Think your comp sux? Take a look at these specs..

[RenamonXP]

This has got to be the worst thing floating around the computer world i have ever seen the spec was made through a program called belarc advisor. Tell me if you think my system sux!!!

Operating System
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1 (build 2600)

System Model
Gateway AN2_15
System Serial Number: 1096255422

Processor a
433 megahertz Intel Celeron
32 kilobyte primary memory cache
128 kilobyte secondary memory cache

Main Circuit Board b
Board: Intel Corporation BA810E AAA05542-306
Serial Number: ISBA02506604
Bus Clock: 66 megahertz
BIOS: Intel Corp. BA81010A.15A.0005.P02.0003101014 03/10/2000

Memory Modules c,d
128 Megabytes Installed Memory
Slot 'DIMM1' has 127 MB

Drives
10.23 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
5.70 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
Memorex 52MAXX 2452AJ [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]
FUJITSU MPF3102AT [Hard drive] (10.25 GB) -- drive 0
IOMEGA ZIP 100 USB Device [Hard drive] -- drive 1

Printers
Epson Stylus COLOR 670 ESC/P 2 on USB001

Installed Microsoft Hotfixes
DataAccess
Q318202 (details...) on 04/21/03
Q318203 (details...) on 04/21/03
Internet Explorer
Q813489 (details...)
Q818529 (details...)
SP1 (SP1)
Windows Media Player
WM817787 (details...)
Windows XP
SP1
Q324720 (details...) on 05/03/03
Q329048 (details...) on 04/22/03
Q329170 (details...) on 04/22/03
Q329390 (details...) on 04/21/03
Q329441 (details...) on 04/21/03
Q331953 (details...) on 04/22/03
Q810577 (details...) on 04/22/03
SP2
Q322011 (details...) on 06/01/03
Q323255 (details...) on 04/22/03
Q327979 (details...) on 06/01/03
Q328310 (details...) on 06/01/03
Q329048 (details...) on 05/03/03
Q329115 (details...) on 04/22/03
Q329170 (details...) on 05/03/03
Q329390 (details...) on 05/03/03
Q329441 (details...) on 05/03/03
Q329834 (details...) on 05/04/03
Q331953 (details...) on 05/03/03
Q810243 (details...) on 06/01/03
Q810565 (details...) on 06/01/03
Q810577 (details...) on 05/03/03
Q810833 (details...) on 05/04/03
Q811493 (details...) on 06/01/03
Q811630 (details...) on 06/01/03
Q814033 (details...) on 05/04/03
Q814995 (details...) on 06/01/03
Q815021 (details...) on 06/01/03
Q815485 (details...) on 06/01/03
Q817287 (details...) on 05/04/03


Controllers
Standard floppy disk controller
Intel(r) 82801AA Bus Master IDE Controller
Primary IDE Channel [Controller]

Display
Intel(r) 82810 Graphics Controller [Display adapter]
Gateway Astro [Monitor] (13.8"vis, s/n H1EN606842, June 2000)

Bus Adapters
Intel(r) 82801AA USB Universal Host Controller

Multimedia
Intel(r) 82801AA AC'97 Audio Controller

Communications
Motorola SM56 Fax Modem
Motorola SurfBoard 4100 USB Cable Modem
Network Card MAC Address:
Network IP Address:

Other Devices
HID-compliant consumer control device
HID-compliant consumer control device
HID-compliant device
HID-compliant device
USB Human Interface Device
USB Human Interface Device
HID Keyboard Device
Logitech USB Wheel Mouse
General Purpose USB Hub
Generic USB Hub
Iomega USB Zip 100
USB Composite Device
USB Printing Support
USB Root Hub

Software Versions
Adobe Acrobat Reader Version 5.0.0.0 *
Ahead Software AG Karlsbad Germany Phone: ++49-7248-911-800 Fax: ++49-7248-911-888

e-mail: info@nero.com - LANGUAGE_English2 Version 5, 5, 9, 13 *
Ahead Software AG - InfoTool Application Version 1, 2, 0, 0 *
ahead software gmbh, karlsbad - Cover Designer Version 2, 2, 1, 6 *
America Online, Inc. - AOL Instant Messenger Version 5.1.3036 *
Apple Computer, Inc. - QuickTime QuickTime 5.0.2 *
Auralis, Inc. Version 1.3.0.3826 *
AVIPreview by AJ Version 0.21 alpha *
Belarc, Inc. - BelManage Client Version 6.0c *
BJCFD *
Cerulean Studios Trillian Version 1, 0, 0, 1 *
COClient Application Version 1.0.0.3895 *
Convivia Media Enterprises - DK: Sig2dat Tool Version 1.00 *
Decoder Configuration *
Digital Dreams - Aim Xpressionz Version 1.05 *
DivX Player 2.1 *
DivXNetworks, Inc. - DivX EKG Version 1.0.0.0 *
Erik Deppe - DriveSpeed Application Version 1, 5, 0, 0 *
Erik Deppe - Nero CD Speed Application Version 1, 1, 1, 0 *
idleloop@yahoo.com, http://www.angelfire.com/ego2/idleloop - dat viewer & manager

Version 1.2 BETA *
Jasc Software Inc. - Animation Shop 3 Version 3.00 *
Jasc Software, Inc. - Paint Shop Pro 7 Version 7.00 *
Jasc Software, Inc. - Paint Shop Pro Version 7,0,0,0 *
KaZaA Lite *
klrun.exe *
Microsoft Application Error Reporting Version 10.0.2609 *
Microsoft Clip Organizer Version 10.0.2625 *
Microsoft Corporation - Internet Explorer Version 6.00.2800.1106 *
Microsoft Corporation - Windows Installer - Unicode Version 2.0.2600.1106 *
Microsoft Corporation - Windows Movie Maker Version 1.1.2427.1 *
Microsoft Corporation - Windows® NetMeeting® Version 3.01 *
Microsoft Development Environment Version 7.00.9064.9150 *
Microsoft Office Document Imaging Version 1.03.2349.1 *
Microsoft Office Save My Settings/Profile Wizard Version 10.0.2609 *
Microsoft Office XP Version 10.0.2627 * Microsoft Open Database Connectivity Version

3.520.9030.0 *
Microsoft Photo Editor Version 10.0 *
Microsoft Plus! for Windows XP Version 1.00.00.0536 *
Microsoft Windows Media Player Version 6.4.09.1125 *
Microsoft(R) Windows Media Player Version 8.00.00.4490 *
Microsoft® Windows Media Services Version 4.1.00.3917 *
MindVision - Installer VISE 2.8.3 Version 2.8.3 *
MindVision Software - Installer VISE Version 3.1.1 *
MUSICMATCH Jukebox Version 8.00.0089 *
My Shared Folder *
NEATO, LLC - MediaFACE Version 2, 3, 0, 0 *
Netropa Corp. - Multimedia Keyboard Version 1.0.3 *
Nullsoft - Winamp Version 2.80 *
pTrack Version 2.02 *
RealNetworks, Inc. - RealOne Player (32-bit) Version 6.0.11.853 *
RealNetworks, Inc. - RealOne Player (32-bit) Version 7.0.0.1177 *
Serials 2000 Version 1, 0, 0, 1 *
Sig2Dat *
Speed Up *
Support.com Agent Version 5,5,379,0 *
Support.com Scheduler and Command Dispatcher Version 5,5,379,0 *
Symantec Corporation - LiveUpdate Version 1.80.19.0 *
Symantec Corporation - Norton AntiVirus Version 8.00.58 *
Symantec Corporation - Norton Ghost Explorer Version 2003.775 *
Symantec Corporation - Norton Ghost Start Service Version 2003.775 *
Symantec Corporation - Norton Internet Security Version 4.0 *
Symantec Integrator Version 6.00.17 *
Symantec ScriptBlocking Version 1, 1, 0, 126 *
The Webshots Corporation - Webshots Tray Application Version 1.3.0.3826 *
The Webshots Corporation Swebexec Version 1.3.0.3826 *
Ulead Photo Express SE Version 3.0 *
Virtos GmbH - WaveEdit DLL Version 1, 0, 4, 6 *
WinZip Version 8.1 (4331) *
Yahoo! Messenger Version 5, 5, 0, 1250 *

[sam21]

433mhz with 128megs is NOT that bad
now 400mhz with 64mb of ram with a broken video card and CPU fan is bad

[Joeberg]

Thats not all that bad, as a matter of fact, my "testing" pc is of almost identical stats...

[avx]

As long as it does what you need it to do...Its just as good as any 2k rig...

[plumerjr]

Originally posted by Joeberg Thats not all that bad, as a matter of fact, my "testing" pc is of almost identical stats...

Almost identical specs of my first build/testing pc. The 433mhz celeron came f rom my Gateway along with the same 10 gig HD.. Let me guess you bought it about 3 years ago.Both of which still work quite well and have proven quite dependable.

[andyms18a]

i stil have a 486 with 8mg ram and 512mb hard drive and 4x cdrom runing win 3.1 set up as a word proceser for the wife she wants a new computer but as it still works and i want a dvd recorder shes out of luck (small sniger)

[RenamonXP]

You know I honestly thought that NO one used windows 3.1 is there anything prior to windows version 3.1? I dunno just checking. Well i orginaly posted this post to see if anyone would tell me if i had something decent or not. Which no one seems to have told me. And what is a testing computer? Things you try your junk on? I dunno. Well anyone else have a similar computer to this one? Its called an ASTRO And i did buy it 3 years ago as a matter of fact!

[Joeberg]

Well, it depends on what your using the computer for. That is an excellent Email/Web surfing box. It may also serve very well for "testing" purposes (e.g. trying out linux.)
Hope That Helps,
-Joe

[andyms18a]

Originally posted by RenamonXP You know I honestly thought that NO one used windows 3.1 is there anything prior to windows version 3.1?

i think befor 3.1 was DOS

[Strider]

My cousin wrote a genealogy book on a Commodore 64 computer, so if a computer does what you want it to do then can you really say it "sucks"?

[Joeberg]

As long as the jobs done, what more can one ask for ?

[RenamonXP]

Originally posted by Strider My cousin wrote a genealogy book on a Commodore 64 computer, so if a computer does what you want it to do then can you really say it "sucks"?

Lets just say you can say it sucks if:....

1. it does the job but half assed
2. if it F*cking hates you
3. Boots but then shuts down because the system altered a boot file.
4. Crashes when you close out the "My Documents" window yes if i close any open system window thats been open for any amount of time it will CRASH my explorer. Its absoulte bull i swear it. I dont hate my computer i despise it because it does everything half assed.

[Force Flow]

If you mean it sucks for gaming, then yes. As for just surfing, emailing, typing, or experimenting, it looks like a nice little machine.

[KAD]

Yea, actually my roomates PC wich is sitting on the desk next to mine is a P1 133 with 96 RAM and it works fine for his e mail. Although it's getting slow on the web these days. Guess you could say he's old fashioned.

[RenamonXP]

I guess i narrowed down a few things. This actualy made it faster by god! All i did was cancel out a few startup items about 26 of them to be exact and delelted some old startup entries and the computer seems to run fine. I dont have a long aticipated wait for apps to load because all of those things arent running. I guess i pays to clean out the junk.

[MonkeyBlitch]

I have a system here like that but the specs are lower than yours except it has a 40GB hdd. Its not all bad though.

[Trick000]

Originally posted by andyms18a i think befor 3.1 was DOS

actually there was windows 1, 2 and 3.0 before 3.1 but who cares? It's still DOS with a GUI.

[sleepypost]

Renamon, your PC is much better than my mom's PC. She has a Pentium Pro 266 mhz with 64 mb RAM and a 7.5 gb HDD. It is the slowest machine in the house now, but I remember when that thing beat the pants off of our IBM and Mac. When I saw that thing I thought SUPER MACHINE.

[RenamonXP]

In about a group of 10 computers 1 being the worst rating i think that mine sits some where between 2 and 3 thats what i gather from every bodys responces.

[tlk70]

I don't think anybody has and older computer than an attorney I know from Mexico.

Must be a 386 33 MHZ, Monochromatic monitor, win 3.1, HD of less 500 MB for sure. it has a 5 1/4" and 3 1/2" DD drive, and an HP 840 inkjet printer. Even worse, he has no intentions of changing it, since it serves it's purporse. All he uses is MS Word. He never turns it off because it's too slow to startup.

[sleepypost]

windows 3.1 will run on 33 mhz? I thought even DOS would struggle with that!

[Dreamscape]

Windows 3.1 ran quite nicely on my 486DX33. You forget that back then the world and Microsoft were still two separate entities.

[Computer Hobbyist]

My God some of you are young. Windows 3.1 was designed for a 33 Mhz machine. Each versions of Window has taken code bloat to greater and greater heights. What I find sad is that the functionality of the old machines (for every day use--not gaming) wasn't that much lower than the computers of today. The programmers just wrote tighter code. Of course, in those days memory was expensive and coding time was cheaper. Today it is just the opposite. Memory is cheap and programmers are expensive. So we put up with dirtier code by making our machines go faster.

[doctorgonzo]

There were many versions of Windows before 3.1 If you want to see screenshots of all of the versions, check out this link.

[Trick000]

I ran windows 3.1 on a tandy with 386sx 25mhz with 1MB of ram and a 30 MB HD.

[jeresimo]

That's not a bad system. As loing as it serves you wel. I'm typing this now on a 300 mhz P11 66 mhz 128 Ram that I use when it's summer here. Just think others dont even have anything. Count your blessing young man. Cheers. (but start saving now for the new one)

[LiGhTBoY]

My first pc was a 16Mhz (forgot all the rest) that run dos....guess my athlon kinda beats it now =) (1.6Ghz)

[RenamonXP]

Well my main issue in reguardiing this topic was to see if anyone was REGULARLY using a computer that was worse than mine most people say they know someone who is or has been using a computer with specs worse than these and by this i mean that they them selves may have been using one anyway. I found some information out reguarding my computer. Turns out this hunk of junk im running is actualy the premium edition of this line of computers I am running a Gateway ASTRO and this came from AVON yes sounds stupid but my grandmother sells AVON to AVON customers and she recieved this computer as a sales rep what ever that means. It was supposed to be her computer. It sat in the cow colored box for 5 months until i opened it up and plugged it in and started to use it. She kept saying i will learn to use it one of these days well.... one of these days has turned into about 3 years now so i dont think she has any intention of learning to use it now! The orginal computer like this was exactly half or less of what im running. The original astro came with a 4GB HD and had 64MB of PC100 SDRAM everything was integrated and came with a 16X cd-rom drive in it. So it wasnt exactly something that was good or anything it still had a Pentium Celeron processor in it MMX technologies 433MhZ!!! Anyway Reply Reply Reply!!

~-={[Katie]}=-~

[ToyotaSupra]

I have a worse one

[Computer Hobbyist]

Earlier this year I retired a "worse" computer that served me faithfully for several years. A 166 K-6 with 64 mg of ram and a 4 gig hard drive. I had to upgrade only because it could no longer keep up with "advances" in browsers and AV software.

As I write, I am still using my old digital computer to check out RedHat Linux 8.0 (with all the updates.) I have increased the ram to 128Mg of PC-100. It is running fine, just don't ask it to do Gnome.