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Hello Wayne - 

CA>> I can admit the people who had problems after using FIPS
CA>> are the type that would use it without reading the DOCs.
CA>> That is a good point. 

WC> oh yeah it's also suggested you xcopy/s it to a system
WC> diskette and run it from there. 

I will keep all of your advice in mind if/when I ever try to
use it. Hopefully I will plan ahead and not have to repartition
after once doing a setup install cycle. ;-) 

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WC> I've go a backup copy and Explorer will never beon this
WC> machine. 

It's unfortunate in a way that IEx is such a pita in many ways.
It does a nice display of webpages and the colors used but it's
just so underwhelming in other respects and so bloated it's an
embarassment. 

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CA>> Hyperterminal PE (personal edition) seems to work well for
CA>> many and it's free. Alan Zisman swears by it. I use
CA>> NetTerm because there is no Hyperterminal for W31. 

WC> Another save, I'll snag it. Thanx again. 

You're welcome. 

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CA>> 256 seems enough for my brother's W98SE install. 

WC> 98 will install on an NEC Pentium 180 with 16 meg RAM, I
WC> know this because initially having trouble installing on
WC> the H.P. I swapped out drives and installed it on the NEC. 

Grin. I was referring to my brother's need to do graphics in
PhotoShop and his enjoyment when creating variations of his
commercial CD-audio collection with _only_ the tracks he likes
and other software that requires a bit of memory to use
effectively. 

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WC>> I looked at the screen shots, impressive to say the least.
WC>> Source code just over 300K and binary about 200K!!! 

CA>> How well it supports CSS, frames, javascript, and even
CA>> FLASH can be important for accessing manufacturer's
CA>> websites which I suspect you do want to do more often than
CA>> the average person. That and stability in general. ;-) 

WC> Haven't checked all that out but IIRC supports JAVA. 

JAVA or javascript? Javascript (js) needs to be at a certain
level and I'm not even sure what is the latest version but I
know you want better than v1.2 js. 

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CA>> I think for HP machines this is 'shared memory' meaning it
CA>> reduces available system memory? 

WC> Not sure don't care, slap a HDTV - Video card in there and
WC> problem solved. 

I have no experience with TV vid cards at all. 

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CA>> I'm not certain that W98SE will use FAT16? I know Alan
CA>> Zisman has said he kept the first partition as FAT16 for
CA>> W95 but used FAT32 on all other partitions. It was to keep
CA>> his old DOS utilities alive and working which would
CA>> probably limit that C: partition to 2 gig? 

WC> I don't have 98SE but vanilla 98 and I can do 95 just fine
WC> as the  NEC machine is just the right age to support all
WC> the hardware. 

Hmmmm ... seems to me full USB support was added with 'SE'? You
might want to ask about the FAT16 and USB in the W95 echo? 

WC>> Still telneting off the NEC and surfing off the H.P. Hey
WC>> if I remove the base from this monitor I can fit both
WC>> machines on that cart! 

CA>> Take note of the postioning of the casters. If they are
CA>> too far inboard the cart might tip? 

WC> Not likely, this is a heavy duty stainless steel job of the
WC> type nurses wheel around with medications or defribulators
WC> and I doubt they'd want a defribulator hitting the floor.
WC> As long as the wheels can move I can't see any
WC> circumstances where it'd tip over. 

Well nothing in the bottom and everything on the top would be a
start? 

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