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The Geek Test …
Here’s a short entry for y’all. Listed below is a description of someone’s computer setup at their home. After reading through it, let me know how you feel.
Are you:
(a) jealous
(b) confused
(c) orgasmic
(d) heading to your local computer store to buy whatever you can.
Remember this is Mac stuff, but just pretend it’s PC stuff if you’d like. I got lost halfway through it all. Here goes:
– 450 MHz G4 XLR8 MACh Carrier ZIF MPe Card (dual G4-ready!)
– 512 MB interleaved RAM (88 MB/s memory movement by Gauge Pro).
– 4 MB VRAM, supports monitor and TV output
Internal SCSI Bus:
– 8x stock Apple CD-ROM (fast enough for my needs)
– AIWA DDS-2 tape drive (with Apple bezel)
– Quantum Viking 4.3 GB UltraSCSI narrow drive (iTunes MP3 storage)
– Seagate Hawk 2.1 GB stock hard drive (3x680MB partitions for CD burning). Both hard drives in a RAID bracket in bottom full height bay.
External SCSI Bus:
Philips CDD 2600 2x6x CD-R
Yamaha 6416SX 6x4x16x CD-RW
Iomega Zip 250 SCSI drive
Epson 1640SU Photo flatbed scanner, with transparency adapter
Visioneer PaperPort Vx sheetfed scanner (still works fine with OS 9)
SCSI 2 (PCI Card) 3 Devices:
Maxtor/ACARD 82 GB UltraSCSI->IDE Drive kit (video capture/edit drive)
IBM UltraStar 18.2 GB UltraSCSI Drive (All purpose AV)
IBM UltraStar 9.1 GB UltraSCSI Drive (System/Apps drive)
PCI Slots:
A1: OrangeMicro FireWire/USB Combo card
A2: Adaptec 2930U UltraSCSI card
A3: ATi Rage Orion graphics accelerator w/ Apple ColorSync 17″ monitor (Main monitor)
FireWire bus (2 devices):
Maxtor 80 GB FireWire Drive (Digital photos/DV render/storage)
Sony TRV-103 Digital 8 camcorder
USB Bus (5 devices):
Epson Stylus Photo 750 color printer
Belkin 4-port Powered USB Hub:
Nikon 775 Digital Camera
Palm m500 USB cradle
Kensington USB-powered Flylight
ADB Bus (6 devices):
Apple ColorSync 17″ Display
AppleDesign keyboard
Kensington Thinking Mouse
Gravis GamePad
Kensignton ADB-powered Flexlight
Pass-through power connector for Shure Dictation Microphone
External Ports:
SCSI Bus 1: Five devices (see above)
RJ-45 Ethernet: 12 port hub (for home network of 4 Macs)
Printer Port (2 devices):
APC BackUPS-Pro 650 pass-through serial communication cable
Pinnacle Systems VideoDirector 2 LANC camcorder device control cable
Modem Port:
Global Village TelePort Platnium 56k Fax Modem (with phone attached)
Monitor Port: Apple MultiScan 15″ Display (2nd monitor)
ADB Port: 6 Devices (see above)
Microphone Port: Shure Dictation Microphone
Speaker Port: Speaker cable for MultiScan stereo speakers
AV Connectors:
RCA Audio In/Out: Component stereo system (Sony receiver, Marantz turntable, Onkyo Integra CD player and Onkyo Integra cassette tape player, VCR (see below), Bose speakers)
S-Video In/Out: Mitsubishi BV-1000 S-video Hi-Fi VCR and 13″ TV (3rd monitor)
S-Video input: iRez Kritter SV Webcam
Erm. Have a headache yet? Beating the crap out of your sissy computer? Hmm …
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