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How do I determine a computer's age?

The computer workstation I use on my job has been in use by multiple people over at least a few years. The graphics card seems slow and it doesn't run software as quickly as I need. I know this thing is at least three years old...probably more. Is there someplace in the Control Panel or the MS-DOS environment I can look to get an approximate age of this dinosaur?

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1. Very approximate. Try this... You mention MS-DOS so I assume you know how to get your command prompt open. Type "systeminfo" without the quotes, one word. Look for Original Install Date (I'm not sure if this is effected by OS upgrades) and BIOS Version (date).
2. I don't know if the age of the computer is listed anywhere at all actually... but if your right click on "My Computer" and select "Properties" you can see the age of the operating system. Maybe you could look on the computer casing itself for a date or google the model of the computer and see what year it was made that way.