tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502708134478300805.post7285506926988247115..comments2023-10-09T00:15:08.640+11:00Comments on Stuff, geeky stuff: The $83 machine is no more ...dgmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16429298708780406789noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502708134478300805.post-56031593906981118832010-02-09T01:52:03.181+11:002010-02-09T01:52:03.181+11:00This resonates with me at the moment as my second-...This resonates with me at the moment as my second-hand PII 450 is now basically running out of memory to cope with up-to-date virus and malware scanners etc. Last time I upgraded a machine's memory one SIMM (yes, it was that long ago) fitted all, now the only shop in town that stocks 168-pin memory insists that chips the size I want (512Mb and up) aren't available and that all PII motherboards are special precious things that (a) only accept certain brands of memory and (b) may not be able to use chips larger than what I have anyway. If he's right I guess I have to start looking at a new box. Pah. Mainly I suspect he wasn't interested in selling something so low-end and fiddly, but that is no better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com