Geek Thread - what computer setup do you have?

[BobCh]

In 1973 we programmed on COBOL, Assembler and Job Control sheets which were punched on punch cards, tape or floppies and processed in “closed shop” on the mainframe(s).

 

Later we got terminals to do the same job “on line” and later still PCs to emulate terminals.

 

It was “the real thing”, nothing like playing on PCs.

O yes, right you are.

Every day I'm fighting guys who think they know programming after reading something like "VB in 20 days".

Where are the times, when we used to be admired as "computer guru's"?

 

Sorry, Laamok, for taking a little excursion in your thread.

BTW, I forgot some minor equipment:

- older 17' HP laptop (Pre-CoreDuo), 4GB RAM, 80GB HD + 200GB LaCie

- iPhone 4, 3GS and 3G

- dusty Epson Stylus Photo 950 (not used since... hhmm... cant remember )

[Edge]

In 1973 we programmed on COBOL, Assembler and Job Control sheets which were punched on punch cards, tape or floppies and processed in “closed shop” on the mainframe(s).

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I had that experience or similar 1972-4 at the then British Steel Works at Corby UK while training to be a Cost & Management Accountant - the noise and heat generated were terrible.

 

I decided during that time that I was not destined to be a Geek (or even an Accountant) and I had nothing much more to do with computers for about 15 years, by which time we had PCs and Windows 98 and everything was tickety-boo. I'm still not going to be a Geek but thanks to Bill Gates I can at least cope.

 

I'll maybe clean the office tomorrow.

 

 

 

[mrcgp]

for home

HP Envy 15

OS: Windows 7 Home Premium

Screen (size and res): 15.6-inch (1366 x 768)

Processor (inc speed): Intel 1.6GHz Core i7 720QM

Graphics: ATi Mobility Radeon HD 4830

Memory:8GB Storage : 320GB

Very nice lappy had a dell xps before that but got old!

 

for travel i just use a samsung netbook small and well made.

Samsung NP-N350-JA03UK -

Intel Atom N550 (1.5 GHz);

1GB DDR3 RAM;

250GB SATA HDD;

10.1\" LCD (1024x600);

Intel GMA 3150;

Windows 7 Starter (NP-N350-JA03UK)

[BobCh]

mrgp, I like that netbook.

Sound like a very good box for travelling.

 

I still have'nt decided between something like that and an iPad.

My iPhone is definitely too small, more of an emergency replacement.

[mrcgp]

i got an iphone 4 which is ace of course, trouble with an ipad is memory and unless you by a stand that you then have to carry around with you you have to rest it against something or hold it or stick it on your lap and get a bad back and of course no flash, they do look cool though but will stick to netbooks for now and the iphone!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004M2JAEO/ref=oss_product is where i got mine but you can get them cheaper off ebay.

have had 4 different netbooks to date and if you stick a 2gb stick of ram in to them they are quite speedy to.

samsung keyboards are the best though!

[Sisu]

 

 

Water cooled

 

 

Same same?

 

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[Dick Farang]

I had that experience or similar 1972-4 at the then British Steel Works at Corby UK while training to be a Cost & Management Accountant - the noise and heat generated were terrible.

 

I decided during that time that I was not destined to be a Geek (or even an Accountant) and I had nothing much more to do with computers for about 15 years, by which time we had PCs and Windows 98 and everything was tickety-boo. I'm still not going to be a Geek but thanks to Bill Gates I can at least cope.

 

I'll maybe clean the office tomorrow.

 

Did they not have air conditioned computer rooms there ?

[Dick Farang]

O yes, right you are.

Every day I'm fighting guys who think they know programming after reading something like "VB in 20 days".

Where are the times, when we used to be admired as "computer guru's"?

 

Sorry, Laamok, for taking a little excursion in your thread.

BTW, I forgot some minor equipment:

- older 17' HP laptop (Pre-CoreDuo), 4GB RAM, 80GB HD + 200GB LaCie

- iPhone 4, 3GS and 3G

- dusty Epson Stylus Photo 950 (not used since... hhmm... cant remember )

 

It is not good enough to “write” a programme; you also have to test it to make sure that it always works, in any circumstances.

 

That is no moonlighting job.

[furryman]

I just ordered a new iMac today! Should be here Tuesday!

 

 

Processor 3.06GHz Intel Core i3 processor

Cache 4MB fully shared L3 cache

Memory 4GB (two 2GB SO-DIMMs) of 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM; supports up to 16GB

Hard drive 500GB Serial ATA1; 7200 rpm

Optical drive Slot-loading 8x SuperDrive with 4x double-layer burning (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)

Display 21.5-inch (viewable) LED-backlit glossy 16:9 widescreen TFT active-matrix display; 1920 by 1080 pixels; millions of colors; IPS technology

Video Built-in iSight camera; Mini DisplayPort output with support for DVI, dual-link DVI, and VGA video (requires adapters, sold separately)

Graphics ATI Radeon HD 4670 with 256MB of GDDR3 memory

FireWire One FireWire 800 port; 7 watts

USB Four USB 2.0 ports

SD Card SDXC card slot

Audio Built-in stereo speakers with two internal 17-watt high-efficiency amplifiers, built-in microphone, optical digital audio output/headphone out, optical digital audio input/audio line in

Ethernet Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T (Gigabit)

Wireless Built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n Wi-Fi wireless networking2 ; built-in Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)

[EvilElvis]

I've only stumbled on this thread after ordering a laptop today.

 

Water cooled? Multiple screens? Servers?... my god I feel inadequate.

 

Anyway its a Dell XPS17, it has stuff like a screen (fluid resistant hopefully), a Forced Air Nebuliser and a Movable Over Useful Surfaces Effectively control interface. I hope its good so it doesn't suffer the same fate as its predecessor, the fastest that went was through the air in a fit of crashed porn rage.

[BobCh]

a Forced Air Nebuliser and a Movable Over Useful Surfaces Effectively control interface.

LMAO !!!

Havent seen such a good interpretation since " IBM = I Buy MacIntosh"

 

Thanks

[globex5]

We all spend alot of time on addicts, so I assume most of us have computers better than the average guy! Whats your spec?

 

Windows 7 Ultimate

 

g.skill 24 gig of RAM

 

3 graphic cards ATI Radeon (not expensive as I dont play games)

 

g.skill 256 gig SSD drive (system disk)

 

2 x 2 TB hard drives

 

i7 2.80 GHz processor

 

Gigabyte extreme motherboard

 

6 samsung screens 1,920 x 1,080

 

Water cooled

 

My god that's a cool setup abit of a geek myself when with my own build

 

mother board ASUS P8P67 Pro B3 Revision

Processor - 1 x Intel Core i5 2500 / 3.3 GHz -

2* 2 tb nard disks

1* Intel Solid-State Drive 320 Series - Solid state

2* Asus GeForce GTS450 - 1024MB

display 47 inch sony high def

 

Always tempted to try out a water cooling setup but the risks and high one leak and your own water works will turn on

[globex5]

May aswell include the rest of my stuff as well have a cheap notebook i use when travelling very handy in the backpack anything happens i can live with it

 

An xbox 360 for gaming if not on PC

 

A 4 TB backup storage

 

A iphone 4 and a kindle . i must say i really like the kindle it was an impluse buy a few months back but i dont regret it for a second

[lespaul5000]

just got it today !!!!!

 

 

its the latest model

I'd take this over the other shit I see in this thread

[philkrenshaw]

philkrenshaw, on 14 June 2011 - 01:34 AM, said:

I have a Mac Mini with a 67" HiDef TV as the display. I have a wireless keyboard and run the whole thing from across the room in a recliner.

 

 

any pictures?

[OleKingCole]

Two ancient pentiums running Debian Squeeze. One acts as gateway/firewall and apache server for "work in progress" sites (on broadband and use no-ip to allow me and client to see the site I'm working on in early design phases). Other is link to a variety of external drives from 300 GB to 2 TB. acts as remote backup server for home computers and 2 VPS . An oldish Acer dual core running Vista - the general work horse machine. An Acer laptop with clapped out battery so it has to be plugged into the charger all the time to use, but it holds quite a bit of useful software and for some reason, is the best of my machines for Skype video and a neat little underpowered notebook (HP) which is handy when I go on holiday. Got a Thai keyboard set up on that (stickers on the keys etc) still get muddled because it has quotes and @ in the wrong place. Use my iPhone quite a bit, especially when out and about and have a kindle which, as another poster has said, is a fantastic bit of kit, especially for 12 hour flights! Have 2 not very high spec monitors, one of which must be one of the original LED ones, but it gives a different view on pages.

 

Not sending pic as my office desk is totally covered with notes and bits of paper with little notes pinned to walls all round.

[xerive]

This is slightly off topic.

 

I have a great pc at home (england) and am planning to come to Thailand initially for 5 months and then probably to stay as an expat - main reason er Englands a sesspit and I dont want taxing to death.

 

Question is:

 

Do I sell my PC in England and buy another in Thailand OR can I bring it with me? Just the base unit or maybe even take out the MB and Graphics card etc

 

What do you guys think?

 

Ta

[xerive]

Has anyone actually brought their whole base unit from the UK to Thailand? My setup is perfect for my business and I would really HATE it to have to rebuild again.

[capricorn]

Two ancient pentiums running Debian Squeeze. One acts as gateway/firewall and apache server for "work in progress" sites (on broadband and use no-ip to allow me and client to see the site I'm working on in early design phases). Other is link to a variety of external drives from 300 GB to 2 TB. acts as remote backup server for home computers and 2 VPS . An oldish Acer dual core running Vista - the general work horse machine. An Acer laptop with clapped out battery so it has to be plugged into the charger all the time to use, but it holds quite a bit of useful software and for some reason, is the best of my machines for Skype video and a neat little underpowered notebook (HP) which is handy when I go on holiday. Got a Thai keyboard set up on that (stickers on the keys etc) still get muddled because it has quotes and @ in the wrong place. Use my iPhone quite a bit, especially when out and about and have a kindle which, as another poster has said, is a fantastic bit of kit, especially for 12 hour flights! Have 2 not very high spec monitors, one of which must be one of the original LED ones, but it gives a different view on pages.

 

Not sending pic as my office desk is totally covered with notes and bits of paper with little notes pinned to walls all round.

 

Now, that's what I call geek stuff I used to play around with Linux a few years ago. I was running Slackware 9, Debian 3.1 and a few other distros on my laptop and my desktop.

 

I've gone back to Windows for 3 or 4 years because I've started playing games on my PC again. My PC is getting old but it still does the job (Core 2 Q6600@3GHz, 4 GB G.Skill RAM, GeForce GTX460 and a 22" LCD Acer screen). I used to upgrade my computer like every 6-8 months but I can't be bothered now, I'd rather spend my money on trips to Asia.

 

I also own a smartphone (Android HTC Incredible S) without which I can no longer live

[jadre0]

Just using a 2008 iBook now, but with a Windows partition.

[Reacherj]

Have ordered the Acer Predator G3610:

 

Intel Core i7-2600

12GB DDR3

1TB HD

Radeon 6850 1GB

DVD±RW

Win7HP64

 

Will help me deal with the post-Thailand blues which will set in when I return in 5 weeks.

[OleKingCole]

Now, that's what I call geek stuff I used to play around with Linux a few years ago. I was running Slackware 9, Debian 3.1 and a few other distros on my laptop and my desktop.

 

I've gone back to Windows for 3 or 4 years because I've started playing games on my PC again. My PC is getting old but it still does the job (Core 2 Q6600@3GHz, 4 GB G.Skill RAM, GeForce GTX460 and a 22" LCD Acer screen). I used to upgrade my computer like every 6-8 months but I can't be bothered now, I'd rather spend my money on trips to Asia.

 

I also own a smartphone (Android HTC Incredible S) without which I can no longer live

 

 

To take my mind off my anger at having crunched my car over the weekend, I played with one of the Debian boxes today, setting up a proxy so that I can have a UK IP when in Patts next month. Spent a lot on a camera earlier this year so I intend to actually use it this time and will upload my pics to the home server each night. Now that is geek, setting up for yourself things that you can get for free on the net, and all just to calm the mind

[OleKingCole]

 

 

I've gone back to Windows for 3 or 4 years because I've started playing games on my PC again. My PC is getting old but it still does the job (Core 2 Q6600@3GHz, 4 GB G.Skill RAM, GeForce GTX460 and a 22" LCD Acer screen). I used to upgrade my computer like every 6-8 months but I can't be bothered now, I'd rather spend my money on trips to Asia.

 

 

There are some things about windows that I just don't like, but I'm not one of those linux extremists and also there are some applications that you need windows for. I also used to upgrade and replace my computers regularly, but like you, the money can be better spent in Patts. I like linux for the control that you have over doing things and I am into the whole idea of open source.

 

The only mac I have ever owned is a shabby one that I wear when it's raining.

[singalong]

Have an ancient desktop with a Celeron D 3.06 Gig Proc and 4 GB SDRAM on an Intel board with integrated graphics running Slackware 12.0 running as a proxy / apache server/ fileserver/firewall. Also run a VMWare Windows 2008 server on this as I need IIS as most of my work currently is on .net...

 

Do my normal work on another ancient Compaq laptop with a Intel T7300 Core2Duo Proc with 4 GB RAM and a 250 GB HD running Win 7 Ultimate and MS Office and Visual Studio

 

All quite ancient but does what I want it to do - but I do drool when I see the OPs six screens and the water cooled rig...

[capricorn]

There are some things about windows that I just don't like, but I'm not one of those linux extremists and also there are some applications that you need windows for. I also used to upgrade and replace my computers regularly, but like you, the money can be better spent in Patts. I like linux for the control that you have over doing things and I am into the whole idea of open source.

 

I know a few Linux extremists, the kind that write their email with Emacs, compose Christmas cards with LaTeX and read usenet forums with slrn . How one can call GNU Emacs practical is beyond me... I used VIM in my geek days and it was much better than Emacs...

 

True, you have total control over what you do and a proficient guy can perform very advanced tasks using shell and pipes, grep, etc. but I'm not a computer scientist so I don't want to spend hours and hours learning how to do all that stuff. And some of the nice things you can do with Linux seems a bit overkill to me: I learnt to set up squid and postfix servers. That sounds nice but at the end of the day, it serves little purpose for a home user.

 

I've seen on the August roll call that you'll be in Patts. I might see you there and will buy you a drink with pleasure.