Do you have a pirated copy of XP handy?
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Have you ever tried to sell ancient equipment? I had an Adaptec 3940 SCSI2 card, and external SCSI2 enclosure, SEVEN SCSI2 hard drives, a SCSI 7-disc CD changer, and half a dozen SCSI CD drives. I couldn't GIVE that stuff away two years ago, so I ended up just throwing it all away. I have at least half a dozen 100mb routers of various lineage, and nobody wants them because GB ethernet is the hot new thing. They'll probably all just end up in the garbage like the SCSI stuff. If the guy can get $112 for his old system, more power to him. Beyond that, anyone stupid enough to fire up a used computer without wiping, reformatting, and reinstalling the OS (especially if it's Windows) is a fool. BTW, the machine he's selling ain't exactly modern by any standard of the definition, so I bet the software is pretty old too. In fact, it sounds like a default half-ass software install. XP, and limited function versions of the real thing (a lot of the same software came on my Compaq about six years ago). So why does anyone here care, and why is it even worth discussing?
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
So why does anyone here care, and why is it even worth discussing?
Because piracy effects everyone in the end...
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How else would you get XP? (correct me if I'm wrong, but there is currently no legal way is there?)
In addition to what Drew said, get a copy of vista business (or ultimate) and legally downgrade to XPpro.
Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
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Have you ever tried to sell ancient equipment? I had an Adaptec 3940 SCSI2 card, and external SCSI2 enclosure, SEVEN SCSI2 hard drives, a SCSI 7-disc CD changer, and half a dozen SCSI CD drives. I couldn't GIVE that stuff away two years ago, so I ended up just throwing it all away. I have at least half a dozen 100mb routers of various lineage, and nobody wants them because GB ethernet is the hot new thing. They'll probably all just end up in the garbage like the SCSI stuff. If the guy can get $112 for his old system, more power to him. Beyond that, anyone stupid enough to fire up a used computer without wiping, reformatting, and reinstalling the OS (especially if it's Windows) is a fool. BTW, the machine he's selling ain't exactly modern by any standard of the definition, so I bet the software is pretty old too. In fact, it sounds like a default half-ass software install. XP, and limited function versions of the real thing (a lot of the same software came on my Compaq about six years ago). So why does anyone here care, and why is it even worth discussing?
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
I have at least half a dozen 100mb routers of various lineage, and nobody wants them because GB ethernet is the hot new thing.
How many ports do they have? I'd snagged a cheapo 16port 10/100 switch a year and a half ago for extra ports but it died and I haven't gotten around to replacing it yet.
Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
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In addition to what Drew said, get a copy of vista business (or ultimate) and legally downgrade to XPpro.
Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
