Re: DAMN YOU, GOOGLE!

John Turco wrote:
Blinky the Shark wrote:
John Turco wrote:

<edited for brevity>

My first PC was a bit better than your 386SX-16, it seems. You see, the Pionex was
not only a 486 machine, nor merely a DX2/66MHz "rocket" -- verily, it was endowed
with a "whopping" 4MB of memory and a "huge" 425MB hard disk! :-)
<turns green with retroenvy> :)

My 2MB ram was a factory upgrade -- standard for it was 1MB. And each
MB took 9 separate chips (8 + 1 parity).


Hello, Blinky:

Okay, then, prepare to become even more envious! :-) When I originally put together
this home-built system, in 1997, these were its "awesome" specifications:

Microsoft Windows 95
M-Tech R526WP (AT mainboard)
Karpo MPU-250P (250W AT PSU)
Intel Pentium 120MHz
32MB RAM
Western Digital "Caviar" 2.5GB IDE
Creative Labs 8x CD-ROM
Diamond Stealth 3D 2000 (PCI, 4MB DRAM)
Creative Labs Sound Blaster AWE32 (ISA)
Pixie 17" CRT
Spot Technology flatbed scanner (proprietary ISA controller card)
DEC DECcolorwriter 550ic (PPT black inkjet)

After countless upgrades, here are its current components:

Microsoft Windows XP/SP2
Tyan S1830S "Tsunami" (AT mainboard)
Enermax EG365P-VE (350W ATX PSU)
Intel PIII 1GHz (Slot 1)
1GB RAM
(2) Samsung SP1614N 160GB IDE
LG Electronics GSA-4120B (12x "Super Multi" writer)
LG Electronics DRD-8162BB (16x DVD-ROM)
ATI AIW Radeon 8500DV (AGP, 64MB DDR)
Creative Labs Sound BlasterLive! MP3+ (PCI)
Syba USB V.2.0 4+1 port (PCI card)
Generic 7-in-1 USB card reader (internal)
Sceptre X24WG 24" widescreen LCD SimpleTech 160GB (USB external HDD) Mustek 1200 UB (USB flatbed scanner)
Hewlett-Packard Photosmart D7160 (USB color inkjet)
Samsung ML-6060 (PPT black laser)

Through it all, I've been using the same AT tower case (Karrie KCS-226). The only other thing that hasn't been replaced, is my Teac 3.5" floppy drive.


Cordially, John Turco <jtur@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Other than the case, your computer reminds me of the elderly farmer who proudly said that he still used his great-great-grandfather's axe. He added "it's had the handle changed seven times, and the head four times". It really is amazing how, with determination, skill and knowledge, one can keep upgrading the contents to state pf the art, but all in the same box.
Allen
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