"Jerry Hargis" <CCHARGIS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > I need practical advice on what to > consider as a realistic limit on the configuration and hardware of > computers that will be upgraded from Windows95 to Windows98. Ignoring > Microsoft's lower limit of a 486/66 with 24 MB of RAM, what do any of > you think I should set as a lower limit for hardware? The absolute minimum required to make Windows run smoothly? I think at the very least a IBM S/390 would be needed. I don't think they've invented cheap PC hardware that can run Windows smoothly. > If you have files that are too large to fit on floppy > disks, you can send those files to a friend or colleague via e-mail for > safekeeping during the upgrade. " Hmm, that might explain some of the mailhogs on mama: /var 20951 zumas 13695 sdjessie 12606 bhua 11976 beatle ... Of course the whole backing up files through e-mail reminds me of one of my pet peeves. Why don't we have 100MB floppies that cost $.30 each yet? We have 720MB CD-R's that cost < $.50 each, and CD-RW's don't cost much more. 1.44MB floppies were first made over 10 years ago, while 386's became common, if moores law applied to floppies the same way that it applies to hard drives, our floppies should hold 1.44 _GB_ and cost $8 in packs of 25. - Steve