 7.1 sound
160GB 7200RPM Hard Drive
Intel Pentium 4 2.93GHz
DVD+/-R/RW Drive - Double Layer
512MB Memory (1x512MB)
2 USB 2.0, 1 Firewire, + Front Audio Ports
Integrated ATI Radeon Xpress HyperMemory

Not very illuminating :( I never thought I would say this; but I'm
really beginning to miss Fry's. Doesn't seem to be anything
comparable in this region.

Then, Gary Wong wrote:

>Do you know what video/sound/network chipsets are involved?

Nope. Still don't :(

>And J R FOX added:
>--- Mark Abramowitz wrote:
>> You might try taking an ecs demo disk to the store and trying it.

>A good recommendation for anyone in this situation, and it's a free
>d/l. The demo disk shows considerable promise . . . although I got
>negative results from its FAT32.IFS.

Well, despite not being able to try the demo disk, I decided to
gamble and ordered the "Pig in a Poke"--mostly because of the Compaq
name and the Intel processor--since I was burned by the previous
non-Intel one. I'm hopeful that I can patch together something with
it that will work. At the very least I'll probably have to add a real
modem. I have 14 days in which to decide to keep it or to return
the whole "Pig".

Thanks for the good input.

Jack P.

=====================================================

To unsubscribe from this list, send an email message
to "steward@scoug.com". In the body of the message,
put the command "unsubscribe scoug-help".

For problems, contact the list owner at
"postmaster@scoug.com".

=====================================================

Return to [ 23 | February | 2006 ]

SCOUG, Warp Expo West, and Warpfest are trademarks of the Southern California OS/2 User Group. OS/2, Workplace Shell, and IBM are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. All other trademarks remain the property of their respective owners.