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Re: My sick computer



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Thurl

Could you give us some more info on your computer such as which
operating system are you using, how much memory and disc space do you
have and how much disc space is being used. Any other observations that
you think may be helpful would be appreciated.

John

Thurl C Van Kirk wrote:
> 
> Anyone can jump on this-- feel free to do so.  Two days ago, out of a
> clear blue, hotter than Hades sky, my 486 Amita computer has started
> working about half speed.  Look fellows, i'm a user, not an expert on
> what's inside the box.  When I say "half-speed", the little red light
> flickering has noticeably slowed.  I have run a Scan disk-- no problems
> found on c-dr.  Also ran Diskopt.  47,600 clusters moved for better
> efficiency. Took about one hour and 45 min to complete that operation.
> However, no mention made of any corrections to make.  Any ideas? Yes,
> I'll take it to the computer shop. Hate to be such a complete dummy about
> this-- what can cause such a crazy thing?  It still performs, but
> sooooooo slow.  Even hard to get Juno to work. Have to hit a couple
> times.  Thanks--T.C.