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Motherboard $60: http://www.ascendtech.us/itemdesc.asp?ic=MBTAS2729G2NR
http://www.gearxs.com/gearxs/product_info.php?products_id=11075

2.7Ghz Xeon $12: http://www.starmicro.net/detail.aspx?ID=632 (3GHz+ CPUs went up, stock may be low right now)

512MB ECC PC2100 $7: http://www.trustprice.com/651566/hp-genuine-512mb-ddr-266.html

Note: All from a 5 minute quick search. A little effort would find better prices and alternate equipment.

Just FYI, it's not $600... it's $300 (less if you don't want Powerpoint.)

http://www.trustprice.com/Microsoft_OEM_Microsoft_ Office/269-09977/partinfo-id-555211.html

For all you Windows users out there, I have a solution... DON'T UPGRADE!

If you need to use Windows, at least be smart and don't get XP. MS insists on making you jump through extra hoops, so why not stick with good old 2000? It can do anything XP can, without registration, without the nasty new interface, and faster of course. Now that XP is the current Windows version, you can find perfectly legal copies of 2000 really cheap.

Personally, I never upgraded from NT4. It's more stable than any other version (I would know), insanely fast compared to any other version, hardware drivers are always available, and it's still got rather modern Windows features (like DirectX 6). Runs all the same Windows programs as XP/2000.

Now for some interesting prices:
WinNT 4.0 Full $21.00 <-- recomended version
Win 2000 $88.00
Win 95 OSR2 w/USB Full $17.00
Win 98 $49.00

For all you Windows users out there, I have a solution... DON'T UPGRADE!

If you need to use Windows, at least be smart and don't get XP. MS insists on making you jump through extra hoops, so why not stick with good old 2000? It can do anything XP can, without registration, without the nasty new interface, and faster of course. Now that XP is the current Windows version, you can find perfectly legal copies of 2000 really cheap.

Personally, I never upgraded from NT4. It's more stable than any other version (I would know), insanely fast compared to any other version, hardware drivers are always available, and it's still got rather modern Windows features (like DirectX 6). Runs all the same Windows programs as XP/2000.

Now for some interesting prices:
WinNT 4.0 Full $21.00 <-- recomended version
Win 2000 $88.00
Win 95 OSR2 w/USB Full $17.00
Win 98 $49.00

For all you Windows users out there, I have a solution... DON'T UPGRADE!

If you need to use Windows, at least be smart and don't get XP. MS insists on making you jump through extra hoops, so why not stick with good old 2000? It can do anything XP can, without registration, without the nasty new interface, and faster of course. Now that XP is the current Windows version, you can find perfectly legal copies of 2000 really cheap.

Personally, I never upgraded from NT4. It's more stable than any other version (I would know), insanely fast compared to any other version, hardware drivers are always available, and it's still got rather modern Windows features (like DirectX 6). Runs all the same Windows programs as XP/2000.

Now for some interesting prices:
WinNT 4.0 Full $21.00 <-- recomended version
Win 2000 $88.00
Win 95 OSR2 w/USB Full $17.00
Win 98 $49.00

For all you Windows users out there, I have a solution... DON'T UPGRADE!

If you need to use Windows, at least be smart and don't get XP. MS insists on making you jump through extra hoops, so why not stick with good old 2000? It can do anything XP can, without registration, without the nasty new interface, and faster of course. Now that XP is the current Windows version, you can find perfectly legal copies of 2000 really cheap.

Personally, I never upgraded from NT4. It's more stable than any other version (I would know), insanely fast compared to any other version, hardware drivers are always available, and it's still got rather modern Windows features (like DirectX 6). Runs all the same Windows programs as XP/2000.

Now for some interesting prices:
WinNT 4.0 Full $21.00 <-- recomended version
Win 2000 $88.00
Win 95 OSR2 w/USB Full $17.00
Win 98 $49.00

Compare and contrast the pricing of the prior version here and here. Yes, I realize that the second version is an OEM copy, but if you look a bit you can find legal copies Corel office for about $20-$30, they set the retail prices to get the clueless user who will comapre them to MS office and be happy with the savings. The second is for those who know about Open Office and want a cheap suite.