>My point was that old machines are still operable - under the then operating systems. You wouldn't try to load XP on that box, would you?

The P200 is running W2K (with only 128MB) still fine. It's my file server and runs SQL Server V7 and SQL2000 just dandy for VFP testing. I do have an old 486DX-33, but it was barely tolerable back then (DOS 6.22 and Win3.1). ;) It did run SuperCalc pretty well.

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>And, BTW, about "gave up the ghost" - I've once found this piece of wisdom on the web:
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>"All electronics operate on magic smoke. Proof? When you see the magic smoke go out of your chip, you know it will never work again."

Must be why on some of my older machines I say "smoke on" when I fire them up. <g>