# What kind of Computer do you have? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 31, 2000, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-computer-do-you-have/31429 "2000-08-31T02:19:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Qwisp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qwisp/32/397_2.png) [@Qwisp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwisp)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2000, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-computer-do-you-have/31429/1 "2000-08-31T02:19:41Z")
I guess I’m curious about what everyones using.I have a fairly new Dell Dimension I’m pleased with. I had an Acer Aspire for 5 or 6 years. Yuck. No more Acers for me. Also which browser do you prefer? I’m running Netscape 4.7 ---
**Author:** ![Tisme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f0a364/32.png) [@Tisme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tisme)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2000, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-computer-do-you-have/31429/2 "2000-08-31T02:23:59Z")
I’m using a 2 year old Quantum. (a pentium 200mmx). Web browsing with Internet Explorer 5.5 ---
**Author:** ![Shadowfox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Shadowfox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadowfox)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2000, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-computer-do-you-have/31429/3 "2000-08-31T02:32:34Z")
Computer? You have a computer? Seriously, my computer is homemade. My hubby is the ultimate computer geek. No store-bought computers for him. He buys all the hardware at computer shows and puts them together himself. The nice part about it is that if he feels like upgrading the hard drive to something faster, all he has to do is buy a new one and put it in and not worry about voiding any warranty. The bad part about it is that if it breaks, he has to fix it himself. According to the hubby, I have a K62 400 mhz motherboard with 128 megs of ram, 16 meg Matrox G200 video card, Diamond Voodoo II 12 meg 3D accelerator video card, Aureal 3D sound card, 6.3 gig Seagate hard drive, 44x CD-rom drive, Netgear 10-100 network card, a cheap Rockwell V90 isa modem, and an old 15 inch Goldstar monitor that I’m looking to replace soon. Now that is just my personal computer. My hubby has his own personal computer plus a Linux server and a new laptop computer that he just got a couple of weeks ago. ---
**Author:** ![Tisme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f0a364/32.png) [@Tisme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tisme)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2000, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-computer-do-you-have/31429/4 "2000-08-31T02:37:33Z")
WOW ---
**Author:** ![Trout\_Mask\_Replica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a88e57/32.png) [@Trout\_Mask\_Replica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trout_Mask_Replica)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2000, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-computer-do-you-have/31429/5 "2000-08-31T02:43:41Z")
This is what I’ve got: P2 266 64MB SDRAM 15.8 GB HDD ASUS P2L97 motherboard 32X CDROM 32MB Creative Labs TNT2 12MB Diamond Monster 3D II Sound Blaster 16 USRobotics 56k modem ---
**Author:** ![ChrisCTP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@ChrisCTP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisCTP)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2000, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-computer-do-you-have/31429/6 "2000-08-31T02:56:16Z")
I have a Dell “WebPC Blast”. I don’t remember what’s in it, but I like it a bunch. And it’s shiny and black and pretty. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2000, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-computer-do-you-have/31429/7 "2000-08-31T02:58:16Z")
I also have a home built system(well actually 3). I wanted a dual processing system, and the premium that most companies put on building them puts the price over $5000, when I can build it myself for 3000. not to brag, but I luuuuv my computer dual celeron 300 overclocked to 450. 91 gigs hard drive space. matrox g400 2 19 inch monitors cable modem dvd/cdrom 4x cd-r 384 mb ram ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2000, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-computer-do-you-have/31429/8 "2000-08-31T03:05:10Z")
I have a Gateway. The contents of my computer, copied from the Quality Test Report, are as follows. Motherboard - KADOKA Processor - AMD K7 600MHz Memory - 64 MB RAM Video Card - Vanta TNT Floppy Drive A - 1.44 MB 3.5" Floppy Drive B - Not Installed Hard Drive #1 - 10 GB EIDE Hard Drive #2 - Not Installed CD-ROM Drive - NEC 17X/40X ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2000, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-computer-do-you-have/31429/9 "2000-08-31T03:13:44Z")
IBM Aptiva AMD-K6II 500 mHz 13 GB HD 96 MB SDRAM CD ROM CD R/W Drive ADSL via 3Com NIC Currently running Win98 and Mandrake Linux(as of today ;)) ---
**Author:** ![cheezit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@cheezit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheezit)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2000, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-computer-do-you-have/31429/10 "2000-08-31T03:16:16Z")
I have an IBM Aptiva. 6 gig HD, 334 mhz. 64 megs ram. I use IE5. Nothing too spactacular, but it does the job. Wolfman, out of curiousity, why do you have 91 gigs of hard drive space? I have had my PC for almost 2 years and I have yet to get mine half full. I dare say, you will NEVER get that baby full! :D:D ---
**Author:** ![Homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2000, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-computer-do-you-have/31429/11 "2000-08-31T03:20:40Z")
I mock you and your tiny machines. 750 mhz Athlon, K7x-133 board 256 meg ram (down from 1.2 gig, sold during RAM crunch) 30 odd gig HD 32 meg Erazor III w/ Erazor LCD 3-d goggles Soundblaster Live! X-Gamer 17" POS line monitor 8x DVD 56x CD 6x4x32 CD-RW SupraMax 56k Mwahahaha wolfman, buddy, I can respect your rig, that’s some good shit, but get yo’ ass into a Athlon, with a better video card. 😃 –Tim ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2000, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-computer-do-you-have/31429/12 "2000-08-31T03:24:32Z")
AMDk6 450 mHz 92m memory 10 Gig HD 1 44 speed CD 1 recordable Acer CD USB Microsoft USB IntelliEye wheel mouse. Cool. Laser, no mouse pad. Internet connection is US Robotics 56k external on a 100 Mhz Pentium running Win 98 and internet sharing. 2-4 PCs on the LAN depending on who is home and what’s going on. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2000, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-computer-do-you-have/31429/13 "2000-08-31T03:30:40Z")
Which one? By year of birth: 1. 1984ish Tandy Color Computer I (F board) w/32k (actually 64k, but it’s a long and stupid bit of Radio Shack history), 720k & 360k floppies. I theoretically could surf with a CoCo3, but sometimes theories are best left to nuts to fulfill. ($1) 2. Toshiba T1100 Plus laptop. 8086, 640k, (2) 720k floppies, no hard drive, no backlight, endless battery life and a very nice keyboard. It runs Wordstar 5 and makes a good e-book. ($10) 3. Assemblage: IBM motherboard w/PI-80 & 32MB, 420mb WD hard drive drive, and all the usual stuff for a computer that’s several years old. Being donated to some kids in Africa who are too good for less than Pentium machines they can’t surf with. Back in MY day we were HAPPY to have… Then a couple of fairly current ones with uninteresting specs. You know, appliances. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2000, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-computer-do-you-have/31429/14 "2000-08-31T03:32:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by cheezit \* > \*\*Wolfman, out of curiousity, why do you have 91 gigs of hard drive space? I have had my PC for almost 2 years and I have yet to get mine half full. I dare say, you will NEVER get that baby full! :D:D \*\* Next release of Microsoft Office should fill that up. But Wordstar 5 can fit on a bootable 720k floppie and can do most of what Word does. Why, back in MY day… ---
**Author:** ![Qwisp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qwisp/32/397_2.png) [@Qwisp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwisp)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2000, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-computer-do-you-have/31429/15 "2000-08-31T03:35:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Homer \* > \*\*I mock you and your tiny machines. > > 750 mhz Athlon, K7x-133 board > 256 meg ram (down from 1.2 gig, sold during RAM crunch) > 30 odd gig HD > 32 meg Erazor III w/ Erazor LCD 3-d goggles > Soundblaster Live! X-Gamer > 17" POS line monitor > 8x DVD > 56x CD > 6x4x32 CD-RW > SupraMax 56k > > Mwahahaha > > –Tim \*\* Well If your going to get cocky Homer… 800 mhz 256 ram 8x4x32 cd-rw 12x dvd 45gb hd 19" monitor 56k modem installed(I use a cable modem,I had it installed for just in case) ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2000, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-computer-do-you-have/31429/16 "2000-08-31T03:40:29Z")
My 'puter: iMac DV Special Edition (Graphite) 400 MHz G3 PowerPC processor 192MB RAM (there was a free 64MB RAM offer when I bought it) 13 GB EIDE hard drive DVD-ROM Mac OS 9 I’m using Communicator 4.6. [Full specs.](http://www.lowendmac.com/imacs/dvse.shtml) ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2000, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-computer-do-you-have/31429/17 "2000-08-31T03:42:54Z")
Cheezit, hehe sadly I need more.(once those 60Gb drive hit 7200 rpm affordably I’m there) I currently have partitions for 95,98,nt4.0,2000, millenium, and linux(not that I use many of them, I’m just to stubborn to delete any of them. The other thing is I use it to capture and edit video, which eats up drive space real fast, at a high quality I still have a problem putting out a continuous video more than 15 min in length. Homer, just talk some of the mobo makers into making something that can stablely handle two over-clocked Athlons and I’ll be happy to upgrade to a dual Ghz system _drool_, also its hard to find a dual monitor capable video card system that doesn’t take up extra slots, and is affordable. ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2000, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-computer-do-you-have/31429/18 "2000-08-31T04:01:45Z")
I visit here on more than one machine. If I visit during the working day (except Friday afternoon) it’s: Dual CPU (SuperMicro) MB w/850 MHz PIII Xeon 1 Gb RAM Colorgraphic Evolution IV graphics card 3 x 21" Viewsonic monitors NT 4.0 (SP 6) 2 x 37 Gb SCSI HD CD CDRW Exabyte 8 mm tape 'net connection via always on Ethernet (100 mbit) If at my own office it’s either: 450 MHz PIII 384 Mb RAM Colorgraphic Evolution video card 3 x 19" (I can’t remember what brand - they’re trinitrons) monitors or 200 MHz Pentium Pro 128 MHz RAM 21" Viewsonic And if I’m at home (now) it’s: Gateway 233 MHz PII 96 Mb RAM 17" monitor At work, with the always on (I’m guessing) DSL connection over the Ethernet, it _is_ a lot faster. All of the other connections are dial ups, and I really don’t notice much difference. I could, but I don’t often, visit here during the working day. ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2000, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-computer-do-you-have/31429/19 "2000-08-31T04:20:33Z")
I’m guessing that all of y’all who are actually reading this plate full o’specs have realized my typo above - 2nd office machine has 128 _megabytes of RAM_ (not 128 MHz RAM), of unknown speed. ---
**Author:** ![Teach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/47e85d/32.png) [@Teach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teach)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2000, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-computer-do-you-have/31429/20 "2000-08-31T05:00:21Z")
Blue and White G3 350 MHz PowerPC processor 192 MB RAM 6 GB Ultra ATA DVD-ROM 17" Apple Studio Display Mac OS 9 I love my G3, but it’s over a year old and I’ve got my eyes on the cube. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-computer-do-you-have/31429.md?page=2)