DerBaum wrote on 2023-10-11, 10:43:

When i was at a doctor a month ago i saw this actively used machine...

Why upgrade when this computer works just fine? A new diagnostics system might cost tens of thousands of dollars for the same function.

ncmark wrote on 2023-10-04, 13:17:

Is anyone else finding declining utility of older systems? In my case, one of the things that is fueling it is storage. File si […]
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Is anyone else finding declining utility of older systems?
In my case, one of the things that is fueling it is storage. File sizes have become so big that storing on DVD is no longer practical.
I still run win98 on some machines, but of course they cannot recognize external drives. I have some thumb drives that will work with win98, but some of those machines have only USB 1, and the glacial transfer speeds.
Kind of sad.

Use SD to ide. Pull out the Sd card, stick it in modern PC transfer large files and dump it back into win98 pc. Easy and fast

gmaverick2k wrote on 2023-10-14, 07:35:

ncmark wrote on 2023-10-04, 13:17:

Is anyone else finding declining utility of older systems? In my case, one of the things that is fueling it is storage. File si […]
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Is anyone else finding declining utility of older systems?
In my case, one of the things that is fueling it is storage. File sizes have become so big that storing on DVD is no longer practical.
I still run win98 on some machines, but of course they cannot recognize external drives. I have some thumb drives that will work with win98, but some of those machines have only USB 1, and the glacial transfer speeds.
Kind of sad.

Use SD to ide. Pull out the Sd card, stick it in modern PC transfer large files and dump it back into win98 pc. Easy and fast

This is what I do, but with CompactFlash. It works a treat. Although not as fast, onboard USB 1.1 ports are plenty useful for transferring small files and drivers, when I don't want to reboot.

I have not had good success with USB 2.0 cards on older systems. Insertion and removal can cause Windows to lock up. However, they tend to work just fine when not touched, so I treat them as fixed disks instead.

Kahenraz wrote on 2023-10-14, 19:39:

gmaverick2k wrote on 2023-10-14, 07:35:

ncmark wrote on 2023-10-04, 13:17:

Is anyone else finding declining utility of older systems? In my case, one of the things that is fueling it is storage. File si […]
Show full quote

Is anyone else finding declining utility of older systems?
In my case, one of the things that is fueling it is storage. File sizes have become so big that storing on DVD is no longer practical.
I still run win98 on some machines, but of course they cannot recognize external drives. I have some thumb drives that will work with win98, but some of those machines have only USB 1, and the glacial transfer speeds.
Kind of sad.

Use SD to ide. Pull out the Sd card, stick it in modern PC transfer large files and dump it back into win98 pc. Easy and fast

This is what I do, but with CompactFlash. It works a treat. Although not as fast, onboard USB 1.1 ports are plenty useful for transferring small files and drivers, when I don't want to reboot.

I have not had good success with USB 2.0 cards on older systems. Insertion and removal can cause Windows to lock up. However, they tend to work just fine when not touched, so I treat them as fixed disks instead.

i'm currently getting speed of 79MB/s write speed from using the reader on the front of my hp z440, quick and easy transfer of bin/cue files

My Windows 9X and XP PCs see my UnRAID server just fine so I just made a folder it it called 'Retro Tank' and I use that folder to ferry files from a moddern PC to the retro machines.

That said, since both machines have 120GB SSDs in them and only run 'classic' software, their storage is basically 'bottomless'. I just can't fill a 120GB drive with just retro software that I actually want to use.