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The Ghost Wrote:
> i ran across this site yesterday and did not have time to join or browse
> much .
> this seems to be the right place for my questions .
>
> we have 3 pc's in our home . my wife's is a hp pavilion xl761 , mine an
> ibm pc 300pl and the latest one (free !) is a presario 9232 . the 9232
> is for my oldest daughter , 11 , to learn basic skills on .
>
> i know it has the mighty Pentium1 and a whopping 1.2 hard drive and 16
> megs total in memory (4x4) and windows 98 with office 2000 ; i am at a
> loss to find much more info about this machine . for 1996 it was set up
> well but i need input on what i can upgrade or if this is a waste of
> money . i feel that i can do the basics ; i upgraded the hard drives on
> both of the other pc's , added memory and even upgraded to a cd burner
> on the ibm so i am not afraid to take things apart . but i need
> guidance on the 9232 .
>
> i have the maxtor 40 gig hard drive from the hp i can install and have
> found memory fairly cheap , but can i move up in cpu size or am i stuck
> at P1 ? i am not afraid to change main board if it is not too costly ;
> since this is a freebie i can spend a little bit .
>
> i know sometimes it is easier to buy new , but i am trying to teach my
> children the basics as i learn too .
>
> any input would be greatly welcomed .
> thank you all
the serial numer is 6613HVB5P224
sorry i missed that from first post
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The Ghost
The Ghost Wrote:
> i ran across this site yesterday and did not have time to join or browse
> much .
> this seems to be the right place for my questions .
>
> we have 3 pc's in our home . my wife's is a hp pavilion xl761 , mine an
> ibm pc 300pl and the latest one (free !) is a presario 9232 . the 9232
> is for my oldest daughter , 11 , to learn basic skills on .
>
> i know it has the mighty Pentium1 and a whopping 1.2 hard drive and 16
> megs total in memory (4x4) and windows 98 with office 2000 ; i am at a
> loss to find much more info about this machine . for 1996 it was set up
> well but i need input on what i can upgrade or if this is a waste of
> money . i feel that i can do the basics ; i upgraded the hard drives on
> both of the other pc's , added memory and even upgraded to a cd burner
> on the ibm so i am not afraid to take things apart . but i need
> guidance on the 9232 .
>
> i have the maxtor 40 gig hard drive from the hp i can install and have
> found memory fairly cheap , but can i move up in cpu size or am i stuck
> at P1 ? i am not afraid to change main board if it is not too costly ;
> since this is a freebie i can spend a little bit .
>
> i know sometimes it is easier to buy new , but i am trying to teach my
> children the basics as i learn too .
>
> any input would be greatly welcomed .
> thank you all
the serial numer is 6613HVB5P224
sorry i missed that from first post
--
The Ghost
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