From e17a1cfc147934c1e733c6f54d237278e29ce847 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nico Schottelius Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 01:37:19 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] add many many more computers Signed-off-by: Nico Schottelius --- about/computers.mdwn | 210 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 205 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/about/computers.mdwn b/about/computers.mdwn index 35f14ad2..961d2a8f 100644 --- a/about/computers.mdwn +++ b/about/computers.mdwn @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +[[!toc levels=2]] + As every computer geek, I also have a long history of used computers, which I publish here, to be able to look back what I used once. @@ -5,10 +7,6 @@ This document also explains the origin of most computer names I have been using. This site was originally know as **tech.schottelius.org**. -## Notebooks - -To be done. :-) - ## Servers ### suppe.schottelius.org @@ -59,6 +57,8 @@ the firewall for the lan at home. * Productive use: 2003 - 2006 +Bruehe is actually still in use, but only as a table below my desk. + ### creme.schottelius.org Because a customer of me broke a contract, I had to keep @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ which means "one of the best". NIC: 2* Intel(R) PRO/1000 CDROM: Slim line IDE 52x DVD - * Productive use: + * Productive use: 2005 - 2008 ### tee.schottelius.org @@ -91,4 +91,204 @@ Here are the specs: * Productive use: 2008 - now +## Notebooks + +### flapp.intern.schottelius.org + +Flapp was my first notebook, a Acer Travelmate 524TEV. +Quite a nice machine, bought with the first money I made. + + Processor: Intel Pentium III 650 Mhz with Speedstep + Ram: 64MB (max: 512MB) + HD: 10 GB, UDMA 33: IBM-DJSA-210 + CD: 24x CD / 6x DVD: MATSHITADVD-ROM SR-8175 + USB: ALi M5237 + Network: Intel Ethernet Pro 100 + VGA: ATI 3D Rage P/M Mobility AGP 2x + PCMCIA: O2 Micro OZ6933 + IDE: ALi M5229 + Sound: ALi 5451 + Touchpad: Synaptics + Modem: Lucent SoftModem Version 3.1.66 + Infrared: Ali Fast Infrared + Display: 13.3" TFT + + + * Productive use: 1998 - 2003 + +### scice.intern.schottelius.org + +After `flapp` died in 2003 (because tea ran into it), I bought +`scice`. `Scice` is combined of "scientific" and "silence". + +Scice has a Transmeta TM5400 processor and no active cooling. It +was produced by ECS under the name of "A530". + + Processor: Transmeta(tm) Crusoe(tm) Processor TM5600, 600Mhz + RAM: 128MiB (upgraded to 384MiB later) + Optical drive: DVD-ROM / CD-RW + Display: 14" TFT + Mouse input: Touchpad + Other: 4x USB2.0 + + * Productive use: 2003 - 2005 + +### ei.intern.schottelius.org + +Unknown time. Was an IBook G3. + +### hydrogenium.intern.schottelius.org + +When the accu of `scice` ended its livetime about one year after +I bought it, I decided to buy a used Compaq Evo N400C. + + Processor: Pentium III (Coppermine) 850 Mhz + Display: 12" TFT + + * Productive use: 2005 - 2008? + +### wasserstoff.intern.schottelius.org + +To be more precise, when I bought `hydrogenium`, I also bought +`wasserstoff`, which is also a used Compaq Evo N400C. `Wasserstoff` +is simply there to spend parts, when `hydrogenium` needs to have +them replaced. + + +### ast.intern.schottelius.org + +Pentium 1 notebook. Never really used it productively, +was thought to be a terminal. + +### denkbrett.intern.schottelius.org + +A IBM T60. + +### ikn.intern.schottelius.org + +A Lenovo Thinkpad X200. The name is derived from its +main use in ETH Zürich, "Informatikkoordinator Nico". + + * Productive use: 2008 - now + +### kobold.intern.schottelius.org + +A IBM X31. + + Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1600MHz + RAM: 1 GiB + HD: 40 GB + Graphics card: ATI Radeon Mobility M6 LY (AGP) + + * Productive use: 2009 - now + +### kr.intern.schottelius.org + +A Lenovo Thinkpad X201. The name is an abreviation for +"klapprechner", the German translation for "notebook". + + * Productive use: 2010 - now + +## Workstations/Desktops + +Systems I used as workstations: + +### ozean.intern.schottelius.org + +My first own computer was a Pentium 1 bought from Aldi. +Before that I used my father's computer. +The case of that computer was painted blue with +penguins on it by a friend of mine. That case +actually become the case of bruehe later. Currently +I do not even remember the naem I gave that box. + + Processor: Pentium 1, 166 Mhz + Harddisk: 700 MB + 1 GB SCSI (exchanged the 4 GB IDE HD that came with it) + RAM: around 16 MiB + Graphics card: ATI with 2 MiB + CD-ROM: Single speed SCSI with caddy running at triple speed + +### eiche.intern.schottelius.org + +Then my father gave me his old computer for present, which was +named `eiche` (oak in English), because it has a big-tower case. + + Processor: Intel Pentium IV (mostly running at 80 C) + +### buche.intern.schottelius.org + +`buche` replaced `eiche` on 2006-06-10, because the mainboard +of `eiche` had some problems with the Promise ide controller. +`buche` should now be the file and backup server for the persons +living in our home. + + Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) Processor, 800Mhz + RAM: 1152MiB + Optical drive: DVD-RAM (CD-RW, DVD+/-R/RW) + NIC: 3Com Corporation 3c905B 100BaseTX [Cyclone] + IDE: 2x onboard, 4x on Promise PDC20270 (TX4) + Other: 4x USB2.0, 4xUSB1.1 + +### dosinux.intern.schottelius.org + +Midi tower used for gaming. Name is a combination of "dos on unix", +because I used dosbox to run old games on it. + +### grauerstar + +HP J6000, HPPA. Running Debian and Gentoo. + +## Embedded + +### zwerg.schottelius.org + +My first embedded device to play around with. Data mostly +copied from www.soekris.com: + + 266 Mhz NSC SC1100 single chip processor + 256 Mbyte SDRAM, soldered on board + 4 Mbit BIOS/BOOT Flash + CompactFLASH Type I/II socket + UltraDMA-33 interface with 44 pins connector for 2.5" Hard Drive + 3 10/100 Mbit Ethernet ports, RJ-45 + 2 Serial ports, DB9 and 10 pins header + USB 1.1 interface + Power LED, Activity LED, Error LED + Mini-PCI type III socket. (t.ex for optional hardware encryption.) + PCI Slot, right angle 3.3V signaling only, dual PCI slot option planned. + 12 bit general purpose I/O, 20 pins header + Temperature and voltage monitor + Hardware watchdog + Board size 5.2" x 5.7" + Power using external power supply is 6-20V DC, max 15 Watt + Option for 5V supply using internal connector + Operating temperature 0-60 °C + + +### katze.schottelius.org + +After a flash of lightning, zwerg died and was replaced by katze, +a Soekris Net5501. Data again mostly copied and edited from Soekris.com: + + 500 Mhz AMD Geode LX single chip processor with CS5536 companion chip + 512 Mbyte DDR-SDRAM, soldered on board + 4 Mbit BIOS/BOOT Flash + CompactFLASH Type I/II socket. + UltraDMA-100 interface with 44 pins connector for 2.5" Hard Drive + Serial ATA 1.0 interface for Hard Drive, with +5V and +12V power header + 1-4 VIA VT6105M 10/100 Mbit Auto MDIX Ethernet ports, RJ-45, protected to 700W/40A Surge + 2 Serial ports, DB9 and 10 pins internal header + USB 2.0 interface, one internal, one external port + Power LED, Disk LED, Error LED, Network LED's + Mini-PCI type III socket. (for t.ex. hardware encryption or wireless controller) + PCI Slot, right angle 3.3V signaling only, dual PCI slot option + 12 bit general purpose I/O, 20 pins header + Temperature and voltage monitor + Hardware watchdog + Board size 6.3" x 6.5" + Power using external power supply is 6-25V DC, max 20 Watt, protected with TVS + Option for 5V supply using internal connector + Operating temperature 0-60 °C + + [[!tag net schottelius unix]]