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                      <p><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"><i><font color="#904C10" size="2">From 
                        the Mouth of Madness:</font><font color="#904C10" size="4"><br>
                        <font size="3">loonyboi 2000 </font></font></i></font></b><br>
                      <div align="right"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">By 

                        Jason &quot;<a href="mailto:jason@loonygames.com">loonyboi</a>&quot; 
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                    <h5 align="right"><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#00025E">Vol. 
                      2, Issue 13<br>
                      February 22, 2000</font></b></h5>
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              <p align="left"> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">I was 
                quite happy with the OS up to this point, and was mildly going 
                about my business, when I noticed that my ISDN modem was only 
                using one channel. Uh oh. So, I punched in some init strings (Viva 
                Hayes compatible modems!) and reconnected to my ISP. Again, only 
                one channel (64k instead of 128k). I called 3Com&#146;s tech support, 
                and spent a good hour or so with one of their representatives 
                trying every known init string to force the modem to use both 
                channels...to no avail. It was most definitely Windows 2000 that 
                was the problem &#150; not the modem itself. I checked out the 
                help system (since the manual obviously was useless to me) and 
                went through several different troubleshooters with no luck.</font></p>
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              <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">It turns 
                out that while Windows 2000 recognizes my modem as the &#147;Courier 
                I-Modem ISDN Ext. PnP&#148; it wasn&#146;t letting me configure 
                it for ISDN use. See, my modem is a great one. It&#146;s a full-featured 
                ISDN modem, but it&#146;s also everything else &#150; 56k, 28.8, 
                etc. And Windows 2000 seems to think that it&#146;s just a regular 
                modem. Yeesh. So, I tried using other drivers that were recognized 
                as ISDN modems, but it just wasn&#146;t happening. Oh well. </font></p>
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              <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ultimately, 
                I decided to use that computer on my network that I was using 
                as a printer/file server as my Internet proxy. That computer (which 
                is running Windows 9x) is the one with the modem installed, and 
                thanks to Sygate, I can use it to auto-dial to the Internet whenever 
                a computer on the network makes a request. Plus, I&#146;m running 
                some kickass firewall software for added security.</font></p>
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              <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">So that&#146;s 
                my beef with the OS, but besides that, I&#146;m quite pleased 
                with it. A few things have crashed, most notably Photoshop, but 
                the system hasn&#146;t given me any problems, and I&#146;m at 
                long last freed from the shackles of Windows 9x&#146; system resources, 
                which could be crippling at times. Plus, thanks to the fact that 
                it&#146;s got DirectX 7, almost all of my games run on it (be 
                sure to grab the software compatibility update from Windows Update 
                &#150; it adds support for a ton of games).</font></p>
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              <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Quake 
                III Arena and Unreal Tournament both run great, as both clients, 
                and dedicated servers (and that improved multitasking means I 
                can realistically run a dedicated server in the background while 
                working and not notice any major system slowdowns). Windows 2000 
                is a bit more complicated for a lot of things, but it&#146;s not 
                nearly as complex as any Linux distribution (which is either a 
                good or bad thing depending on your point of view) and is a good, 
                solid OS. Would I recommend it for the mass market? Hell, no. 
                But if you play a lot of games and work on the same computer, 
                it&#146;s the only way to go. </font></p>
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              <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The continual 
                install/uninstall cycle that I put most computers through eventually 
                takes its toll on the system. Programs, and particularly games, 
                tend to leave excess crap in your system registry, and this can 
                really screw up your system. Windows 2000 handles this far better 
                than Windows 9x, and for that alone it gets the thumbs up from 
                me. </font></p>
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              <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Now of 
                course, I&#146;ve only been using it for a few days. Get back 
                to me in six months and see if I&#146;m still pleased with it, 
                but so far, it&#146;s been a good (but not perfect) upgrade experience. 
                </font></p>
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              <p align="right"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><i>- 
                Jason &quot;loonyboi&quot; Bergman is the editor-in-chief here 
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