How many systems do you have and why?

[Szech]

I'm sure most of us have a few old systems lying around, collecting dust and obsolecense. But I know some of you have multiple systems that you seem to use regularly. What's the spare one for? Not counting computers at your work, obviously, since you don't really own it. It is because you can't share with others and you need your own? Is one a gaming monster and the other a work machine?

[alondra]

I have two, built up one with a 450mc (mhz) and keep the 200mc (mhz) for backup, if one screws up use the other to yell for help http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

[Toadman]

Got 3, but too lazy to punch holes in walls and run cat-5.... ask Mtnsnow how many personal PC's he's got.. http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/wink.gif

[Amarok]

1 - celeron 366 my do almost everything machine
1 - P 133 back up
1 - 486 dx 2/66 win nt server (for MCSE)
1 - 386 dx 40 running win 95 just cuz i like fooling around with it from time to time

[M1pilot]

I use my K6-3/450 for gaming and work, and it's the one I tweak around on. It's laplinked to an old P233 that I use for extra storage, and it's my "second" screen when I need it for that. I've also got another K6-3/450 that my girlfriend uses for work (database stuff) and a little bit of gaming. I'll get these three networked one of these days. I've also got a bunch of 486, 386, and 286 comps in the basement in various stages of repair and when I get time I'll part out what's salvageable.

-M1pilot

[Warthog]

Well....I'd like to get another one (to make a total of TWO) for some network gaming. More than one would be better but I don't have the money at this time. http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

Warthog

[Dominus]

1. Athlon 600@666MHz - My personal system/fileserver.
2. Celeron 300A for my parents.
3. P166 for my sister
4. P90 IPMASQ firewall/mailserver.
5. P150 laptop
6. P133 laptop

I need a bigger hub...

[yaroa]

I have two, one Celeron 366 mhz that I built and an old Gateway that I upgraded with AMD 500 and FIC MB. Both networked with Linksys Cable/DSL router.

[desmocat]

I have 2 now, 1 celery566@700 and one 233 pentium I cobbled together so I can play with a router to get some hands on doing that kind of stuff.(setting up/programming routers)

[LJJones]

My PC's

main workstation is a K6-2 475@523.85mhz
proxy + mail + storage = P166mmx
my brothers networked pc = P120
laptop downstairs networked = 486dx4 100
k6-2 400mhz = spare machine in my room

[AuraEdge]

I have just one system.. Why? Cuz I sold the other one I made for money http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif
Well I have a 486/33 I passed down to mom, which is less effiecent than my toaster. (found out last week it was a CYRIX ahhh!)
I threatened to render to usless if mom doesnt upgrade soon =P.
It took 4 hours to install printer drivers in Win3.1 on the thing.
and it took even longer to print with the new printer mom picked up cuz the last one crapped out. so....I gave up.

[GroundZero3]

I have two in the house that are networked for gaming and internet sharing.

One is a Vaio Sony 330mhz Penny 2
Mine Custom Built 400mhz celeron
JaYsin

[wyvrn]

Two. Celery 450 I use and a Celery 333 for the rest of the household to do school stuff. Have another but it is at another house for them to use email.

[Brydon]

I have three
1. P3 600@857
2. c400a@600
3. k6-2 450@550

I use the P3 as my main system and have them all networked for games but they mainly for RC-5 http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/wink.gif.

[Sharpy]

K6-2 550 - my own for games and the net
K6-3 450 - my sons for gaming and study(yeah right like he study's http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/icons/icon8.gif ) but mainly it just sits in the corner and crunches RC5 24/7.

[Gene C.]

I have never answered to one of this kind of post before. but, what the hell. here goes. and I hope I don't leave any of my little family members out.

1. my first radio shack mc-10
2. p3-450's
1. p2-450
1. p2-350
1. celeron 433 with adj socklet
2. celeron 300's slot 1
1. k6-3 450 had two. one got into a accident
1. k6-2 333
1. p200mmx
2. p166
2. p133's
1. p120
2. p100"s
1. 486/66 dxlaptop
1. 286 laptop
these are in my vintage storge
1. 486/ 120
1. 486/80
1. 486/33
1. 386/40
1. 386/25
1. 386/16
2. 286/12
3. 8088/8
I don't even want to discuss these POS
3. macks
1. compaq
2.packard bell's

I think that about covers them all. and they all work to. he he. and this is why I never answer these kinda post.

""why"", because after my God,parents,cats. they are the love of my life and my world.

[This message has been edited by Gene C. (edited 05-16-2000).]

[shadow]

Any room for you in the house Gene?
Wow, could I have fun surrounded by that kinda hardware!

My list is short. 3 working computers networked on a hub connected to a cable modem.

1- PII350
1- 166mmx
1- 188mmx

One for me to surf, study, and play. One for the wife to play solitaire, use office 2000, and chat. One for the kids to play games, play on neopets.com, and do homework.
I have 3 kids so I'm sure I'll be adding more computers soon. Mine is the 188, the wife's is the 350, the 166 is the spare or last resort when the others arent available.
The kids prefer my 188 over the 350.
It's very fast for what it is. So I am often stuck with the 166 in the basement.

I also have a 486/66 and a P100 which work but not being used. I hope to sell em someday. And of course I have the usual variety of parts lying around, a few 386's, etc.
Hmmm, just a decent mobo and I can build another...

[NavyDood_ F/A18_Mech]

3 Systems

1-My celery 366 @ 458. For all my needs.
1-My Wifes P-120. Does all her papers and stuff for college on it.
1-Our laptop P-166. Use when I go on deployments with the military so I can talk to the wife all I want for free. http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

I have them all networked together. When we move into our house I'm planning on getting a cable modem.

Jim

[Brydon]

That is an awseome collection Gene, have you ever thought about cracking RC-5 for the sysopt team http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif You would need to get a small powerstation though to have them all running at once http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/wink.gif.

[brandon184]

1. PIII 600. Personal Computer/Part Time Webserver.

2. Pentium 200 MMX - Backup/Internet PC if other one doesnt' work.

[Mntsnow]

They say a pic is worth a 1000 words so here goes http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif
http://www.mntsnow.com/pics/MNetwork1.gif

Now if you want to also count the systems that I have built that are waiting for clients to pickup a such you could add another 3 on average per week http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

Mntsnow

[Dave_H]

Mntsnow, impressive visual display. http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

I got 4 1/2
P2-400 system at work (it is mine)
P-233 test system
P-120 Win 95 system
P3-500 Home system (my wife thinks it's hers)
P3-700 building now. Up and running, but not done.
Dave

[BBA]

I think GeneC's got me beat by a few..oh well.

I have enough of them.

[codybear]

1 athlon 500@800
2 p166
2 p200mmx...1 sold
1 p233mmx...sold
1 celeron 366
1 486 50..
1 celeron 300a@450

why?? because I can

[Szech]

Oh My! Sounds like most of you can't share with your family, so you all need your own (this is just like the balloons at Disneyland http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif )
Um... Gene C. and Mntsnow... WHY DO YOU HAVE ALL THOSE COMPS!?! Big family? Home office? Got them free? I can just imagine you turning all your systems on and the neighborhood goes black! http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/biggrin.gif

[Ultima]

Well, I have a little list too!!!

1: Athlon 650 with 256Mb and 2x18.2Gb (nr 1)
2: K6-2 450 with 64Mb 133Mhz, 10.2Gb (nr 2)
3: Cel2 533 with 64Mb 133Mhz, 10.2Gb (nr 3)

Nr 1 is the pc I'm typing on the internet with now!!!
It currently also does the rc5 crunching, but that'll soon be done by nr 2!!!

Nr 2 is gonna be my little workhorse, as soon as I get it complete, for I will be doing all the socalled "paperwork" on it!!
And offcourse rc5!!
I'm just waiting for the mobo, then I'm off!!

Nr 3 doesn't exactly exist at this moment, but it will in about7 to 10 days, for then I receive my paycheck!!
this will be my little experimental system, like extreme o/c'ing, registry editing, or at least trying, and that kinda stuff.

They are all gonna be on a network!!!

But can I let them all work on rc5??? I mean, a combo of these 3, counting that the CeleronII will get to at least 750, will crunch an accountable amount of numbers, wouldn't you think???

The k6-2 450 is gonna be running at 575 again, as before!!

So that comes to:

Athlon 650Mhz
K6-2 450@575Mhz
Cel2 533@750Mhz

Yes, that should do nicely indeed!!!

I also have 2 486 dx4 100Mhz's and a 386 25Mhz, but the 486's have no memory, the 386 does work!!!
Faster startup then any of my other systems, hahahaha!!! LOL

Pim

[Mntsnow]

LOL Gene http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

I agree about the shoe thing (my wife has taken over the closet in our room just for her!)

Mntsnow

[Gene C.]

I just had to add this to your comment.
and I bet. if you were to buy her a new dress for a sat. night dinner. first thing she would say is. wonder if I have a pair of shoes to match this dress. I have been there many times.

and now on with the question at hand. it's hard to believe that out of 8521 members. we are the only ones that have machines. bet, they had a hard time signing up for the board. he he. so some where, there are over 85 hundred missing machines.

[Nathan]

Hi Gene C.!

Well, I have 7 of those 8500 (hehehe)!

Hey Mntsnow!

Looks like my place except I don't have W2K Server up and running yet. Very difficult to learn. My hats off to you on that one. I don't have Linux or the UPS either. Does that HPLJ III have an internal or external Jetdirect card? You didn't mention it in your drawing.

Do you like tape drives? (hehe) What was your reasoning for not using them at the server level instead?

[wtp]

about to have 5, i have 3 right now, one is not functional, i'm building 2 more, one based on duron,one based on celery 2 566 http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

wtp http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

[Mntsnow]

Gene....You are SO RIGHT!!

Nathan, The HP IIID (The "D" stands for Duplexing option=Print's both sides of the paper. It really saves on paper for when I print manuals for my customers!) is on an external Jetdirect box. As for the Tape drives they are all 4mm Dat's (4/8gig) that I had installed prior to me networking them. I actually just ordered a DLT 4000 ADIC VLS DLT 4000 mini changer (20/40gig per tape 7 tapes to tray...so 140/270gig per load) and when I get it installed and configured ALL backups will be handled via the server http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif (no more worrying about if Wife and daughter (so I guess you could say I have my own little "IT staff" at home) remembered to load their tapes as the backups are set on "crons".

Mntsnow
*edited for spelling*

[This message has been edited by Mntsnow (edited 05-17-2000).]

[Nathan]

We get those size tapes at work. They aren't cheap either. It's nice not having to worry about the users not backing up there data, isn't it? (hehe) I'll give your IT staff at home credit for trying some of the times.

Those IIID's were workhorses, that's for sure. I wasn't aware that they had a duplexing option on them. Anyway, we are getting rid of those at work. To out dated for what's out there now.

[Mntsnow]

Yeah....They are workhorses alright! but for a much printing as I do 8ppm is plently fast and was a LOT cheaper than a new HP http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/biggrin.gif and a LOT cheaper than trying to print manuals on a inkjet! LOL

Mntsnow

[Nathan]

We've been getting those 4000 & 4050 LJ's. Man can they pump out the jobs too! The price ain't too bad I guess. Everything is more expensive when you have to have a JetDirect card with it. But what is really interesting is the color laserjets. They keep them going almost the whole 8 hours each day, except when you have to reboot them. Some have 16 & 32 MB of ram in them. They have to be cleaned every 3 months too. There are 4 of the big cartridges for each color, 5 total.

[This message has been edited by Nathan (edited 05-17-2000).]

[Nathan]

Those are fine for what you need them for. But I'd have to laugh. I'm almost forgeting how to program some of those older printers for an IP address. Hehe...the newer ones are really simple to do. We got a 4050 in today that I have to install tomorrow. All we have to do is, give it an IP address, plug a cat5 into it, and let netware look for the MAC address. Getting a little lazy I guess huh? lol

[This message has been edited by Nathan (edited 05-17-2000).]

[plucky duck]

4 for me http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif
One of which is a P150 Toshiba laptop http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

1)
P3-600e@864mhz
128mb Infineon PC133 SDRAM
30.7g WD HD
Diamond v330 4mb PCI http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/frown.gif
Daytek 14" .28mm Monitor http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/frown.gif
Ricoh 6x/4x/24x CDRW IDE
Sony 32x CDROM IDE
Supra-i 56k v.90

2) Bro's Celery266 system, he'd kill me if I touch his rig....

3) Dad's 10-year old IBM 486/32/170 non-functioning system.

4) My P150 laptop.


The IBM is eating dust.
My cumine is my primary for net/work/gaming.
My bro's for backup/multimedia/office functions
My laptop's for when I get sick and tired of my Daytek monitor and want to surf the net in the bathroom http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif J/K

I could use a few upgrades here and there.

Ow, the little upgrade bugger just bit me again http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/wink.gif

MONOTONE - I NEED TO UPGRADE...NOW.NOW.TODAY

hehehe... http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

Plucky

[Win_98]

1 meg simm 30pin
1 meg simm 30pin
1 meg simm 30pin
1 meg simm 30pin
1 meg simm 30pin
1 meg simm 30pin
1 meg simm 30pin
1 meg simm 30pin
16 meg 72 pin simm
16 meg 72 pin simm
16 meg 72 pin simm
16 meg 72 pin simm
16 meg 72 pin simm
16 meg 72 pin simm
32 meg dimm pc66
32 meg dimm pc66
32 meg dimm pc100
64 meg dimm pc100
64 meg dimm pc100
128 meg dimm pc100
4 meg simm 72pin
4 meg simm 72pin
4 meg simm 72pin
4 meg simm 72pin

486 DX4 120mhz
486 DX4 120mhz
486 DX4 133mhz
P100mhz
Cyrix Pr 166
K6 233mhz
Cyrix Pr 333
Cyrix Pr 333
Cyrix Pr 366
K6-2 450
K6-2 550
Sound Blaster AWE 64
Sound Blaster AWE 64
PAS 16 Pro Audio Spectrum
Trident ISA 512K 800x600 256 color Max
Trident 9680 PCI 2 MEG 1024 x 768 16bit MAX
S3 4meg PCI Dx2 virge
S3 1meg PCI Dx2 virge
Sis 8MEG AGP 2x
S3 4meg AGP 2x
Dot Matrix Printer Epson ap2250
HP Deskjet 932C
Lexmark Z11

So you thought it end here huh, well read on I have alot more...

Mitsumi Mouse
Serial Keymouse
Serial Keymouse
Best Buy mouse pad
best buy mouse pad
best buy mouse pad
Mistumi keyboard.
keytronic 104 keyboard
keytronic win95 keyboard

CDROM?
here goes..................


4x CDROM
6X cdrom
12X cdrom
44X cdrom
32X cdrom
32X cdrom

Monitor?!?

14' packard bell
15' generic monitor
14' packard bell
15' proview monitor
17' proview monitor
15' AST Monitor

floppy drive?!?


1.44 mitsumi
1.44 mitsumi
1.44 mitsumi
1.2 CHinon
1.44 mitsumi
1.44 Sony
1.44 panasonic
1.44 Samsung
1.44 Generic

OK I will end here... Hehe.

Then again I got more.

Hard drive!


who would forget that?


my first one start small and it is a
120meg Seagate
then another
120meg seagate
850 Seagate
850 seagate decathlon st5850a
maxtor 1.6 gig
maxtor 1.6 gig
maxtor 1.6 gig
maxtor 1.6 gig
maxtor 2.0 gig
maxtor 1.6 gig
Seagate 2.1 gig medalist
Quantum 1.2 gig
maxtor 1.6 gig
connor 1.2 gig CFS 1275A
connor 1.6 gig CFS 1621A
maxtor 8.4 gig diamond max
and my new one i bought recently
is 17.2 gig Seagate $125 with 14$ shipping 2nd day


The END.



[This message has been edited by Win_98 (edited 05-17-2000).]

[Gene C.]

no large family,single, just me and my 11 cats. 5 full grown and two of them just had 3 kittens apiece. if you think that is alot. you should see my hardware and software list. I'm starting my studies for ntws/server/novell net-ware. so 6/8 of them are going to be my home study lab. I want a full office networking setup.

and like I said they are my whole world and love. and no, none of them were given to me. I bought them all. I have to be carefull what I say here. some will think I'm bragging. but, I work hard for my money. and I have nothing else to do with it.""and I don't drink or go out""
and to me that is the greastest rush in the world to have alot of them start up at once with all hardware connected. I have a shoproom with all of them in it. and two 20 amp breakers outlets ran stright from the box for my power outlet.
besides ladies collect shoes,hats ect.
us men collect things of machines ect. he he

[jadison]

jeez...Win_98!!!
think you could've taken up more space http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/wink.gif

Here's mine:

#1
AMD K62-523--main computer
#2
AMD K62-523--backup, I use it just as much, its a fresh system, no bugs, no spyware, no registry glitches, no errors (yet), nothin! Can't say that about #1
#3
486DX2-66MHz--running Win 3.11, contains all of the Genealogical information of my family tree going back 1,500 years!! Found out I'm related to William the Conqueror http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/wink.gif
I use Family Tree Maker on that machine

And of course I have various parts lying around, some in a box, but I'M NOT going to bother listing them all (hint, Win_98!)

-jd-

[CMonster]

Currently assembled:

(1) P3 600

(1) Athlon 600

(1) K6-2 500

(2) K6-2 400

(1) 386

(TOO MANY) BASKET CASES

GBTWS (gone by the wayside) or sold; too many to remember

wHY??? Regular use, backup, test bed, Network practice..etc..etc

[This message has been edited by CMonster (edited 05-18-2000).]

[Banti]

One toshiba p120 laptop... http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/frown.gif

Comp money has been put on hold http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/frown.gif http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/frown.gif http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/frown.gif


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[Phantom]

Three for me!

1. Main Home built P-III 550. 192MB PC-100 SDRam...Etc, Etc.

2. Dell Opltiplex P-133. 64MB SDRam
Sits on shelf for quick plug-in backup system.

3. 486 DX2/66 100Mhz. 32MB Simm. 200MB HD with Win 3.11 installed.
Sits under dust cover in work room in case I really get desperate!