We have more computers in our household than is reasonable.
Here's the short list of what we have to offer in the Tucker household network. We
have only a couple of "name brand" machines. The rest I have put together
with parts...the homemade machines. Here's a list of what kind of computers we have
in our network in the Tucker home.
NEC Ready 9712 166 MMX
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This is one of the few "name brand"
machines we own: BamBam on the network
- Seagate ST15150N 3 gig IDE drive
- 4 gig Seagate SCSI drive.
- Adaptec AHA-1520 SCSI adapter
- Memorex CD 362E CD-ROM
- HP 7200I CD-RW writer.
- Windows 95
- NEC branded Microsoft P/S2 mouse
- 21" Philips CM0500 MagnaScan monitor
- ATI Rage/Rage II PCI video adapter
- Sound III 336SP internal modem
- 10/100M PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
- Print Server for Laser Jet III
This is the main machine I use for scanning and Photo Shop work. My
scanner has the Envisions label. but it's really a |
Homemade 350 mhz Pentium II
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This is my latest addition. It all started when I ran across
a Seattle motherboard on eBay. I also bought a case on eBay. The case is one
of the coolest ones I have. It has a tray that enables you to slide out the
motherboard and attached cards without removing the cards. I even added an additional fan.
I'd always heard how hot the Pentium II processors ran and since I planned to leave
this machine up all the time I wanted to cautious. I went all the way with this
machine: Wilma on the network
- 128 megs of 100mhz memory
- Intel Express 3D AGP video card.
- Mitsumi FX3400S!B CD-ROM
- USR 28800 Modem
- Gateway CrystalScan 17762LEG 17" monitor
- P/S2 Compatiable Mouse
- 10/100M Autosensing PCI Network Adapter
- Crystal PnP on-board Audio
- Windows 98
- AdvanSys PCI SCSI Host Adapter
- Crystal PnP Audio System
- Universal Serial Bus (unused)
- Intel Seattle SE-550BX system board
I plan to switch this machine over to Windows NT 4.0 very soon. |
Homemade 166 MMX
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Another Homemade system with an Intel 166 mhz MMX
processor. Fred on the network
It's pretty much your run of the mill machine with:
- ATAPI IDE CD-ROM
- 32 megs of memory
- 9 gig Seagate Hard Drive
- 3.2 gig Western Digital Hard Drive
- 4/8 Gig TR-4 HP tape backup
- 3.5 and 5.25 floppy drive
- 10/100 mhz autosensing network adapter
- Sony Multiscan 200ES 17" monitor
- Currently only a vanilla VGA adapter
- Serial Mouse
- Epox System Board
This is my main Windows NT Server and serves as the network's primary domain
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Digital Starion Pentium
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This may be the oldest system on the network. It's your basic
system with 40 megs of memory. 8 megs is hardwired to the system board. Barnery on the network
- 100 Mhz Pentium
- Phoenix S3 Video Adapter
- Palamino S3 Trio32 VGA Video Adapter
- 1 MB video memory
- 850 meg hard drive
- 40 megs memory
- Microsoft cake of soap P/S2 mouse
- NE2000 compatiable network adapter
- ATAPI 1.2 IDE CD-ROM
This machine serves as my backup domain controller and I plan to make it a Linux
box one day soon.
This machine has an old IBM 14" monitor that will make you go to the eye
doctor after only a few minutes of work |
Homemade Pentium 90
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You may not believe it, but this machine sits
right beside our kitchen table. It's easy to checkj mail from there and my wife uses
this system for word processing, etc. She does a lot of volunteering for the
Winston-Salem/Forsyth School System and Fairview Moravain Church and generates a lot of
paperwork for these organizations. Betty on the
network
This is just a basic system:
- 4x Creative Labs CD-ROM
- Novell 2000 compatiable 10 M network adapter
- 635 meg Western Digital hard drive
- Diamond Stealth 64 video adapter
- 15" monitor that's about shot.
- Microsoft net mouse
This machine is also set up as a backup domain controller and will take over the
duties of BDC when I get the Linux box online. |
Homemade 486-120
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This machine is in my daughter's bedroom and is very basic.
She uses it to check here mail and to chat with her buddies on America On Line Instant
Messenger. Poo on the network
It's pretty basic with:
- The first 14" VGA monitor I ever bought oh so many years ago
- 2.5 gig Western Digital hard drive
- CD-ROM
- Novell 2000 compatiable network adapter
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Digital Notebook 166 mhz
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This is anoher name brand machine. Can you
believe it? Since I travel quite a bit I find that I have been taking
this machine with me and checking on my web site. I don't have FrontPage98 installed
on this computer so I can't update my site from on the road.
Dino on the network
The notebook has:
- 2 gig hard drive
- CD-ROM
- 10/100M 3Com Network adapter in the PMCIA slot
- Internal 56k modem
- 32 Megs memory
- Touchpad mouse that I haven't really master yet.
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3 Com Office Connect ISDN Modem
Here's som info on
the 3Com Office Connect Lan Modem |
I stepped up to the digital world last year when ISDN became
available in my area. I chose the 3Com router. Don't really have a good
reason. This router has 4 network connections and I have a 3 Com 8 Port hub attached
to it, giving me 10 network connections. I think I am about to use them all...don't
tell anyone! |
Laser Jet Printer
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HP Laser Jet 3, also connected to the network. |
Color Printer
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HP Deskjet 693C color deskjet printer, connected to the network,
naturally |
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| I'm always looking for a bargin in computer equipment
and anytime I even thinking of buying something I always check prices on the web. Shopper.Com is favorite price checking spot. I
have made some computer purchases on eBay and at onsale and have been quite pleased as well. I
think it must be something about the excitement of an auction and the ole competitive
spirit. Guess the same thing happens at a live auction. |
| I have also learned a little bit about networking in
doing all of this and especially about running cable and making connections. I plan
to put up a couple of pages on making lan and teleco connections in the near future. |
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