Calling computer gurus!

[kengr]

A couple of questions...

First, anybody know what the lowest end system that'd handle Win98SE, a browser and email? CPU type & speed, RAM, HD size?

I'm eventually going to be thininng out the surplus systems in storage, and I'd like an idea of what would be capable of being set up to give to folks with no computer.

Second is a Win XP question. I've got a briefcase set up so the files in there get updated to another one of my systems. Mostly webpage stuff.

What I'd like is to be able to *also* synch it with a memory card for my handheld. But I'm afraid of messing things up and losing files.

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[freetrav.livejournal.com]

Win98SE specs: It wouldn't be a fun configuration - very draggy and thrashy - but before my Compaq Presario 9234 failed (built-in controller failure), I could do just that on it - 120 MHz Pentium, 8GB HD, 40MB RAM. Browser was the IE that shipped with it; email was Forté Agent.

WinXP: You can have multiple briefcases, one for synching the remote (presumably connected) system, and one for updating the handheld. I don't know what will happen if the same file is in both briefcases, and is updated separately on each. If you're talking about using the SAME briefcase with both the handheld and the remote system, then you've got to be very careful about synching, or you DO risk messing things up, though not actually LOSING files.

[kengr]

Win98SE specs: It wouldn't be a fun configuration - very draggy and thrashy - but before my Compaq Presario 9234 failed (built-in controller failure), I could do just that on it - 120 MHz Pentium, 8GB HD, 40MB RAM. Browser was the IE that shipped with it; email was Forté Agent.

My old laptop is a P133 and has a *2* gig HD. and ran netscape/Mozilla acceptably. It did have 80 meg of RAM though.

I am *told* that you can actually get a usable if slow system running 98 on a 486!! I need to look up the "official" Win98 specs.

But I was hoping for someone who'd worked with even older gear. I may try it on the 486DX2/66 with 64 meg of RAM that I will be retiring one of these days.

Alas, the WinXOP setup is in fact wanting the same "briefcase" (or set of directories) to synch both places.