[iyonix-support] Re: Iyonix upgrading

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          JayCee <jaygcee@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> My Iyonix (5.12) seems to be suffering from more and more failures 
> like Apps gone wrong, losing the desktop fonts and reverting to the 
> system font, just locking up completely and little niggles like that.
> 
> It is aprticularly annoying as my partners PC on the other desk in the 
> office hardly ever goes wrong and of course she can do more than me 
> especially in terms of internet use which causes some hilarity ("Oh I 
> suppose you want to use my machine again" wnen I need to use the net 
> seriously for instance).
> 
> It is getting old now and I would like to replace/upgrade and I would 
> dearly like to continue to use RISCOS.
> 
> As far as I can make out there is not a system to upgrade to - am I 
> totally wrong there - what 'upgrade' path have other users taken.
> 
> Before I get flamed by a certain gentleman please let me apologise if 
> this is the wrong list and also explain this is a serious question 
> inviting serious answers as I do not want to leave RISCOS but cannot 
> see a way forward in terms of hardware or software (browsers, DVD and 
> sound capability, printer compatibility to name a few).

Let's sort our way through this.  You seem to have two problems:
(1) reliability, (2) capability.  The two should be treated
separately.

(1) Reliability

You need to get this sorted out, either by the dealer who sold it
to you, or by Castle (maybe they are one and the same).  The two
most likely culprits, based on the Iyonix's track record and stock
faults, are the power supply and the hard disc.  If you're into
DIY fixing, then this forum can help.  If you're not, then I'd say
it's better to send the whole machine for repair so that it can be
examined as a whole.

(2) Capability

Firstly, you don't need any computer to be compatible with everything;
you need it to do what you want it to do.

Browsers: NetSurf does lots, does it fast, for free, and is most
definitely under constant development.  Firefox is the next one to
try for troublesome sites.  However, it really pigs me off to have
to admit that there are sites out there that work with nothing but
IE (I can think of lots of nasty fates that I would like to befall
the people who commit this crime) so it may be a fact of life to
you - depending on what sites you want to visit.

DVD: as I sit here, I realise that I've written DVDs on my Iyonix,
but I don't know whether I've ever read them on it...!  DVDs are
quite hit and miss even on Doze.

Sound: it works mostly, though the quality isn't great.  I still
hope and believe that it won't be long before sound becomes a real
possibility on the Iyonix.

Printer compatibility: Gimp-Print already gives you a wide choice
of printers, and the choice will widen again with Martin Wuerthner's
next release, which is under way.  All you need is one printer that
is supported and meets your requirements; the rest are irrelevant.

Dave
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