Unless I misinterpreted it, I think the point of this thread was to post the oldest machine you have running that is actually being used and not sitting in a closet gathering dust or something.
My now oldest computer will be another IBM Thinkpad 600E (apparently a P3 this time, we'll see) with the same errors I've seen before, a knackered battery, which all I do is
1. find an equivalent button battery
2. rip out the old one
3. shrinkwrap the new battery with wires on the contacts in cellotape,
4. shove back into laptop
5. ...
6. PROFIT
7. Real Profit!
Apparently pre-loaded with Windows 98, oh joy I look forward to that.
Who actually uses old software on a daily occurrence? If so what for?
I used to use office 97 for my papers and assignments for school, until I finally gave in and installed 2007 while I was also setting up 7 on this laptop.
I still use Office 2003 on my desktop, but I do use Office 2007 on my laptop.
I'm not sure what the oldest software I still use is. ShareWatch is pretty old (November, 2001)... I don't think I use anything pre-2001. Most of the software I use was released in 2003-2010.
I've heard Photoshop 7 is actually pretty good, though.
And if I had it, I'd be making copious usage of AutoCAD 2000 LT.
I have it if you need a copy.
Edit: Actually it's 2000i but there isn't much of a difference, except that "active help" thing is annoying when I'm doing electrical schematics.
PS7 is fine, that's why we use it. It's missing some functionality of newer versions, and I wouldn't want to stop using CS3 or 4 out of some misplaced idealism, but yeah, it's workable enough.
I have it if you need a copy.
Edit: Actually it's 2000i but there isn't much of a difference, except that "active help" thing is annoying when I'm doing electrical schematics.
Hmmm? A 2000 series AutoCAD? Sign me the heck up! I can't find any AutoCAD 2000 copies anywhere.
I have it if you need a copy.
Edit: Actually it's 2000i but there isn't much of a difference, except that "active help" thing is annoying when I'm doing electrical schematics.
Hmmm? A 2000 series AutoCAD? Sign me the heck up! I can't find any AutoCAD 2000 copies anywhere.
Only downside is I do not have any keys or serial numbers for the program. Hopefully there's a keygen that exists, and it's also the first product that I'm aware of that does activation, I can provide you with the cd, but you're on your own for the rest. I'll image it tomorrow with the other two disks that are going to game graveyard.
More to the question: What wouldn't I do with AutoCAD?
I don't know, get laid?
Seriously though, unless you plan on becoming a contractor, I don't understand.
I use it all the time for electrical schematics for my circuits class. It saves me the time than rather trying to do it in paint, since autocad has templates for electrical drawings already built in.
AutoCAD is mostly used for schematics, but there are a number of complete design packages that will capture your schematic, simulate it, analyze it, and make the PCB.
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Pentium MMX 150MHz / 48MB of RAM / 60GB HDD (lol) / Debian Linux 5.0
Dell Dimension XPS P166c
Pentium Classic 166MHz / 80MB of RAM / 4GB CF Card / Debian Linux 5.0
Oldest Machine actually being used for something:
Self-Built
(new in 2003) AMD Sempron 2600+ 1.6GHz/ 512MB DDR1 / 2x250GB, 1x500GB, 1x1TB, 1x160GB / Windows XP Professional SP2
At the time, that was the oldest system I had, and it was running WinBoards.
Now, 3 years later, WinBoards is still running on the oldest system I have.
-Q
1. find an equivalent button battery
2. rip out the old one
3. shrinkwrap the new battery with wires on the contacts in cellotape,
4. shove back into laptop
5. ...
6. PROFIT
7. Real Profit!
Apparently pre-loaded with Windows 98, oh joy I look forward to that.
I'm not sure what the oldest software I still use is. ShareWatch is pretty old (November, 2001)... I don't think I use anything pre-2001. Most of the software I use was released in 2003-2010.
Games are another story.
And if I had it, I'd be making copious usage of AutoCAD 2000 LT.
Edit: Actually it's 2000i but there isn't much of a difference, except that "active help" thing is annoying when I'm doing electrical schematics.
Also, Swiftman, what would YOU do with AutoCAD?
More to the question: What wouldn't I do with AutoCAD?
Dell Dimension E310
Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz CPU
512MB DDR RAM
160GB HDD.
You're posting on it now.
Pentium III 1.2 GHz (Tualatin)
768 MB RAM
500 GB HDD
I want to get my hands on a working 486 laptop.
Seriously though, unless you plan on becoming a contractor, I don't understand.
Same deal with AutoCAD.