Apech Posted August 26, 2014 My Compaq Presario could go from 0 to 60 in under three seconds ... but only cos I threw it out the window in frustration. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted August 26, 2014 I have never owned a Compacq. Never heard enough good things about them to want one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Posted August 26, 2014 I have never owned a Compacq. Never heard enough good things about them to want one. The brand is long gone. Dell bought them years ago. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soaring crane Posted August 26, 2014 My Compaq Presario could go from 0 to 60 in under three seconds ... but only cos I threw it out the window in frustration. a car window, I assume Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apech Posted August 26, 2014 a car window, I assume upper storey acceleration due to gravity 9.81 ms-2 or whatever. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Posted August 26, 2014 If talking about the floor directly above the ground-level floor (terminology varies here), we are talking roughly 15 feet, which means about 20 miles per hour (neglecting wind resistance...) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apech Posted August 26, 2014 If talking about the floor directly above the ground-level floor (terminology varies here), we are talking roughly 15 feet, which means about 20 miles per hour (neglecting wind resistance...) upper storey means anything above first floor (which means the one above ground) ... I could have been in a high rise you don't know ... also I could have forcibly thrown it down so you need to add an initial velocity. .... this was the real world not schoolboy physics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Posted August 26, 2014 LOL Give me the boundary conditions and I'll tell you that your laptop broke... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted August 26, 2014 Talking about that reminded me of way back when I first joined the Army and was at school learning a profession. We were required to be able to copy morse code at 15 words per minute by hand and 25 words per minute with the mill (typewriter with only upper case keys). At one point the training for this was 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, with headphones on our head. One guy couldn't handle it, tore off his headphones, picked up the mill, rushed to the window and threw the mill out the closed window. Needless to say, he became a bush beater (infantryman). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GreytoWhite Posted August 26, 2014 The brand is long gone. Dell bought them years ago. Actually HP bought them and used the name in their business machines for a few years until the brand was no longer recognizable. At least it wasn't an eMachines... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Posted August 26, 2014 Actually HP bought them and used the name in their business machines for a few years until the brand was no longer recognizable. At least it wasn't an eMachines... Sheesh! I knew that! I had just typed the word "Dell" about a dozen times in a work-related e-mail and it just slipped out. I used to oversee about a hundred ProLiant servers and nearly 2000 PCs & laptops -- you'd think I would have gotten it straight! Where I am now is a Dell shop. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GreytoWhite Posted August 26, 2014 It happens to the best of us. I give my own first name as another that is also monosyllabic and starts with 'M' at times. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soaring crane Posted August 27, 2014 It happens to the best of us. I give my own first name as another that is also monosyllabic and starts with 'M' at times. Mork? Sorry, couldn't resist. RIP Robin Williams 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted August 27, 2014 Well, I am finished with setting up the new computer. I got the old one working again but a lot of stuff was lost and I am trying to recover as much as I can now. It's late and I need to get to bed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GreytoWhite Posted August 27, 2014 Yeah... I'd rather use Linux than anything Windows 8.x at the moment. I haven't buggered with the new BIOS shite but it doesn't look too complicated. Can't be as bad as the old floppy diskette BIOS updates turning one's whole motherboard into a paperweight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted August 27, 2014 I'm still working to get programs recovered or if I can't just reinstall them. I do have the install disks for most of the programs I use and others came from the internet. Ha! on me. I tried down-loading one freeware program on this new computer and ended up with a bunch of pop-ups that took almost an your to find and remove. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted August 27, 2014 Oh! BTW. I had to stop working with the computers to unplug the A/C drain as I was getting water all over the floor. Still not finished with that but I had to take a break. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rara Posted August 28, 2014 I have Win 8.1 on laptop. No touchscreen and 64-bit is a memory eater! So I'm going to recover my Win 7. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted August 28, 2014 I have Win 8.1 on laptop. No touchscreen and 64-bit is a memory eater! So I'm going to recover my Win 7. So far I've not run into that problem. Of course, I don't have many programs installed on this new computer yet and I'm not a "Gamer" so it might be fine for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rara Posted August 29, 2014 So far I've not run into that problem. Of course, I don't have many programs installed on this new computer yet and I'm not a "Gamer" so it might be fine for me. If it's a desktop then you'll be fine. They are beasty and yours came designed for Win 8... Mine's a laptop built for Win7 with "free upgrade" for Win8 (I bought it 2 months prior to release) Lao Tzu say: "Why you put big Windows inside small frame? Idiot" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted August 29, 2014 If it's a desktop then you'll be fine. They are beasty and yours came designed for Win 8... Mine's a laptop built for Win7 with "free upgrade" for Win8 (I bought it 2 months prior to release) Lao Tzu say: "Why you put big Windows inside small frame? Idiot" Mine is a medium sized tower. I may have to buy some programs that are compatible with Win 8 but I'm not ready to consider that yet. I'll first figure out what I can get installed on it and then consider if I need buy anything else. (And then, if I can get the old computer completely restored I won't have to buy any because I had everything I wanted on the old computer. I'll set it up and just switch chairs when I want to do something that this new one can't.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
