Re: [libreoffice-users] question on Screen Resolution quote on web site.

If I get old machines, I know many people who either need better ones 
than they got, or cannot afford to buy any system, so even a P-II and a 
P-III looks good to them, but not the kids.  Have a girl who needs any 
system that will allow her to type up her notes and papers instead of 
using a library computer or at some friend's place.  I am looking for a 
cheap/used good condition printer for her.  The P-II I will be getting 
in return for the P-III will go to her.  Since it is so old and slow, I 
may have to put Word/Excel '97 on it, if LO is too slow or "whatever".

He does not have the money to pay for IDE/PCI cards, and I am all out of 
them from my scrap box.

These machines I get are not really worth buying parts for.  If I do not 
have the need part in my "scrap boxes", then it may not get fixed or 
upgraded.

On 08/19/2011 12:36 PM, Tod Hopkins wrote:
> I don't want to sound elitist here, but you these days people (like me) are throwing systems with those specs 
> away.  I was not able to give my PIIIs away and all of them had better video.  I think you time might be 
> better spent "upgrading" the video card rather than coping with a low res screen.
>
> Cheers,
>                tod
>
>
> On Aug 19, 2011, at 10:34 AM, webmaster for Kracked Press Productions wrote:
>
> > I have a question about the System Requirements for Windows that is posted on the web site.
> >
> > "Microsoft Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4 or higher), XP, Vista, or Windows 7
> > Pentium compatible PC (Pentium III or Athlon recommended)
> > 256 MB RAM (512 MB RAM recommended)
> > 1024x768 resolution (higher resolution recommended), at least 256 colors"
> >
> > The older systems that run P-III tend to have video cards that do not go above 800x600 if you want 
> > at least 256 colors.  That is what I have seen in most of the older computers I have used or 
> > repaired.
> >
> > I am working on a P-III computer with 512 MB RAM and its video does not go above 800x600.
> >
> > So the question is, what will I loose with the smaller video resolution?  I have not added LO yet, 
> > since I am currently running the WinXP updates [hundreds of them] before I load the needed 
> > software:  LO, Thunderbird, Firefox, Corel Draw [his], Inkscape, Security, and other software that 
> > he wants/needs on his computer.
> >
> > So what will he/I give up with 800x600 instead of the 1024x768 resolution?
> >
> > This machine is to replace a real old P-II machine that he bought used about 10 years ago.  It 
> > would be nice to get LO on that machine, since it is going to be given to a girl who needs to type 
> > notes.
> >
> >
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