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and please use their services
32 bit or 64 bit
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Go for the most up-to-date system you can. Technologies move on and while you may be able to find a workround at the moment, it is likely to be short lived.
The concern is that there may come a time when you can't get the data off the disks at all. Maybe a system update or whatever. However, if the data is only a copy, then you could use them up until that point if you really wanted to.
However, I would not handicap your machine in order to ensure compatibility with them.
I went through Syquest disks (44mb), zip disks and optical drives (230mb) and had loads of disks. All destroyed because they were flakey as heck and I would never trust them. Plus if you have data on and no way of reading the disks, it becomes a security issue to dispose of as you don't know what is on them.
The concern is that there may come a time when you can't get the data off the disks at all. Maybe a system update or whatever. However, if the data is only a copy, then you could use them up until that point if you really wanted to.
However, I would not handicap your machine in order to ensure compatibility with them.
I went through Syquest disks (44mb), zip disks and optical drives (230mb) and had loads of disks. All destroyed because they were flakey as heck and I would never trust them. Plus if you have data on and no way of reading the disks, it becomes a security issue to dispose of as you don't know what is on them.
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Well. I have MAC osx, Linux (Ubuntu) and Solaris along with Windoze....some running in ESXi...... 'shouts HOUSE' do I win the bingo and whats the prize
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Well. I have MAC osx, Linux (Ubuntu) and Solaris along with Windoze....some running in ESXi...... 'shouts HOUSE' do I win the bingo and whats the prize
a copy of windows ME
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Holy Hell zip drives that's a blast from the past.
Im assuming this PC will have some sort of graphics card in it as well? Well some of your addressable space will be used addressing the video ram. Lightroom 32bit will be limited (in normal circumstances) to 2GB regardless of what OS it's used on. 2GB isn't a lot and lightroom eats this very quickly. You may find your lightroom powerhouse is being crippled in more ways than one.
As mentioned already depending on the age of your new PC you may find that the IDE bus it will no dount use (if it's like the old 3.5" internal I used to have) is absent in the new machine. This means you will want something like this...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-5-IDE-A...ternal-Caddy-Enclosure-Case-NEW-/200753924822
Obviously your get better ones that's the first google result I pulled
Either way this *should* then make the argument largely irrelevant as the hardware converts IDE to USB and im petty sure Imoega have had drivers included as standard since XP.
that's a blast from the past.Im assuming this PC will have some sort of graphics card in it as well? Well some of your addressable space will be used addressing the video ram. Lightroom 32bit will be limited (in normal circumstances) to 2GB regardless of what OS it's used on. 2GB isn't a lot and lightroom eats this very quickly. You may find your lightroom powerhouse is being crippled in more ways than one.
As mentioned already depending on the age of your new PC you may find that the IDE bus it will no dount use (if it's like the old 3.5" internal I used to have) is absent in the new machine. This means you will want something like this...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-5-IDE-A...ternal-Caddy-Enclosure-Case-NEW-/200753924822
Obviously your get better ones that's the first google result I pulled
Either way this *should* then make the argument largely irrelevant as the hardware converts IDE to USB and im petty sure Imoega have had drivers included as standard since XP.
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Make the new computer 64 bit so you have it future proofed. Keep the old computer to access your zip disks if you need to since it is still working, but implement a new backup mechanism on the new one before the old one fails.
Solved.
As an aside, I'm a huge enthusiast for the old MSDOS kernel, which Windows 98 is built upon, mainly for nostalgic reasons due to the amount of stuff I wrote based on the INT 21h interface, but it is way past its sell by date now. So many flaws and limitations that even I don't use it.
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Both. I've had to install on 32- and 64-bit.
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Hehe...
I run way morel Linux boxes here than Windows. I also manage and develop device drivers for embedded Linux systems.
I wouldn't use Linux as my primary computer though....
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When I moved to Win 7 I got the 'professional' version which allows you to run a virtual 32bit windows session.
The need for this has now passed and I never use it.
Not sure if this is still supported under 8.
The only problems I had with 64bit was an old Epson scanner which didn't have new drivers - I switched to VueScan, which I still use even though I have a new scanner.
A Belkin card reader which I threw in the bin and vowed never to buy Belkin again.
I know this has been said, but back up your Zip drives to something current, then throw them away and load 64bit Windows.
The need for this has now passed and I never use it.
Not sure if this is still supported under 8.
The only problems I had with 64bit was an old Epson scanner which didn't have new drivers - I switched to VueScan, which I still use even though I have a new scanner.
A Belkin card reader which I threw in the bin and vowed never to buy Belkin again.
I know this has been said, but back up your Zip drives to something current, then throw them away and load 64bit Windows.