Re: new HD: can only see 8gb of 10

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From: Andrew Webber (awebber_at_sgml-mercs.com)
Date: Sun Oct 31 1999 - 21:40:02 EST


On Sun, 31 Oct 1999 18:36:08 -0800, David W. Taylor wrote:

>This suggests that you are running Windows 95 or the
>early Windows 98.
>
>As far as I remember there is a limitation of 8gb for
>these early OS variants.
>
>Suggestion: consider updating to Windows 98 Second Edition
>or Windows NT or 2000. All of these are a better bet than
>the earlier ones. I run Windows 2000 RC2 but I only (only!)
>have a 6gb drive.
>
>Good luck.

Thanks for the quick reply. You are correct, I'm running the Win95
that came with this TP600. I suspect I'm too late for the free
upgrade to Win98 (there was a coupon floating around, about the
time I got this one -- end of June, 1998).

Do you think I could use the extra 2GB for a Linux install, and
still use my Win95? I know that's the cowardly way out, but it's
being suggested repeatedly that I install Linux. Although I think
it would be great to play with the technology (I know SunOS from
the old days), I'm stumped as to why I'd _want_ Linux. There isn't
much I can do on it, that I can't do with Windows, and there's lots
I do with Windows that I can't with Linux (edit SGML files in Word
Perfect, publish with Corel Ventura).

Anyway, if I've got 2GB I can't access now, perhaps I should
"graciously" use it for Linux and keep my client happy? If I can,
that is!

Thanks again!

andrew
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