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Web-email, USB LAN -> OS on DOC or HD ? (modified 0 times) SomeHuman Profile | Email Starting to hack a Boundless webplayer... I need web-email and MS browser ability only, on a LAN. Was thinking of using the Win98 Lite/IE5 DOC with wireless USB LAN. Question is: Should I just run this off the DOC? or install a HD? I have a 6GB laptop drive in an IOpener that I could install, but I figure if I can just use the DOC, it should run faster (right ??), run cooler, and be an easier hack. Am I wrong on this? Thanks in advance. Somehuman 06-10-2002 10:43:40

RE:Web-email, USB LAN -> OS on DOC or HD ? (modified 0 times) zmoz Profile Yes, the doc would be the best thing to use if you can fit everything you want on to it. 06-10-2002 11:04:09

RE:Web-email, USB LAN -> OS on DOC or HD ? (modified 0 times) jpe_dty Profile The DOC is considerably slower than a good HD. 06-10-2002 11:11:28

RE:Web-email, USB LAN -> OS on DOC or HD ? (modified 0 times) SomeHuman Profile | Email Poop, I was hoping that it would be faster... SomeHuman 06-10-2002 12:06:07

RE:Web-email, USB LAN -> OS on DOC or HD ? (modified 0 times) SkullOne Profile Loading Win98 SE off my 6gig laptop drive takes about 15 seconds... Applications loads pretty fast too, Ive got a USB network adapter coming, so Ill see what I can do with that as well. 06-10-2002 17:09:28

DOC is not necessarily slower... (modified 0 times) drleephd Profile Just to point it out, The DOC may be slower than a Hard drive, but if you are running your whole system off the DOC, after you boot up you have almost of your DOC in RAM, so it is slower to bootup, but on the long-term, I think DOC would be faster. (also partially because with a Hard Drive, people tend to bloat their OS and have more stuff than a stripped down win98 on DOC. I guess it all depends on what you plan on using the computer for. 06-22-2002 02:46:31

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