Re: Tutorial creating & using Hirens Boot CD & MemTest86 diagnostic stress testing tools for USB boot to Windows 10 PE & WinXPmini on BIOS & UEFI

On Sat, 26 Sep 2020 12:14:46 -0700, Mike Easter wrote:

> You mis-attributed to me.  That was David W. Hodgins grep read from 
> hplip .dat file.

Well then, thanks go to David Hodgins for stepping in to be purposefully
helpful to a fellow Usenet'er. (I didn't see his post, but he may not have
posted to the group I read your note from, where even I admit the offshoots
don't belong anymore on some of the groups).

> The article says that Dell says the max ram is 1G, but as is often the 
> case, it also says users have found for themselves that it can take/use 2G.
> 
> It is hard to find a 'good deal' on old ram, but some people have access 
> to 'recycled' throwaway ram sticks which are practically free.  With 2G 
> ram, that would be a much more functional machine; but not if you had to 
> purchase it retail -- the whole machine wouldn't be worth the cost of 
> the ram.

Yup. It's only the machine because I have a spare office with a spare
printer with a spare computer such that I never bothered to set up any
other computer or printer to be the "home scanner". 

Turns out 500MB of RAM is fine for that home scanner purpose.
o What's nice is that the Hiren's XP Boot USB is good for when the OS dies.

> A fax machine.

Yea. I used to use it as a fax machine.
o But when is the last time you sent a fax?

> Well you are very generous to be gifting such hardware in '06 dollars.

Gifting low-cost good price-to-performance hardware is my schtick!

Examples over the years... 
o What do you think of the LG Stylus3 plus (T-Mobile LG-TP450) as a gift phone? 
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.mobile.android/wkttc2CxxzM>
o Phablet stocking stuffers: iPhone 7 versus LG Stylo 3 Plus price/performance hardware comparison 
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.mobile.android/ls71mnkj4jk>
o Stocking stuffers for Christmas, great Android phones around $150 (what do you suggest?) 
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.mobile.android/wAodwFeI4V8>

My current Android phone I bought as a gift handful on Black Friday
o Google subtracted $200 + $20 tax if I consented to one day on Google Fi

Where I needed one for myself because a kid decided to go swimming with the
old Android LG Stylo 3 Plus I had gifted for Christmas two years prior, so
I replaced that 2-year old now soaking wet 2017 gifted $130 LG Stylo 3 Plus
with the $100 Moto G7 (of which I gave a bunch away as 2019 gifts and kept
one for myself).

o Does anyone here have Google Fi service? (What do you think of it?) 
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.mobile.android/VwyaI4EgIts>

And where I compared at the time, to Apple's hardware as gifts:
o What is the closest Apple iPhone comparison to the $100 64GB 4GB RAM Motorola G7? 
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.mobile.android/UIYH1QYp8Pw>

Notice non-Apple hardware just gets better, faster, & cheaper over time!
o Does the best price:performance choice in any common consumer electronics device NOT get better, faster, and CHEAPER over time? 
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.mobile.android/eSudn2SUkws>

So lately, I've been giving less Apple hardware & more Android hardware
o In addition to a bunch of gifted S-mode Windows Home computers

o Is there freeware extent to convert Win10S to Win10H WITHOUT enabling the Win10S laptop Wi-Fi? 
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.comp.freeware/MwzjUei-0Oo>

It turns out, often price buys you nothing in terms of hardware value:
o Facts please: What would a 10X more expensive phone actually buy me that actually matters? 
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.mobile.android/SfGKMN43_ss>

Where I'm always on the lookout for gift hardware for my extended family:
o Current Android & iOS smartphones on sale now for less than $250 
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.mobile.android/p2s-rDt_2FQ>
-- 
The plus for those who give gifts, is they often get them back years later!