Technology marches on.
For Christmas two years ago I received a video game package from my girlfriend. I was ecstatic! I had been wanting to try the Orange Box (most specifically Portal) for months at that point. When i had a chance i popped it into my computer, loaded it in and set it up only to find that my computer (which had originally come loaded with Windows ME) just couldn't quite handle running Half life.
Drag.
So i set out to get a new computer that would run it and run it well. I talked with one of my friends who has had more dealings with this kind of thing and he agreed to build me a new computer as soon as he could get all the parts he wanted for it at a reasonable price.
Two years later: I'm still waiting and will likely be waiting until about this time next year. Why you may wonder. Well I'll tell you. First off Core i7 chips will be cheaper and better by then. Second: USB 3.0 should be coming out around that time. Third: Windows Seven is supposed to be out around that time as well. What is Windows 7? Well...it's Vista but in the same way that Windows XP was Windows 2000. The architecture is basically the same but it's had time to mature and have most of the bugs get worked out.
Then I'll finally get to play that freaking game. YAY!
Oh. One more thing. If you don't currently have an external harddrive for backing up your important file you might consider it. last i checked you could get a 1 Terrabite drive for a little over 100 dollars. Rediculous. I remember when the idea of a 1 gigabite drive was incredible.
~0ps
Drag.
So i set out to get a new computer that would run it and run it well. I talked with one of my friends who has had more dealings with this kind of thing and he agreed to build me a new computer as soon as he could get all the parts he wanted for it at a reasonable price.
Two years later: I'm still waiting and will likely be waiting until about this time next year. Why you may wonder. Well I'll tell you. First off Core i7 chips will be cheaper and better by then. Second: USB 3.0 should be coming out around that time. Third: Windows Seven is supposed to be out around that time as well. What is Windows 7? Well...it's Vista but in the same way that Windows XP was Windows 2000. The architecture is basically the same but it's had time to mature and have most of the bugs get worked out.
Then I'll finally get to play that freaking game. YAY!
Oh. One more thing. If you don't currently have an external harddrive for backing up your important file you might consider it. last i checked you could get a 1 Terrabite drive for a little over 100 dollars. Rediculous. I remember when the idea of a 1 gigabite drive was incredible.
~0ps
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