Dream Machine

[Koikaze]

Do I have a problem?

One of my kids gave me a new (badly needed) disk drive for my impending 80th birthday. I say badly needed because my C: drive has only about 14% free space.

Computer:
Dell
Intel Pentium 4 CPU 2.80 GHz
AT/AT Compatible
522,332 KB RAM

System:
Windows 2000
Service Pack 4

Drives:
C: 19.50 GB, 2.87 GB Free
D: 5.84 GB, 5.68 GB Free
E: 5.84 GB, 5.59 GB Free
F: 5.97 GB, 5.87 GB Free

I believe the disk is a single device, partitioned to give me the D, E and F drives. It was set up this way because I had previously used multiple physical disks to segregate my work and wanted to replicate that environment. I still do the bulk of my work on the D, E and F drives. The C drive is used for system software, which tends to be resource intensive.

For what it's worth, my roots are in DOS and I still do the bulk of my work in a DOS environment. I prefer DOS because I can work quickly, and my fingers never leave my hands. I don't care for the mouse environment because I've long believed the computer should work for me, rather than me work for the computer.

Enough with the philosophy, Freddy. What's your problem?

One of my grandsons, a high school student, is coming later this week to install my new drive. I'd like to have him copy the material from my C: drive to the new device, install that device as my C: drive, leave my present device as a second physical disk with the D, E, and F partitions, and either disable or reassign the C: partition of my present device.

Am I dreaming?

Is this not more than one should expect from a high school student?

Fred