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Re: Win98 on internet:security measures
« on: June 29, 2005, 04:35:30 PM »
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stefcep wrote:
i have been given a PIII-650 with Win98SE.  i want to use it on internet for the sites that my A4000 wont work properly on.  i have been reading about the Window security issues.  What measures in  software and hardware, preferably free or real cheap, should i take? I mean recommended firewall, antivirus, antispyware etc


Get WinXP on it, and run WinUAE on it :-)

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Re: Win98 on internet:security measures
« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2005, 07:51:47 PM »
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alx wrote:
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Get WinXP on it


I'd have thought that XP would crawl on a machine like that (dunno how much RAM it's got though).

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and run WinUAE on it :-)


Not AROS? :-P


Well he did say he wanted to use the unit for web browsing... :-) But it's true that running AROS on the machine is the only way to ensure safety ;-)