[TenTec] Pegasus and a PC question
Bob Fairbairn
bob.fairbairn@motorola.com
Sat, 20 Nov 1999 09:39:01 -0600
Thanks all for the suggestions. The "PC" I have is a thing called a datalux
it is about the size of a carton of cigs. It has a powersupply that is a
small brick and the whole thing runs off of 12vdc. With some RAM it might
make a neat "front panel" for a Pegasus. I think I will did for some RAM!
Bob Fairbairn
Sill on the fence!
----- Original Message -----
From: John - G3JAG <patents@dx0man.prestel.co.uk>
To: Steve Ellington N4LQ <n4lq@iglou.com>
Cc: <tentec@contesting.com>; Riley Grieb <rpghome@vlmcons.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 20, 1999 5:06 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Pegasus and a PC question
>
> Forget all the crap about being able to run Windows on a 486 with 8 or
> 16 meg of RAM .... the problem is not the serial port speed; its the
> tremendous memory overhead needed for Windows (any version) that
> causes the bottleneck. I have an ancient 486 DX2-66 box bought for 20
> bucks at a computerfest. It came with only two memory slots and 8 megs
> of RAM. It crawled along. A friend donated a pair of (ancient) 32 meg
> IBM-type simms and I dropped them in instead. With 64 megs of RAM the
> old 486 runs Windows 98, including 4 serial ports (and a parallel port)
> very nicely.
>
> A local ham was also struggling to run Windows with 8 megs of RAM, in
> an old Pentium P75 box; he had two spare slots so we dropped in a pair
> of 8 meg (cheap, second user) simms to give him 24 megs. The
> difference was amazing. He has decided not to buy a new machine ...
>
> I would not now waste time trying to run Windows in less than 32 megs of
> RAM. Memory is probably still cheaper than a new machine. Over here
> nobody seems to want the smaller, slower simms (8 megs, or even 16
> megs) these days. (70ns is fast enough for a 486). Borrow some and try
> it before going to the computer mall.
>
> John G3JAG
> On 20-Nov-99 Steve Ellington N4LQ wrote:
> >
> > You know, it seems strange that something running off the pokey
> > serial port takes so much computer power. Maybe someone can enlighten
> > us about this.
> > Steve N4LQ
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Riley Grieb <rpghome@vlmcons.com>
> > To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Friday, November 19, 1999 8:19 PM
> > Subject: [TenTec] Pegasus and a PC question
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Hi Bob,
> >>
> >> I have no experience with the Pegasus, but yes, you can run Windows
> > 95 on a
> >> 16mb 486/66. However, performance could be disappointing due to the
> >> machine's slow speed and minimal RAM. I just left my 16mb 486/66 as
> > with
> >> Win3.1 as an "occasional use" machine (OK for my PK-232) and bought
> > the
> >> whole enchilada (new mobo, cpu, ram, hd) when I went Windows 95/98.
> >>
> >> I know this can tax the budget, but it really is much better to have
> >> improved hardware for the newer Windows. My "at home" Win98 PC is a
> > 32mb K6
> >> (AMD) cpu @233mhz which you should shoot for (or better) with Win98.
> >>
> >> At work, the slowest Win95 machine is a 16mb 486/100 and it is real
> >> ssslllooowww. It has the menial job of grabbing data off of an IBM
> > 3480
> >> tape drive. I'm a support specialist (hardware, operating systems,
> >> networking) so that's where my advice is coming from. I'm kind-of a
> > loner
> >> but have a Paragon II / Hercules II combo I enjoy.
> >>
> >> Riley
> >> KC9OP
> >>
> >>
> >>
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