Dude, I’ve got a Dell!

Sorry, couldn’t resist.

After 8 years of wallowing in Windows 98 I’ve finally entered the new millennium!

Old computer: Windows 98 (initially Win98, upgraded to WinMe then back to Win98SE)
New computer: Windows XP Media Center 2005

Old computer: AMD Duron 950 Mhz, 256 MB RAM
New computer: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 2.0 GHz, 1 GB RAM

Old computer: 6.4 GB hard drive
New computer: 80 GB hard drive

It’s a bit like culture shock when I work on it. I’m transferring things over very slowly since it’s likely some of the hardware and software I’m used to won’t work on XP. For one, my printer has a parallel port, so I’ll have to find a way to make it use USB instead. And I only have one monitor, so I have to undo/redo the cables every time I switch. With holiday plans and such I probably won’t be able to say goodbye to the old system until next week.