# Pictures of Straight Dope Computer System? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 26, 2013, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-of-straight-dope-computer-system/672303 "2013-10-26T13:10:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-of-straight-dope-computer-system/672303/1 "2013-10-26T13:10:22Z")
With specs? That about covers it. Let’s hope the computers aren’t a couple of 386’s thrown together! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-of-straight-dope-computer-system/672303/2 "2013-10-26T15:12:24Z")
[Here’s](http://www.edi.lv/media/uploads/UserFiles/vesture/pict/pirmais_dators_lv.jpg) one they published a while back; I think that’s Twixter working it. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-of-straight-dope-computer-system/672303/3 "2013-10-26T15:20:35Z")
[Based on the performance, I always just assumed it looked something like this.](http://images.bit-tech.net/news_images/2009/02/steampunk-frankenstein-case-mod/2.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-of-straight-dope-computer-system/672303/4 "2013-10-26T15:25:52Z")
> [@bump](#): > > [Based on the performance, I always just assumed it looked something like this.](http://images.bit-tech.net/news_images/2009/02/steampunk-frankenstein-case-mod/2.jpg) HA! I should have known! (What the hell \*is \*that thing?) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-of-straight-dope-computer-system/672303/5 "2013-10-26T15:25:54Z")
[https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-cRJAh7Fc6lc/UIrkedikWiI/AAAAAAAAA5g/FcFYfSafM5E/w506-h367/Green%2BData%2BCenter%2BServer%2BHeat%2BFire%2BFlames%2BComputer.png](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-cRJAh7Fc6lc/UIrkedikWiI/AAAAAAAAA5g/FcFYfSafM5E/w506-h367/Green%2BData%2BCenter%2BServer%2BHeat%2BFire%2BFlames%2BComputer.png) ---
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-of-straight-dope-computer-system/672303/6 "2013-10-26T15:28:25Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > [https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-cRJAh7Fc6lc/UIrkedikWiI/AAAAAAAAA5g/FcFYfSafM5E/w506-h367/Green%2BData%2BCenter%2BServer%2BHeat%2BFire%2BFlames%2BComputer.png](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-cRJAh7Fc6lc/UIrkedikWiI/AAAAAAAAA5g/FcFYfSafM5E/w506-h367/Green%2BData%2BCenter%2BServer%2BHeat%2BFire%2BFlames%2BComputer.png) But of course! (Is Cecil fat?) Is that what happens to ex-mods? ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-of-straight-dope-computer-system/672303/7 "2013-10-26T15:41:00Z")
The [power supply](http://blog.fh.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/HAMSTER-WHEEL1-300x187.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-of-straight-dope-computer-system/672303/8 "2013-10-26T15:43:59Z")
[Here](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Eniac.jpg) it is, with bonus **Jerrry** and **Tuba** sighting. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-of-straight-dope-computer-system/672303/9 "2013-10-26T15:45:01Z")
[here](http://imageenvision.com/450/26228-clip-art-graphic-of-an-old-desktop-computer-cartoon-character-with-keys-falling-off-of-the-keyboard-using-a-cane-by-toons4biz.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-of-straight-dope-computer-system/672303/10 "2013-10-26T15:55:55Z")
Here’s the [very first one](http://www.mchumor.com/00images/2120_art_cartoon.gif). And It’s a Mac. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-of-straight-dope-computer-system/672303/11 "2013-10-26T15:57:38Z")
> [@I ate Spock's Brain](#): > > [Here](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Eniac.jpg) it is, with bonus **Jerrry** and **Tuba** sighting. There was a movie with them called Desk Set. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-of-straight-dope-computer-system/672303/12 "2013-10-26T16:00:21Z")
Not a photo of the actual SD host (or, I believe, Cecil) but this is the [genesis moment](http://www.amazon.com/What-Timex-Sinclair-1000-Lots/dp/0471887307). ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-of-straight-dope-computer-system/672303/13 "2013-10-26T16:01:24Z")
Computers? They just got electricity. Give them some time. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-of-straight-dope-computer-system/672303/14 "2013-10-26T16:03:29Z")
[She’s probably got a 19-inch rack](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19-inch_rack) but it could be as large as 23 inches. Lean and mean, and probably fairly hot. ---
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-of-straight-dope-computer-system/672303/15 "2013-10-26T17:11:58Z")
Haw!! This just keeps getting better and better! Keep 'em coming! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-of-straight-dope-computer-system/672303/16 "2013-10-26T18:32:30Z")
$700 million, shot to Hell. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-of-straight-dope-computer-system/672303/17 "2013-10-26T19:40:00Z")
I’m pretty sure we see both Ed \*and \*Cecil with it in [this](http://www.3quarksdaily.com/.a/6a00d8341c562c53ef01538e1cbc0a970b-pi) photo… ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-of-straight-dope-computer-system/672303/18 "2013-10-26T20:24:08Z")
[Here’s the system](http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1354/5107917299_3bde91936c_z.jpg), and [here are the mods monitoring our every keystroke.](http://popdose.com/wp-content/uploads/wargames3.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-of-straight-dope-computer-system/672303/19 "2013-10-26T20:57:40Z")
Around 1998 when I was a chat host for the old AOL SD chats, I took a tour of the Chicago Reader. I saw the Master’s office and the server. The server wasn’t that impressive, it just struck me as a rather tall tower with a white case. Sorry for the reality check. But that was some time ago too and it’s probably been upgraded. ---
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2013, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-of-straight-dope-computer-system/672303/20 "2013-10-26T21:02:00Z")
> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > I’m pretty sure we see both Ed \*and \*Cecil with it in [this](http://www.3quarksdaily.com/.a/6a00d8341c562c53ef01538e1cbc0a970b-pi) photo… Hm… Which one’s wearing the dress? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-of-straight-dope-computer-system/672303.md?page=2)