GPL & Win95 - Back To The Future

In a last ditch effort to get GPL to run smoothly on my system, I went backwards in time. Dug out my old Win 95 CD & installed it. This is *old* Win95, 4.00.950 A. It's so old, when I fired up IE, it was Version 2. Getting it to recognize some of my hardware proved daunting but GPL runs as smooth as *glass*. After two 21 lap races at Monza & Silverstone, I experienced *no* "hiccups". None. Nada. Zip. SB Live had no pops or crackles despite not having any setting for hardware acceleration. Goodbye, Win98. So long, IE 5. Adios, OS / browser combo. Hello GPL. As seen elsewhere.... "Windows 98 is a buggy browser running on top of a 32-bit extension and graphical shell for a 16-bit patch to an 8-bit operating system originally coded for a 4-bit microprocessor, written by a 2-bit company that can't stand 1 bit of competition."

I'm about to buy a GPL setup - PIII450 or 500 with 128Mb, V3 (got that part already), SBLive or MX 300 (I've heard the MX300 is better for gamers but SBLIve sounds better for GPL - so probably the SB) I -was- going to upgrade to Win98 too to make better use of the hardware, but now you're putting me off. What's your setup? I have heard that Win98 is more of a memory hog. Mark Reading, UK Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Share what you know. Learn what you don't.

SNIP Get Win98! You can always get rid of the IE4 UI if you want to. I have a Celeron at 464 mhz, V3 3000, SBlive, 128 mb ram. GPL is ultra-smooth with this setup in 1024x768, win98. K.S. Br?nnick

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>> Getting it to recognize some of my hardware proved daunting but >> GPL runs as smooth as *glass*. After two 21 lap races at Monza & >> Silverstone, I experienced *no* "hiccups". >> SB Live had no pops or crackles despite not having any setting >> for hardware acceleration. >I'm about to buy a GPL setup - PIII450 or 500 with 128Mb, V3 (got that part >already), SBLive or MX 300 (I've heard the MX300 is better for gamers but >SBLIve sounds better for GPL - so probably the SB) I -was- going to upgrade >to Win98 too to make better use of the hardware, but now you're putting me >off.

There's been only a few posts regarding graphic "hiccups" in GPL. It seems there could be several causes, from gameports to 3D drivers, etc. I tried everything regarding hardware. Swapping PCI slots, swapping sound & graphic cards & installing a PDPI L4 gameport. Same goes for software. I tried various drivers my VooDoo II's, tried Liveware 2.0 for the SB Live, etc. Nothing had any affect on the "hiccups". Installing Win95 was a last resort. However, on *my* machine, GPL no longer "hiccups" with Win95. Getting Win95 to recognize my IDE hardware was a bit of a hassle but after installing some fixes, Device Manager is no longer confused. If I were you, I'd try Win98 first. You can always flop back to Win95 if you have any problems. PII 450, 128 MB RAM Intel 440 BX Asus P2B-F 3DFX (STB) VooDoo II's in SLI ( Quake III 3DFX ref drivers ) SB Live ( LiveWare 1.0 ) PDPI L4 gameport Nascar Sprint ( calibrated as Nascra Pro ) 128 MB should be plenty for *any* OS. Personally, I find Win98 to be more buggy than Win95. Many apps, including GPL crashed quite a few times. Since installing Win95, GPL seems solid as a rock. BTW, I think the SB Live & the Diamond MX 300 are both good cards. But GPL *does* sound a little better with the SB Live. I would however, caution against upgrading to Liveware 2.0. It's a 30MB download and bloats your registry to upwards of 8MB. HTH -- " Why bother..." - R. Crumb -