• There were many reasons for the change of the site software, the biggest was security. The age of the old software also meant no server updates for certain programs. There are many benefits to the new software, one of the biggest is the mobile functionality. Ill fix up some stuff in the coming days, we'll also try to get some of the old addons back or the data imported back into the site like the garage. To create a thread or to reply with a post is basically the same as it was in the prior software. The default style of the site is light colored, but i temporarily added a darker colored style, to change you can find a link at the bottom of the site.

Computers where faster in 1998

Rogue Hawk

Rogue Hawk

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In 1998, I had a system with a Pentium II CPU, Windows 98, 8meg of RAM, and a 56k modem. It booted up in about 30 seconds and I couldbrowse the Internet. Pages loaded up pretty quickly. The pages mostly consistedof straight forward HTML, text and small advertisements using gif style graphics. I could also start up games like Tomb Raider 3 in less than a minute.

Today, I have a 3770K CPU, Windows 7, 16 gig or RAM, anda high speed cable connection. It boots up in about 1 ½ minutes and I canbrowse the Internet. Pages load up pretty slowly. The pages mostly consist of thousandsof lines of JavaScript initialization, multiple low end process, Flash andJQuery library loads, Style Sheets, dozens of large, externally linked Flash and .Net animated banner sized advertisements,virus scanner, and the viruses the scanner missed. I can load up games like Tomb Raider 2013 in about two to three minutes.

So much for progress:sour:
 
I just replace my computer with a new model using an SSD drive, It is amazingly fast. I kept the old one hooked up to a second monitor and difference is amazing, the new one blows away my 3 year old version.
 
This will definitely solve your problem. My OS boots up before the Window logo can load.

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Just upgraded the SSD in my gaming rig from 128 to 256GB as I was running out of room. The new drive is twice the space, almost twice as fast, and cost half as much.
 
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