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[legion]

Originally Posted by friar mike

mind repeating that legion your new fancy-ass computer seems to be stuttering

Use of the word Windows on an apple or linux system makes the OS cough.

It'll get over it.

It'll get over it.

[Tom S]

Originally Posted by friar mike

... it needs windows 98 to run the setup.

Anyone know if Windows 98 can be installed on one of those inexpensive external USB-plug-in hard drives & then work on newer ‘puters? How many gigs it would take? I don’t know why it wouldn’t work but WTF do I know about that stuff.
If so ....

[legion]

Originally Posted by Tom S

Anyone know if Windows 98 can be installed on one of those inexpensive external USB-plug-in hard drives & then work on newer ‘puters? How many gigs it would take? I don’t know why it wouldn’t work but WTF do I know about that stuff.
If so ....

Don't think so. I haven't been able to make that work anyway and I've tried by putting entire comp backups on a 500g pocket drive and then accessing files by plugging in to a different machine. I think it's the two OS'es that foul access. I'm not a comp geek though so am not the right guy to actually know. Only the guy to have actually tried.

[FlyRescue]

Friar: anything newer than 98 can run it, most likely, in accessibility mode.

Re: Thumbdrive OS's: I haven't seen a windows port yet, but they make this:
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2011/11/...b-thumb-drive/ , and I run a linux shell on a 4gig thumbdrive to access computers' file systems.

[Tom S]

Originally Posted by legion

Don't think so. I haven't been able to make that work ...

Well, that’s not what I wanted to hear!
Just to make sure we are on the same page, or ‘window’ as the case may be. I am talking about loading Win 98 into an external HD then putting a Win 98 compatible program into that Win 98 system. Is that what you mean, or just that the older program would not work on a newer ‘puter?

Originally Posted by FlyRescue

Friar: anything newer than 98 can run it, most likely, in accessibility mode.

Fly, WTH is this “accessibility mode” &/or where do I find it?
I once tried to install an older A-CAD program on this Win 7 ‘puter thinking if anything I could then run it in ‘compatibility mode’. Win 7 wouldn’t even let the program install.

[Tom S]

Ok, now I remember. This damn Win 7 is a 64 bit Operating System, (WTF ever that means), & my program is made for a 32 bit OS. I’m probably screwed.

[friar mike]

Originally Posted by FlyRescue

Friar: anything newer than 98 can run it, most likely, in accessibility mode.

Re: Thumbdrive OS's: I haven't seen a windows port yet, but they make this:
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2011/11/...b-thumb-drive/ , and I run a linux shell on a 4gig thumbdrive to access computers' file systems.

I really don't know what is being said Iam a mechanic not a computer tech.

[legion]

Originally Posted by Tom S

Well, that’s not what I wanted to hear!
Just to make sure we are on the same page, or ‘window’ as the case may be. I am talking about loading Win 98 into an external HD then putting a Win 98 compatible program into that Win 98 system. Is that what you mean, or just that the older program would not work on a newer ‘puter?

Correct. I've tried to get that to work and haven't been able to.

Originally Posted by Tom S

Ok, now I remember. This damn Win 7 is a 64 bit Operating System, (WTF ever that means), & my program is made for a 32 bit OS. I’m probably screwed.

Correct. You're probably screwed is my take. I've tried it before with the 500gig Western drives that will fit in a shirt pocket. Backed up entire systems thinking I'd be able to access files later but the multiple operating systems apparently conflict and I couldn't access squat. Still have two drives on my desk that have backups of long since reformatted old computers but I haven't put enough time into finding a work around. Whatever's on those things probably wasn't important anyway so it's not getting much of a prio.

Originally Posted by friar mike

I really don't know what is being said Iam a mechanic not a computer tech.

That's a cool little computer with no interface of it's own. No screen. No keyboard. No nothing. It's something you'd have to plug into another device and from that device you'd be able to access the computer functions.

Think of it as memory and a very small processor... but that's it. Depending on what version of it you bought you'd be able to plug it in and it would pirate the input controls of your host device (like plug it into your phone, etc.) so that you could get that little thumb drive looking computer to actually do something.