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Second hand PC
26 July 08 - Back
In the years past I’ve used my Virtual PC to check my site in IE6. Unfortunately my copy of Virtual PC has recently ceased to work for unknown reasons. All attempts to fix the matter have failed.
I currently still use an Imac with PowerPC and therefore VPC was, as every one using VPC with their powerPC Mac will know, slow as hell.
Many cups of tea later I’ve made the unlikely move and bought a second hand PC. The spec is 1.6mhz, 785mb Ram with a 17” LCD screen with XP, all for £80.
I’ve planted the PC right next to my IMac. I Networked the PC to the internet and my IMac and also changed the screen saver to the fish tank. Every thing working fine. After using the PC to check this site I now realise the benefits.
I can now check my sites in IE6 and IE7 much quicker than before, open files I cannot on the Mac and use the BBC iPlayer (If I choose to do so). Even more importantly I can check how my sites look on the PC screen. Colours of various site look different on the Dell PC screen to my IMac. The resolution is also much lower and therefore site look bigger. I would imagine that most people will have a Monitor close to the one I’ve just purchased. I would recommend other web designers to do the same.
