# To all Techies.. a formal apology **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 16, 2000, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-all-techies-a-formal-apology/14926 "2000-03-16T01:58:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![aha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eada6e/32.png) [@aha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aha)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2000, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-all-techies-a-formal-apology/14926/21 "2000-03-16T16:29:00Z")
Yep yep if something seems to good to be true… * * * Yours truly, aha ---
**Author:** ![aha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eada6e/32.png) [@aha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aha)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2000, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-all-techies-a-formal-apology/14926/22 "2000-03-16T16:31:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by handy: > \*\* > Did you even try it out yet? You better cause one man’s monitor is another guys flickering monitor. > > K2 chips are cheap. 450hz chips are about $45 now. > > Doesn’t seem very fast, probably not even > > better than an Emachines 400hz. So, maybe $500.00\*\* No I haven’t tried it handy, my son brought home a flyer and it had the info on it. PS I live in the country where the phone lines are that great so should I shop with that in mind or does it matter? * * * Yours truly, aha ---
**Author:** ![aha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eada6e/32.png) [@aha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aha)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2000, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-all-techies-a-formal-apology/14926/23 "2000-03-20T03:00:00Z")
Well here is what I decided on, ordered it tonight. Gateway 650 mh processor 64 MB Ram 20 gig hardrive 56K modem 17" monitor printer included 3 year warranty w/win98 Total Price: 1360.00 * * * Yours truly, aha ---
**Author:** ![Joe\_Cool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@Joe\_Cool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joe_Cool)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2000, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-all-techies-a-formal-apology/14926/24 "2000-03-20T03:20:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by aha: > **Well here is what I decided on, ordered it tonight…** Good call not going with the original system. That 4mb shared SVGA sucked. Not just because it’s 4mb. That can be perfectly adequate for 99% of what people do on computers. The problem is that “shared” part. That means your vidcard doesn’t have any real memory of its own–it sponges off of your system RAM. Meaning instead of the 32mb you specified, you’d actually be running on 28mb with 4 dedicated to your video. ## NEVER BUY A SHARED MEMORY VIDEO CARD!!! Unless all you plan to do is get on aol and type letters (in a program other than M$ word). ## There are no dangerous weapons, Only dangerous men. Joe Cool ---
**Author:** ![aha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eada6e/32.png) [@aha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aha)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2000, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-all-techies-a-formal-apology/14926/25 "2000-03-20T03:55:00Z")
If this thread is not completely dead in the water I would like to ask any techie this question, I am about to change to the new computer. All my webpage files are in the old computer win95 system in a file called “website.” Can I back up that “website” file on 3.5 and then just reload it into ipswitch on the new system? That way I can stay in command of my webpage? * * * Yours truly, aha [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-all-techies-a-formal-apology/14926.md?page=1)