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A 5GB partition that should NOT exist ??
On my trusted, battle-scarred laptop I have had a lot of partitions for several years: C: Primary, 3GB, Windows 98 + apps D: Primary, 50MB, DOS (bootable with some tricks, FAT16) E: Logical, 500MB, temporary files F: Logical, 400MB, Windows swap (FAT16) G: Logical, 1500MB, hot work files +...- spamhog
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- Forum: Microsoft: Windows
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Alternative windowing shells?
I see there is a good number of windowing shells that replace the original windowing infrastructure of Windows. I think they are related to both the old X-windows of the DOS era and to today's X server used in Unix. I have the impression that very few people use them, and just for the hell of...- spamhog
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- Forum: Microsoft: Windows
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Anyone booting from solid state HDs?
I see that some solid state IDE "hard drives" [smallish, expensive, shockproof] are available. Does anyone have experience with them? Price? Speed? Boot times? (On what OS/comp?) Just curious. - Investigating static RAM market. - Wonder if HD substitution is any closer now than 15...- spamhog
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- Forum: PC hardware - Hard drive issues
