It's time for a geeky computer thread..... (post your computer specs here)

[Link Antilles]

I was just curious, what kind of computers ya'll are using? Feel free to show off your computer stats!

I've got three of 'em. All PCs or Personal Confusers.

I'm bored today so, here be my stats;

My first computer, I bought it:
0. Year: 2000
1. Name: Gnome
2. OS: Windows 98/SE
3. Processor: P III 550Mhz
4. RAM: 320 Megs of SD-RAM
5. Video Card: Ati Radeon 32mb PCI card
6. Speakers: two cheap monitor speakers
7. USB ports: 2
8. Firewire: 0
9. Company: Gateway
10. Hardrive:15 gig
11. Floppy disk drives: 1
12. ROM Drives: 2, 40x CD-ROM and 32x CDRW
13. Fans: 3
14. Monitor: 17' CRT
15. Status: Still running, no clue how
16. Modem: Cable


My second computer, I built it:
(My sad attempt to build a PC.)
0. Year: 2002
1. Name: Glitchy
2. OS: Windows 98/SE
3. Processor: 1.7 Ghz AMD whatever
4. RAM: 256 SD-RAM
5. Video Card: Geforce4 64mb
6. Speakers: More cheap speakers
7. USB ports: 4
8. Firewire: 0
9. Company: Linkware (Myself)
10. Hardrive: 6.4 gigs
11. Floppy disk drive: None
12. ROM Drives: 8x CD-ROM drive
13. Fans:3
14. Status: The bane of my computer problems, for more info see name
15. Monitor: 17' CRT
16. Modem: 56k


My third and main computer, I bought it:
(MY ULTIMATE GAMING MACHINE!)
0. Year:2003
1. Name: Megatron
2. OS: Window XP
3. Processor: PIV HT 2.8 GHz 800 Mhz Front Side Bus speed
4. RAM:1 gig of DDR-RAM
5. Video Card: 128mb ATI 9700 Pro
6. Speakers: 5.1 Surround
7. USB ports: 6
8. Firewire: 2
9. Company: Dell
10. Hardrive: 120 gig
11. Floppy disk drive: 1
12. ROM Drives: 2, 16x DVD-ROM and 8x DVDRW/CDRW Combo
13. Fans: 6
14. Status: AWESOME!
15. Monitor: 15' CRT, it has the best color
16. Modem: Cable

[Razgriz]

Main computer:
Year: 2002
Name: Uh...none
OS: Windows XP
Processor: 2.2 Ghz Pentium IV
RAM: 1028 megs
Video Card: Radeon 8500
Speakers: 5.1 surround (it doesn't work like it's suppose to)
USB ports: 4
Firewire: 2
Company: Gateway
Hard Drive: 120 GB
Floppy: 1
ROM: 2, 1 DVD, 1 CD-RW
Fans: unknown
Status: working
Monitor: 21" flat screen
Modem: Cable
Comments: At my house right now, deactivated.

Secondary computer, a labtop
Year: 2003
Name: hmm....
OS: Windows XP
Processor: 1.1 Ghz Pentium IV
RAM: 512 megs
Video Card: Radeon Mobility M9
Speakers: heh...
USB ports: 2
Firewire: 1
Company: Gateway
Hard Drive: 40 GB
Floppy: 1
ROM: 1, 1 DVD
Fans: unknown
Status: struggling
Monitor: 15 or 16"
Modem: T1
Comments: One I currently use at my university.

[Rashiir]

Year: 2001
Name: the l3ptop
OS: Mac OS X.2.6
Processor: 500Mhz Power PC 750cx (G3)
RAM: 256 (I really need to get more RAM)
Video Card: ATI Rage Mobility 128 (It's way weak)
Speakers: Built-in
USB ports: 2
Firewire: 1
Company: Apple
Hard Drive: 10 GB
Floppy: Yah right.
ROM: DVD
Fans: 1
Status: busting
Monitor: 12.1"
Modem: Cable via Airport
Comments: Hasn't been shut down or restarted in a week or two.

[Shinja]

2001 1337 case, ok its far from 1337 today

i had this one mostly built for me, for 500 bucks

1gig htz athlon
512 megs of ram pc133
20 gig hd the cheap one
400 watt power supply
soundblaster 16 sound card
geforce 2 32mb, the 4 had just come out couldnt afford it
im running a old win 98, i need a upgrade

the cool thing is my cd drive its a 1995 4 speed that always stands out at lan parties cause it opens so slow.

yeah, i need a new pc, but computers arn't important to me anymore, i have cars to fix

[shooraijin]

I'll just spec the computers on the desk. There are a lot more around here, including the servers.

Mac Plus, 8MHz 68000, 2.5MB RAM, 20MB hard disk, System 6.0.8
Commodore 128, max 2MHz 8502 (6502 variant), 128K RAM (64K VRAM), 5.25" main drive
Toshiba T1950 486DX/40 utility laptop, 20MB RAM, DOS 6.0, 120MB hard disk

and the brute,

Power Mac G4, dual 1.25GHz G4 CPUs (2MB L3 per CPU)
Gigabit Ethernet, FireWire and USB
1GB RAM, 120GB ATA/100 main drive
4x DVD-R/RW
ATI Radeon 9000 AGP4x
SCSI card, two video capture cards, extra USB slot card

% uptime
12:09PM up 34 days, 19:34, 9 users, load averages: 0.58, 0.45, 0.36

That last reboot was because I had to go into OS 9 for something (my high-performance vid cap card does not have an OS X driver yet).

There are also multiple PPC servers here, as well as a 68K server and a SPARC, a IIci in the bedroom, a 486DX4/133 used for DOS games, and a lot more older collector-type systems in the closet.

[Straylight]

I wish I had enough space for old stuff...

[Trelos]

First Computer:

Year: 1995
Name: Working on one, nothing right now, I just call it My Performa
OS: Mac OS 7.5.6
Processor: 75 Mhz (I believe)
RAM: 16 MB(?)
Video Card: Don't think it has one
Speakers: Built in
USB Ports: lol, nope
Firewire: hahaha, nope
Company: Apple
Hard Drive: 1 GB
Floppy: Yep
ROM: CD (slow)
Fans: 1(?)
Status: Trying to get it on the internet...
Monitor: 12"
Modem: Not yet, working on Cable
Comments: I can't seem to part with it... This is my original Performa 6214CD, and I still go back and play some games (PowerPete especially) on it...


Second (main) Computer:

Year: 2000 (I believe)
Name: I suppose Trelos. Or Toasty.
OS: Mac OS 10.2.6
Processor: 450 Mhz Power PC G4
RAM: 640 MB
Video Card: ATI Rage 128 (16MB)
Speakers: (2) Harmon Kardon things (forgot name...)
USB Ports: 6 (two on keybord, two on moniter, two on CPU)
Firewire: 2
Company: Apple
Hard Drive: 20 GB
Floppy: HAH!
ROM: CD/DVD
Fans: lol, 0 (I've got a Cube)
Status: Going on 4 years and still running great
Monitor: 17" Apple Studio Display
Modem: Cable
Comments: It's the coolest looking machine. It's a Cube...

[shooraijin]

> This is my original Performa 6214CD

I'm kind of bearish on Performas (ask oldphil what he thinks about Performas too) after my run in with the infamous 630CD and the 5200 series.

But I think old Macs in general keep their value very well. The Mac Plus was the first Mac I ever played with, but my first Mac that I personally owned was a IIsi, and I still have it. I also keep several Mac IIcis in service including one that runs NetBSD/mac68k (they stack well, have lots of expansion slots and options -- you can put 128MB of RAM in them, and it's cheap! 30-pin SIMMs are practically being given away), a speedy little SE/30 that used to be a LocalTalk server, and a Quadra 605 in the closet that I upgraded to a full '040 and moved over into an LC III case, since the LC III has a nicer profile.

The server that the CAA chat runs on is a Power Mac 7300, but it's been refitted with a 500MHz G3 and it runs NetBSD/macppc now (it was my original desktop Mac before the hard disk croaked *sniff* but it has been reborn!).

I also have a PowerBook 1400, which is a real tough little gem. With a G3/333 under the hood and a few choice upgrades, it's a fruit iBook beater at roughly half the cost (my brother-in-law upgraded to an iceBook and said if I could fix the 1400, it was all mine, so I did). I'll probably slap a 466 in it later this year.

[Master Kenzo]

I have two (2) computers, both PCs.

PC 1: "libra" (That's how my family names 'em)
TYPE: DESKTOP, SELF-BUILT
CPU: 1000Mhz
Ram: 1024Mb
HD: 60GB
OS: Win XP Pro
Video Card: ATI RADEON 7200 AGP VIVO
***-ROM: "MATSHITA" DVD-ROM 32x
Monitor: ViewSonic PF790 (21" flatscreen CRT)
Pherphials: Wheel Mouse, Wacom Graphire2 Tablet, HP ScanJet 3500C, FUJIFILM FinePix 6800Zoom, Yamaha ... (dunno model, high quality + subwoofer), Logitech Wingman Cordless Gamepad (think PS2 controller - wireless), Sometimes I hook my GameCube up...'Nuff said?
EMULATED: Basilisk II Mac Emulator - Mac OS 8.1
EMULATED: VMWare 4, Debian Linux 3 (installing as I speak)
FUNCTION: Prime Computer, Internet, Programming, (except in the case of Revolution 3D) MSN, Games, Testing

PC 2: "lmconrad1"
TYPE: LAPTOP, IBM R31
CPU: 1.1Ghz
RAM: 256Mb
HD: 40GB
OS: Win 2000 Pro
Video Card: Some funky Intel model
***-ROM: DVD-ROM (not sure of speed)
Monitor: 17" LCD
Pherphials: USB Optical Mouse, Docking Station (w/ ethernet, floppy, and AC connected)
FUNCTION: Programming (uses SourceSafe for collaboration between it and other computers), Father's Work (I mean my human father, but God's too ), Traveling

That's pretty much it. Sorry, did I send anyone's head spinning?

[Michael]

I have a Dell.

[wolfshark]

ive got one pc on it as we speak.........??

name. crappy old gateway
cpu. 400mhz intel celeron mmx.
ram. 128 megs
hd. 7.85 gigs
video card. none
soundcard. soundblasteraudigy 2 platinum
speakers. like uh... 10
moniter. nec multisync 77f 17" flat screen crt
modem. cable through adelphia *shutter*
keyboard/mouse.microsoft office keyboard logitech coardless mouse mx700
another modem. 56k
roms. 24x cd drive 42x-24x-42x burner
floppy. duh!
case. old crappy 1998 gateway case beige
headphones. panasonic rp-ht455stereo headphones
case fans. none
cpu fan. p3 orb modded to fit heatsink
motherboard. some intell gateway thing
slots. pci 4x, isa 1x, 2xagp1x
usb. 2
fire wire. none

umm i think that is it

[Mr. Rogers]

0. Year: dont know...
1. Name: Ye Olde Crap Box
2. OS: Windows XP Pro
3. Processor: Celeron 1.1Ghz
4. RAM: 320 MB PC-133
5. Video Card: Matrox Milliennium G450 DualHead 16MB
6. Speakers: just a couple small laptech ones
7. USB ports: 2 back, 2 front, USB 1.1
8. Firewire: 0
9. Company: Dell
10. Hardrive:40 gig
11. Floppy disk drives: 1, but it's broke
12. ROM Drives: 1 cd-rw, only know it's 24x burn speed
13. Fans: 1
14. Monitor: 17' CRT
15. Status: need to be reformatted soon
16. Modem: 768/Kbps ADSL

[LorentzForce]

0. Year: forgot, as soon as latest Thunderbird 1.4Ghz came out
1. Name: EVE
2. OS: Windows 2000 Pro
3. Processor: Athlon 1.4Ghz Thunderbird
4. RAM: 768Mb SD-RAM
5. Video Card: ASUS GeForce4 MX440 SE
6. Speakers: two BIG no brand speakers
7. USB ports: 2 in back, 2 in front
8. Firewire: 0
9. Company: customised computer, no company
10. Hardrive: 30 gig
11. Floppy disk drives: 1
12. ROM Drives: 1 CD-RW 48x16x10, 1 DVD 16x
13. Fans: in total of everything, 6
14. Monitor: HP 72, 17'
15. Status: excellent condition
16. Modem: 56k
17. PSU: 300W

i love my computer. it's even getting its own case badge! sweet... all i need is a better PSU, bigger harddrive, and load and loads more flashy things so i can stick in my case and be 1337. or so to speak.

[Mithrandir]

Computers. In no real order.
Home: 650 Mhz PIII, 233 MHZ AMD, 1.7 GHz AMD, 900 MHZ AMD, 450 MHZ AMD, 333 MHZ Mac, 8 MHZ Xterm, ? Mhz HP-300 server, 166 MHZ IBM Thinkpad, 233 MHZ PI, 8086, IIgs x2 - 1 Woz Sig ed, Apple 8500, Apple 7100, Newton 300. An Apple III - no kidding! I know I'm forgetting some... (That's right, for a total of 17 FUNCTIONAL computers that I can think of off the top of my head. Eep.)

Office:
iMac 17", dual monitor 550 Mhz G4, two Dual 1.2 gz G4 X Servers, 2 beige G3s , 2 650 Mz G4 server boxes. I'm probably forgetting some there too.

And DJ, be THANKFULL you don't have room for old computers.

[andyroo]

Home Desktop:
233Mhz PII (slot)
4 gig EIDE
64 MB SDRAM
17" CRT
Nvidia VGA
SoundBlaster
Boston Speakers
CD-Rom
Floppy Drive
v.92 modem 56k
Ethernet Card
Win98

Laptop:
400Mhz PIII
10GB EIDE HD
256 MB SDRAM
15" LCD
Win98
Floppy
CD-ROM
56k modem
sound chip unkown
Graphics Card: ATI ...


Ahhh... old technology. I can't stand it. Can we post about our dream computer?

[Link Antilles]

Ahhh... old technology. I can't stand it. Can we post about our dream computer?

Sure, I don't see a problem with that. Post away!

[shooraijin]

> ? Mhz HP-300 server

I think it's a 20MHz 68020, but I don't recall for sure.

Fine, since you posted your entire list, here's mine.

The Mac Plus, the dual G4, the Commodore 128, the 486 utility laptop (on the desk, previously posted).

On the server rack: Macintosh IIci (25MHz 68030, 128MB, NetBSD), Solbourne S4100/36 (36MHz KAP SPARC-1, 40MB, OS/MP), Apple Network Server 500/200 (200MHz 604e, 512MB), Power Macintosh 7300 (G3/500, 512MB, NetBSD).

In the bedroom: Macintosh Iici (50MHz 68030, 24MB, System 7.1), AMD 5x86/133 (48MB RAM, DOS 6.22), Commodore PET 2001-16B (1MHz 6502, 16K RAM), Commodore PC-20-III (turbo XT class, 256K RAM?), Commodore SX-64 (a Commodore 64 that's portable! and the first colour "luggable").

In the bedroom closet: spare SX-64, 2xMac IIsi (20MHz 68030), Quadra 605 (50/25MHz 68040), SE/30 (16MHz 68030), Commodore Amiga 500 with 40MHz 68040 upgrade side car and SCSI side car, Apple IIgs (2.8MHz 65816, 1MB RAM, 20MB internal SCSI disk, GS/OS 6.0.1), Texas Instruments 99/4A (9900, forget the clock speed), Tandy Colour Computer 2, spare Commodore 128DCR, spare Commodore 64, spare Commodore 16, Pentium 75 (soon to be P120), Tomy Pyuuta (Japanese computer, 2.7MHz TMS 9995, ancestor of the first computer I ever owned, and a bear to import -- cost me over $200).

In the dining room closet: broken Apple eMate (stupid professor, some sort of ARM CPU), 2xCommodore VIC-20, 2xCommodore Plus/4, Commodore 116 (being repaired and restored from various spare parts), Commodore B128 system board (no keyboard or power supply ... this will be rebuilt), Tomy Tutor (my very first computer ever! 2.7MHz 9995 -- the Pyuuta is its ancestor), Timex Sinclair 1000 (3.5MHz Z80, what a piece of ...), Data General one 8088 laptop, Tandy PC-4 pocket computer (custom VLSI CPU), Tandy PC-2 pocket computer, Panasonic Quasar HHC compact computer (1MHz 6502), Texas Instruments CC-40 (custom TI CPU), Atari XEGS (basically a gutted 65XE lurking as a game system), two Commodore 128s, multiple HP 95LXs (small 80186s marketed as DOS-based palmtops.)

There.

And believe it or not, the apartment may be cluttered, but it *is* clean!

EDIT: Forgot the game systems. There's two Dreamcasts, an Atari 2600 and an Intellivision.

[Mithrandir]

Yes, but how many are plugged in?!?!?!??!?!!?!?!?


EDIT: While we are editing for CONSOLES, I have to add the 3 Atari 2600s that I BUILD FROM PARTS, the PSII, the PSI, the SNES, the TOFU, the LAMPSHADE and the CATSCAT. OK. SO I made a few of those up. But stillllll.




(Note to all non-shooby people, we are like this frequently. Pay us no mind. Or if you want, pay us gold bullion. We are broke. )

[DanekJovax]

Wow... Shooraijin's got a few PCs, I'll say. ANd like oldphil, I'd like to know how many are actually on the receiving end of an electron stream? >;2)

My PCs? Heh... here goes:

I - Main PC (The one I use primarily)
Year: 2001 (primary time of most component build)
Company: custom build
Name (network): QBXP
OS: Windows XP Home
Case: Enlight Mid-Tower (forget model)
PSU: 350W
Processor: Athlon 1.33Ghz Athlon T-bird on a Gigabyte AK-73Pro(A) mobo
RAM: 512Mb PC133 SDRAM
Video Card: GeForce4 Ti4200-VTD64 (ViVo with Dualhead)
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Live Value
HD: Drive 0 - 40GB 7200rpm Maxtor, Drive 1 - 60GB 5400rpm Samsung
CD Drive: Cendyne 16x DVD-ROM/52x CD-ROM, LiteON 48x24x48x CD-R/RW
Floppy: 1
Speakers: Altec Lansing 4.1 Surround Speakers (forgot model#)
USB ports: 4 in back
Firewire: none
Fans: In case - 2, PSU - 1
Monitors: Viewsonic p95f (currently in RMA), Viewsonic A90f+, Philco 15" Color TV
Status: very good condition, though WIN XP is about 2 years old and may need a reinstall.
Modem: n/a
NIC: Linksys 10/100 Ethernet (Cat-5)

II - Secondary PC (Home Theater/Wife PC)
Year: 2001 (primary time of most component build)
Company: custom build
Name (network): Critter
OS: Windows 98 SE
Case: Blue/White Mid-Tower (forget make/model)
PSU: 300W
Processor: Athlon 1.2Ghz Athlon T-bird on a Gigabyte AK-73Pro(A) mobo
RAM: 384Mb PC133 SDRAM
Video Card: GeForce2 Ti (with TV-out)
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Live Value
HD: Drive 0 - 20GB 5400rpm Maxtor, Drive 1 - 18GB 5400rpm Quantum
CD Drive: 48x Pioneer CD-ROM
Floppy: 1
Speakers: Nimble basic stereo speakers (powered)
USB ports: 2 in back
Firewire: none
Fans: In case - 1, PSU - 1
Monitors: KDS Visual Sensation VS-19N, InFocus X1 Digital Projector (70" diagonal projection)
Status: good condition
Modem: n/a
NIC: Linksys 10/100 Ethernet (Cat-5)

III - Laptop (Wife's Laptop)
Year: 2001 (purchased used)
Company: Gateway Solo
Name (network): Orbit
OS: Windows 98 SE
Case: Solo Laptop Case (missing middle snap-on panel in front)
PSU: ??
Processor: Pentium II 233Mhz
RAM: 64Mb SDRAM
Video Card: on-board Trident chipset (w/ composite TV-OUT & SVGA out)
Sound Card: on-board Stereo audio (brand unknown)
HD: Drive 0 - 6GB Samsung
CD Drive: 4x DVD-ROM (brand unknown)
Floppy: 1
Speakers: stereo laptop speakers
USB ports: 2 in back
Firewire: none
Fans: In case - 1, PSU - 1
Monitors: Laptop 14" TFT display
Status: good condition
Modem: PCMCIA 56K modem
NIC: PCMCIA Linksys 10/100 Ethernet (Cat-5)

I also have some extra printers, monitors, Hard drive platters about to be made into clock faces, and other computer guts that I've cannabilized from other systems... all part of being in the PC repair business.

:2)

[shooraijin]

Systems that are set up: the Mac Plus, the dual G4, the Commodore 128DCR, the 486DX/40 laptop, everything on the server rack (duh), the PC-20-III, the PET, the SX-64, the AMD 5x86/133, and the bedroom IIci.

I also forgot about the PowerBook 1400+G3/333 which is my road warrior laptop.

If any of y'all dig old computers, I'll be at the Vintage Computer Festival in a couple of weeks as an exhibitor. (sings: "Do you know/the way/to San Jo-se?")

http://www.vintage.org/

[Link Antilles]

Funny, I click the link and the first thing I notice on the page is "Commodore 64 Prototype Up for Auction".

[shooraijin]

Oh, yeah, forgot about that. Perhaps a more direct link is in order:

http://www.vintage.org/2003/main/

Click on Exhibits and look for yours truly! (Hint: my first computer was the Tomy Tutor.)

[DanekJovax]

Wow! Looks like something I wish I could attend! Too bad I don't live within 3000 miles of the left coast. ;2(

[lordcyberdeath]

ok....i got to the 5th page writing about my comps, but someone sent me a link in aim, and it sent me away, whats worse, it was a hentai link:(:(:(truly the work of the devil
i was just relieved that it had stated it on its main page and i knew not to go in
cant wait until i get the strenght and another LAN card to route everything through my server, so i can start blocking POC sites like that

well check this again tomorow, ill paste my many wonderful comps during school

ill make sure to put a pic of them too on my webserver

CyberDeath

[DanekJovax]

Hey Shooraijin-san, does this sound like what you did last weekend?

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/10/11/1655224

:2)

[Ashley]

Is the sky blue? (rhetorical question)

[DanekJovax]

:2P ;2) I wonder what the slashdot effect will do to it? >;2)

[shooraijin]

> Hey Shooraijin-san, does this sound like what you did last weekend?

Ee, boku no koto da. Boku wa kono kompyuuta o tenji shita:

http://www.floodgap.com/retrobits/tomy/

'update' o iru naa ...

[DanekJovax]

Too bad, mon. I wish I was able to check that festival out. Not much happens in redneck country with respect to old PCs... they're usually turned into door props, or better yet are sold as "state-of-the-art" computers in various yard sales and flea markets. ;2)

[shooraijin]

It was a very, very good show. The centrepiece was a real PDP 11 (an 11/75 I think ... have to go dig up my digital camera and transfer the photos if people are interested) which was brought in on four trucks with all of its terminals, system boards w/blinkenlights, eight-inch floppy disk drives, and file cabinet drawer-sized hard disk platters that stored 10MB (10 megabytes, yes) per disk. It generated so much EMI that my friend's wireless PC's signal:noise ratio plummeted whenever there was disk access (granted it was Centrino crap, but he was standing over ten feet away).

We also had several replica Apple I (not Apple II) systems, an array of Xerox workstations, Ataris, Apples and Commodores, the original prototype Amiga (the "Lorraine"), several teletypes and mechanical calculators, a couple of Tandy systems, and an array of primitive PDAs like the early Newtons and Psions, and several Tandy Pocket Computers and Quasar/Panasonic HHC systems. Those are just the exhibits I remember.

Anyway, if people want to see these, I got a few photos of the exhibits (plus mine ), so just ask.