>>>Can anyone tell me if they have had any problems with vfp 6.0 and windows NT workstations.
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>>Yes - it costs more than Win98, so not enough of my end-users are running NT!
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>I've been concerned about this cost differential so I was delighted to find a special from Compaq featuring a "legacy-free" (read stripped-down) new computer with Win2K for $499. See
www.directplus.compaq.com.
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>Compaq iPaq
>Intel Celeron 500 MHz/66MHz <- I think the 66 is the bus speed.
That's the FSB, or front-side bus, speed - the rate that the CPU clocks the external memory bus at.
>Intel 810e chipset
Intel has just started shipping this recently, so I don't know it in detail. It's their Celeron chipset.
>64 MB/100 MHz SDRAM
If you need more, this is also called PC-66 memory - be careful when buying more, since it may have timing problems with PC-100 (memory designed for use on a 100MHz FSB) memory, and won't use the new RDRAM required for newer PIII boards that support FSBs of 133MHz.
>4.3GB Ultra ATA 66 5400 rpm
>Intel 3D graphics
>MS Windows 2000
>Compaq 2-button USB mouse
>Compaq USB Keyboard
>1-1-1 warranty
OK - make sure there's a slot for a NIC (you want PCI) and a second IDE channel so that if you add a CD-ROM later, it will operte independently of the hard drive. SOme CD-ROMs have trouble operating with Ultra-66 hard drives, and it'll force the hard drive to use a slower burst transfer speed.
Also, make sure that there's a second USB port, or that the mouse works with USB hubs.
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>Not shipping yet, of course.
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Why am I not surprised.
>Note that this configuration has no CD-ROM, no parallel port, and no serial port.
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All the more reason to check the USB connector situation - you'll need to attach printer, modem, possibly sound, and possibly scanner devices to the USB port. As long as you can use a USB hub, this is no problem.
>This is not a developer's machine, of course. But possibly a great end-user workstation.
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I prefer the HP boxes, but Compaq is pretty widely accepted. They skimp on space inside, and tend to use a lot of Compaq-only parts, something to keep in mind after the first year.
