# Who has the the slowest and crappiest bugger (computer) on the SDMB? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 2, 2003, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-the-slowest-and-crappiest-bugger-computer-on-the-sdmb/179107 "2003-06-02T12:05:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tusculan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecd19e/32.png) [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2003, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-the-slowest-and-crappiest-bugger-computer-on-the-sdmb/179107/1 "2003-06-02T12:05:31Z")
In [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=187090), **kambuckta** is expressing his joy over his new computer. **green\_bladder** looks on in admiration and envy, suggesting that he probably has (and I quote) “the slowest and crappiest bugger on the SDMB”. I think such a claim should not go unchallenged. Who is willing to go for the honor? A couple of ground rules: - You must mention the computer you actually use for accessing SDMB. The XT gathering dust in your basement doesn’t count. - It must be _your_ computer. Posting in the library doesn’t count. - It must be a _computer_. Smoke signals, sticks in the sand don’t count. And oh, we also don’t need to know about the ten miles uphil both ways that you need to walk to feed the hamsters that provide the electricity for your intarweb machine. The actual criteria we will have to make up when we go along. Slow and crappy are not the same and need not go together. The modem connection probably does count for a lot, but the actual computer specs should count on their own. I’ll start. Mine is five years old. - Dell, Pentium II 233 Mhz - 256 Mb RAM - 4 Gb hard disk - NVidia TNT 4 Mb video card - LCD screen - 56 kb modem - CD-ROM 32x - Win 95 I’m sure there are worse machines out there. So, what’s yours? ---
**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2003, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-the-slowest-and-crappiest-bugger-computer-on-the-sdmb/179107/2 "2003-06-02T12:52:07Z")
Heheheh, I knew this would pop up 😃 -PII 266 mhz (Whitebox/assembled computer) -64 MB SDRAM -6.4 GB HD -14" Acer Monitor (screen tinted piss yellow 90% of the time) -Broadband -CD-rom - I can’t remember the speed… I’m guessing 16x -Win 98 Ugh… I’m beat 🙂 _walks away in defeat_ ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2003, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-the-slowest-and-crappiest-bugger-computer-on-the-sdmb/179107/3 "2003-06-02T13:17:57Z")
A strange brand - oh yes - the company went bankrupt, I think - named “Patriot”. Supposedly has 32 MB RAM, but for soem reason I do not understand, only 28MB RAM is actually available to it. 1.4 or similar Gig hard drive. CD says 52x - seems a bit unlikely I reckon I win (or do I mean lose) so far! :(:(☹ ---
**Author:** ![Jet\_Jaguar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jet_jaguar/32/3562_2.png) [@Jet\_Jaguar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jet_Jaguar)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2003, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-the-slowest-and-crappiest-bugger-computer-on-the-sdmb/179107/4 "2003-06-02T14:47:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Celyn \* > [Supposedly has 32 MB RAM, but for soem reason I do not understand, only 28MB RAM is actually available to it. Most likely, your video card is using shared RAM. Some cheaper video cards have no RAM of their own, and borrow some of the system’s main memory. A 4-meg discrepancy is about right for a video card. ---
**Author:** ![FallFast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ba9def/32.png) [@FallFast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallFast)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2003, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-the-slowest-and-crappiest-bugger-computer-on-the-sdmb/179107/5 "2003-06-02T17:12:42Z")
We have two machines, my wife gets the newest one and I get to use the 7 year old machine. Still works, just a bit slow. -133 mhz -64 mb RAM -Matrox video card -10 Mb hard drive -17" no name brand monitor -Cable access -6x CDROM It’s only good for surfing and not very good at that. I’m having a hard time convincing the wife we need to upgrade the old machine. Thats how we got the newest machine, I upgraded the old one. Don’t think she is going to go for it a second time. ---
**Author:** ![BuckleberryFerry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5f9b8f/32.png) [@BuckleberryFerry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuckleberryFerry)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2003, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-the-slowest-and-crappiest-bugger-computer-on-the-sdmb/179107/6 "2003-06-02T18:00:22Z")
I’ve got a Compy 386! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2003, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-the-slowest-and-crappiest-bugger-computer-on-the-sdmb/179107/7 "2003-06-02T18:19:02Z")
I have a 486DX33 laptop next to my family room chair. I use it to surf for NYT crossword puzzle answers. Even Opera is painfully slow on it. Lynx is what I use for Net Purposes. And yes, I have surfed the SDMB using it with Opera. It _can_ be done. (SDMB+Lynx doesn’t come out too well plus cookie issues.) I hope to get my eldest’s 486DX4 100 laptop soon. The rush of speed might be too much to take. ---
**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2003, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-the-slowest-and-crappiest-bugger-computer-on-the-sdmb/179107/8 "2003-06-02T18:20:43Z")
I view the SDMB on my abacus 😛 😃 Sorry, I couldn’t resist! Zev Steinhardt ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2003, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-the-slowest-and-crappiest-bugger-computer-on-the-sdmb/179107/9 "2003-06-02T18:51:01Z")
This may not count, but when I’m visiting the 'rents at home, I stop by the SDMB using a 133 MHz Windows 95 box. Used to have 16 megs of RAM, until I upgraded it to 48 a year or so ago. Works quite well, as a matter of fact. I’m going to try to fire up a NeXTStation Color Turbo I have, install OmniWeb, and see if I can connect to the Web with it. 33 MHz, baby! There are Amiga-based Web browsers that are reasonably compliant wtith current HTML standards. It may be possible to surf the SBMB with one of them. With an unmodded vBulletin system like the SDMB, there shoudn’t be any problems. > [@](#): > > I’ve got a Compy 386! **a\> straightdope.exe**