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Pyat's Computers
Sep. 28th, 2008 01:10 pmPrimary - The Mousehold (HP Desktop)
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ (2.2 GHz), 1 GB RAM, 200 GB HDD.
Purchased in September of 2004, and currently doubling as our stereo system and occasional DVD player. It is located in on the main floor and either![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
velvetpage or I can almost invariably be found on it if we happen to be home. Elizabeth increasingly uses it for video games.
Secondary - The Portable Mousehold (Aspire One Netbook)
1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270, 512 MB RAM, 120 GB HDD
Purchased earlier this year. I am very pleased with it, and have already spent a lot of time on it writing, and playing video games. My sole concern with the netbook is that audio recording seems invariably out of sync with the video, meaning I can't use it to record episodes of Pyat's Fortress. The Portable Mousehold is generally within five feet of me throughout the working week.
Tertiary - Pyat's Fortress (Generic PC Desktop)
Intel Pentium III, 866 MHz, 256 MB RAM, 80 GB HDD
This was our primary desktop PC before acquiring "The Mousehold" in 2004. I bought it in 2001, and it spent a couple of years collecting dust after we picked up "Mousehold." I installed a new HDD and a wireless card in late 2006, and replaced the fuzzy CRT monitor in 2008. It's been chugging along in the basement, despite damp, cold, cobwebs, and occasional sound/video crankiness. This is where current episodes of "Pyat's Fortress" are filmed.
Isn't it darling? With an AA battery for scale
Less than Tertiary - "Ricardo" (HP Jornada 608e PocketPC)
33 MHz Hitachi SH3 processor with 16 MB of integrated RAM and a 16 MB ROM.
Purchased on a whim in an online sale sometime in 2004, and seldom used since then. I actually wrote several hundred words of the Usagi Yojimbo RPG on this, andvelvetpage used it to write blog entries while in hospital in 2005. I bought it (and a PCMCIA wireless card) with the intention of using it to access email, etc., on road trips, but I've never been able to get the wireless working. Since the only other way to access data on this machine is via a complicated set of serial/USB port adapters and some counter-intuitive software, it is currently collecting dust. This makes me sad, because it is very cute and potentially very useful for basic computing tasks. It literally looks like a pocket-sized laptop. It makes the Aspire One look like an electric typewriter.
Graveyard - "The Brick" (Texas Instruments TravelMate 4000)
486 DX, 40 MHz, other specs unknown, was running Windows 3.1 when last operated.
I fished this out of a dumpster in 2002. It worked fine for several weeks, and then the CMOS battery died, I think. I've since written Cyberpunk/hacker slogans on it, and used it as a prop when I dressed as a "software pirate" for a pirate-themed party.
I also own a TI-99/4a Home Computer from 1981, with a 3.0 MHz processor and 16KB of RAM. I would use it, but the power adapter is broken.
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ (2.2 GHz), 1 GB RAM, 200 GB HDD.
Purchased in September of 2004, and currently doubling as our stereo system and occasional DVD player. It is located in on the main floor and either
velvetpage or I can almost invariably be found on it if we happen to be home. Elizabeth increasingly uses it for video games. Secondary - The Portable Mousehold (Aspire One Netbook)
1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270, 512 MB RAM, 120 GB HDD
Purchased earlier this year. I am very pleased with it, and have already spent a lot of time on it writing, and playing video games. My sole concern with the netbook is that audio recording seems invariably out of sync with the video, meaning I can't use it to record episodes of Pyat's Fortress. The Portable Mousehold is generally within five feet of me throughout the working week.
Tertiary - Pyat's Fortress (Generic PC Desktop)
Intel Pentium III, 866 MHz, 256 MB RAM, 80 GB HDD
This was our primary desktop PC before acquiring "The Mousehold" in 2004. I bought it in 2001, and it spent a couple of years collecting dust after we picked up "Mousehold." I installed a new HDD and a wireless card in late 2006, and replaced the fuzzy CRT monitor in 2008. It's been chugging along in the basement, despite damp, cold, cobwebs, and occasional sound/video crankiness. This is where current episodes of "Pyat's Fortress" are filmed.
Isn't it darling? With an AA battery for scale
Less than Tertiary - "Ricardo" (HP Jornada 608e PocketPC)
33 MHz Hitachi SH3 processor with 16 MB of integrated RAM and a 16 MB ROM.
Purchased on a whim in an online sale sometime in 2004, and seldom used since then. I actually wrote several hundred words of the Usagi Yojimbo RPG on this, and
velvetpage used it to write blog entries while in hospital in 2005. I bought it (and a PCMCIA wireless card) with the intention of using it to access email, etc., on road trips, but I've never been able to get the wireless working. Since the only other way to access data on this machine is via a complicated set of serial/USB port adapters and some counter-intuitive software, it is currently collecting dust. This makes me sad, because it is very cute and potentially very useful for basic computing tasks. It literally looks like a pocket-sized laptop. It makes the Aspire One look like an electric typewriter.Graveyard - "The Brick" (Texas Instruments TravelMate 4000)
486 DX, 40 MHz, other specs unknown, was running Windows 3.1 when last operated.
I fished this out of a dumpster in 2002. It worked fine for several weeks, and then the CMOS battery died, I think. I've since written Cyberpunk/hacker slogans on it, and used it as a prop when I dressed as a "software pirate" for a pirate-themed party.
I also own a TI-99/4a Home Computer from 1981, with a 3.0 MHz processor and 16KB of RAM. I would use it, but the power adapter is broken.
