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wireless for 10 year old windows 98 computer?

Discussion in 'Microsoft Windows' started by jimiwa, Dec 18, 2009.

  1. jimiwa

    jimiwa Junior Member

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    I have a Toshiba Satellite 2515CDS laptop that's about 10 years old.
    It has USB and windows 98. Would I be able external usb wireless
    for it, would I have to update to a newer version of windows, or would
    I have to get another computer to use wireless? Thanks.
     
    jimiwa, Dec 18, 2009
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  3. Dalo Harkin

    Dalo Harkin Registered Members

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    Technically yes it should work.
    Minimum requirements of the PC/Lappy is 500MHz CPU and 128MB RAM for Wireless.
    BUT you will have to check that the card/USB dongle software is capable of supporting Windows 98.
     
    Dalo Harkin, Dec 18, 2009
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  4. jimiwa

    jimiwa Junior Member

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    Actually, I think there's more than one HP Presario A900. The old kind,
    which is what I have, I think just says "Pentium" for the processor and
    nothing else when I check it in My Computer->Properties. So, would I
    be correct to assum that this is one of the original pentiums and is
    much slower than 500 MHz?
     
    jimiwa, Dec 28, 2009
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  5. BeeCeeBee

    BeeCeeBee ADMINISTRATOR IN MEMORY

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    When you right click on "My Computer" and select properties (if I remember correctly from windows 98) it should give you the processor speed. If not go to your control panel and select system and then device manager. Select "processors" and it will give you all that information.
     
    BeeCeeBee, Dec 28, 2009
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