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In article: <830109620snz129.os2.7@corixia.demon.co.uk>  Richard Ashton 
<richard@corixia.demon.co.uk> writes:
> 
> } As I am buying expecting to retain my next system a long time are
> } the extras with the second screen worth an extra 60UKP in your
> } opinion?
> 
> Every time, why else would I have bought one :) However only the 
> Matox Millenium with 4mb WRAM is really capable of driving it to 
> its maximum IMO.
> 
Richard,
Thanks for your advice and such a quick answer :-).
Your last comment makes me think I should have asked my initial 
questions here instead of to Evesham who still haven't acknowledged 
my willingness to spend cash with them.

I append the details of my email to Evesham. Maybe you, or other 
readers, would give me the benfit of your advice. I apologise to
anyone who feels that the length of this posting is excessive but
I don't upgrade very often. Two things have recently brought home 
to me the poor performance of my present system - the slow time it 
takes to browse the Web and the awful experience I had trying to use 
the test version of Turnpike.

Email to Evesham:
I have decided that it is time to retire my antique but still very
well working PC for a more powerful and feature enhanced machine.

As I have been spoilt by having an IBM PS/2 model 60 + AOX DX20 +
400MB ESDI + 11MB RAM + IBM 4072 Execjet printer + 8515 14" screen 
since January 1991, + USR Sportster 14,400 FAX MODEM for last two 
years, and have never needed a single service call in all that time 
I am looking for a system that will be very reliable and need little 
upgrading.

I use my PC for usual home connected activities as covered by 
MicroSoft Works, Lotus 1,2,3 etc with some games activities and now 
a lot of Net activity.  For many years I only used DOS applications 
but I have been forced into Windows 3.1 to use Net Applications, Web 
Browsers etc. 

The main feature enhancements required are 6 x CD-ROM, good sound,
good 17" monitor, 28,800 (V34) Fax modem.  All installation disks or
CDs for preloaded software are required and manuals where appropriate.

Looking at your recent advert in PC PLUS dated May 1996 I think that
the Platinum Triton SE - P133 - 2Gb has most of the features that I
will require but I have a few questions:
(note: the Platinum Triton SE has Intel advanced Endeavour 
       motherboard + Intel 430FX PCIset + Diamond Stealth 
       64VideoVRAM 2MB card + Corsair 512kb Pipeline-Burst cache 
       + 16MB EDO RAM + Creative Integrated sound using Creative 
       Labs vibra 16 chipset + TEAC CD-56E six speed CD-ROM + Vale 
       EcoScan 17 monitor. )

Question 1:
I don't know of the Vale EcoScan17 monitor.  I was thinking of the
iiyama Vision Master 17" as I have seen good reports on it.  Can you
give me a Pro and Con comparison of these two monitors?

- This question has now been answered by Richard Ashton et al and I
  have decided that the iiyama Vision Master Pro 17" (9017E) is what 
  I will have. 

Question 2:
I see that you use the Diamond Stealth 64Video VRAM card but I have
seen bad reports from people trying to get any service from
www.diamondmm.com and a highly recommended video card appears to be
the Matrox Millenium 4M.  Can you give me a Pro and Con comparison 
of the equivalent models of these cards?

Question 3:
In view of the small size of my current hard disks I simply zip files
to diskettes for backup every couple of months.  I can see this being
a much bigger problem with larger hard disks.  What back up system
would be most appropriate for me?

Question 4:
I am totally undecided about Windows versus Windows95.
Most of the Windows95 comments that I have seen have been about
missing drivers but I assume that this is irrelevant to me since 
if you are supplying hardware then naturally all required drivers 
will be with it.  What are the significant things that would be good
reasons for going to Windows95 or staying with Windows?

Question 5:
Can I install my IBM 4072 Execjet printer on the Platinum Triton SE
and will it work OK under Windows95. I do little printing and am 
very happy with the quality of the print output of the Execjet.

-- 
Ian Wilson
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England