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v4194rvc@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (RON C. HAMILTON) writes:

>I am pretty sure this question has been beat to death already but as a student
>I want to make the best decision....

>I am currently running a 286 (which has been outdated for some time).  I was
>wondering if I should upgrade it (if at all possible) or junk it completely?

>I am running VGA with 40 meg and two floppies (3.5 and 5.25) and they suit me 
>fine but new softwares such as Windows doesn't like it...

>Any help??

>Ron C. Hamilton
>V4194RVC@ubvmsc.cc.buffalo.edu

If your case and power supply are good it would be worth looking into
getting a new motherboard (you can't replace just the processor).
This would cost less than an entire new PC.

Its generally less painfull to the wallet to upgrade a piece at a time than
to replace the entire PC at once.

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