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Fenderbender
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Hi guys
I followed the NT vs. Win95/98/2000 thread, among others, leading to more questions. (the more I learn, the more I realize I don't know).
I want to set up a system to record audio for me 'n my buds, I think 12 in/out tracks (also use Midi) would be my typical maximum useage. I also want to use the same computer to surf the net, and print pretty pictures.
What about limited IRQ's. If I want to use:
hard drive (audio files only)
hard drive (audio programs and all the rest)
cd-rw (are these counted as 1 or 2 devices)
floppy
printer (suspect already has IRQ reserved)
modem
How many IRQ's would this require? Do I need to use a SCSI drive to use all these devices? Is a SCSI controller the same as a SCSI card?
I looked at the ASUS motherboard site, specifically at the K7M AMD athlon m'board and the AMD 750 chipset but couldn't find anything on prices. It has "2 x Ultra DMA-66/33 EIDE ports to support up to 4 ATAPI devices"
Would this m'board need a SCSI card and controller to run the devices I mentioned?
Or would a IDE 7200 rpm Quantum (as prev. recommended
) be enough power? (Is EIDE the same as IDE)
I plan on getting (with 128k SDRAM) either a celeron466 (128k L2 cache) at $92, a 500 mhz at $146, OR A PII450 at $144. I was checking out the prices at www.componentsdirect.com (thanks Slack) but am again confused: what is FCPGA vs Slot 1; what is OEM; what is Class CPU w/MMX.
I presume that this pentium will outperform these Celerons. (am not sure about these prices since it costs us about $1.50 of our "funny money" for one of yours
)
Also for my OS needs (i.e.amateur mostly for fun, with a few dreams left), can anyone tell me: NT, win95(b or c), wait till 2000 (shipping here today). I just don't want to buy a Harley when a ten speed will get me there, and maybe easier.
I just need to decide whether I need SCSI or IDE (think I need to know before I buy my motherboard), and I think that devices, like cd-rw's, are either IDE or SCSI controlled, so before I buy them....
Sorry, guys, I, like Ola, will try to learn to write shorter posts. Didn't plan on asking you all to write a novel just to help a guy out.
Bits and pieces welcome
Fenderbender
(in the midst of 62 cm. of snow in past 4 days, that's over 24 inches. Been rearended x 2, 1 in my car, then the loaner next day. Kind of prophetic how I picked my username. I WAS talking about my guitar Lord!!!)
I followed the NT vs. Win95/98/2000 thread, among others, leading to more questions. (the more I learn, the more I realize I don't know).
I want to set up a system to record audio for me 'n my buds, I think 12 in/out tracks (also use Midi) would be my typical maximum useage. I also want to use the same computer to surf the net, and print pretty pictures.
What about limited IRQ's. If I want to use:
hard drive (audio files only)
hard drive (audio programs and all the rest)
cd-rw (are these counted as 1 or 2 devices)
floppy
printer (suspect already has IRQ reserved)
modem
How many IRQ's would this require? Do I need to use a SCSI drive to use all these devices? Is a SCSI controller the same as a SCSI card?
I looked at the ASUS motherboard site, specifically at the K7M AMD athlon m'board and the AMD 750 chipset but couldn't find anything on prices. It has "2 x Ultra DMA-66/33 EIDE ports to support up to 4 ATAPI devices"
Would this m'board need a SCSI card and controller to run the devices I mentioned?
Or would a IDE 7200 rpm Quantum (as prev. recommended

I plan on getting (with 128k SDRAM) either a celeron466 (128k L2 cache) at $92, a 500 mhz at $146, OR A PII450 at $144. I was checking out the prices at www.componentsdirect.com (thanks Slack) but am again confused: what is FCPGA vs Slot 1; what is OEM; what is Class CPU w/MMX.
I presume that this pentium will outperform these Celerons. (am not sure about these prices since it costs us about $1.50 of our "funny money" for one of yours

Also for my OS needs (i.e.amateur mostly for fun, with a few dreams left), can anyone tell me: NT, win95(b or c), wait till 2000 (shipping here today). I just don't want to buy a Harley when a ten speed will get me there, and maybe easier.
I just need to decide whether I need SCSI or IDE (think I need to know before I buy my motherboard), and I think that devices, like cd-rw's, are either IDE or SCSI controlled, so before I buy them....
Sorry, guys, I, like Ola, will try to learn to write shorter posts. Didn't plan on asking you all to write a novel just to help a guy out.

Bits and pieces welcome
Fenderbender
(in the midst of 62 cm. of snow in past 4 days, that's over 24 inches. Been rearended x 2, 1 in my car, then the loaner next day. Kind of prophetic how I picked my username. I WAS talking about my guitar Lord!!!)