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4.77 MHz IBM PC 8088, 256k RAM, 2 double density 5.5" floppy drives, monochrome 13" monitor. How's that for special?
As for what I actually use: 900MHz Athalon Desktop and a 1GHz HP Pavillion Laptop. I don't update parts on either anymore since any gaming is done on the TV now (just more comfortable that way).
The desktop HDD does occasionally make a sound similar to bad bicycle brakes. It's always done it. It'll make a computer geek wince when they hear it! For a truck guy, think of hearing someone in your truck trying to hit reverse at about 20MPH. It's that kind of gut wrencher.
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I have an old HP AMD450 with Linux on it at home that I tinker with. Usually I use my work laptop, Dell Latitude D600. I should build a couple of PC but just don't have the time.
right now im sitting on my 566mhz old junker in the garage that i use for the alldata program. in my room ive 2.4 ghz pentium on a gigabyte motherboard, dvd burner, cd burner, tv card, scsi card, clear side panel, front leds, camera memory card reader, zip drive. in my sis's room ive got a 1 gig amd on a chain tech motherboard with 512mb ram. ive got a whole room just for working on them but most of them are as old as me and all i use them for is to mess with networking and for drive storage.
hey stroud, where do you even buy macs? i cant sa ive ever seen one in a store. j/w
I bought mine at CompUsa in Clive. They also opened an Apple Store at the Jordan Creek Mall in West Des Moines late last year. They are great machines.
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1993 Ford Bronco 5.8 XLT
1986 Ford Mustang GT
1997 Land Rover Discovery SE7
1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee LTD
i havent even used one of the newer macs. ive got an old apple 2 e and some other older mac in the garage but thats the only macs ive ever used. is there alot of software for macs?
Plenty of software. New stuff all the time. These computers cost more, but they are worth every penny. Ever heard of a Mac virus? Neither have I, not once.
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-Str0ud
1993 Ford Bronco 5.8 XLT
1986 Ford Mustang GT
1997 Land Rover Discovery SE7
1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee LTD
yea you got a point there. the only reason all my comps are running windows is because thats what i grew up on. messing with 3.1 and crap. ive started messing with linux and i kinda like it. me and my older bro are going to split the cost and go buy linux 10. from what ive heard linux is alot safer than windows because most ads and pop ups and spyware and whatnot is targeted towards internet explorer in windows. how much does a new mac run price wise?
yea you got a point there. the only reason all my comps are running windows is because thats what i grew up on. messing with 3.1 and crap. ive started messing with linux and i kinda like it. me and my older bro are going to split the cost and go buy linux 10. from what ive heard linux is alot safer than windows because most ads and pop ups and spyware and whatnot is targeted towards internet explorer in windows. how much does a new mac run price wise?
Buy? Linux??? I hope you're not considering buying a mac just to run Linux. There are PLENTY of free Linux distributions out there. I like the Fedora Core 3, which is based on Red Hat.
well, we have a gateway and a chepo emachine. The emachine is for my messing around, it doesn't need to do a lot, the gateway has much more to it, but don't ask me specs, I'd have to hand you off to the wife, not my area of expertise..
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the workhorse:86 F250 4x4 6.9 Diesel 4-spd, 4.10 axles
the other workhorse 92 F350 2wd crew cab,3.55 rear axle, 92 6bt Cummins, NV4500
the project: 78 F150 4x4 shortbed 351 auto Iowa Chapter leader, ASE certified parts specialist
Come on down and join us in the Iowa chapter, or your own local chapter!! Thanks, Roger
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