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Actaeon

Diamond Member
Dec 28, 2000
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I have 3 in my household, one is my own PC, another is my brothers, and the last is my mothers.

I don't game much on my PC anymore, so I just surf the web/chat with it. My mom never uses her PC. So both of ours runs DPAD for the TeAm.

My brother uses his computer for his business, I guess the same as I, except he doesn't run DC.
 

BurnItDwn

Lifer
Oct 10, 1999
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me personally .. 4
Server/Firewall box (Celeron 1.8ghz Dell server running Linux)
Main Windows rig (Barton 2500@3200 running win2k pro)
Laptop (PIII 450 Dual boot Linux/Win2k pro)
HTPC/Spare Rig (Athlon XP 1800 Currently Windows XP on it, though I also experiment from time to time with various other OSes on it)

Other PCs I have here (and built, and maintain)
My moms box (Athlon XP 1500 running win2k pro)
My brothers box (Athlon XP2000 running win2k pro)

My mom and brother use their boxes pretty often, my laptop gets a lot of use whenever I am out of town, however 3 out of every four weeks per month, it is pretty much powered off. My spare rig gets usee about 10 days per month , but often for just an hour or two. My server is always on, and my main rig is on about 95% of the time.
 

Atrail

Diamond Member
Apr 20, 2001
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Main machine and a P3 under my bed which will be a server at some future date...
 

BatmanNate

Lifer
Jul 12, 2000
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This number varies pretty often. I have two running right now, my workstation and my fileserver (in my sig). I have an old quad CPU Proliant that was my old FTP sitting there being heavy, and a couple more partial boxes acting as furniture, but I usually sell or lend out or give away my extra computer junk.
 

StormRider

Diamond Member
Mar 12, 2000
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8 computers right now. 3 in my bedroom, 3 or 4 in my office and 2 in the basement. I don't really need that many. For some reason I have this desire to try out different motherboard chipsets (KT400, KT600, SIS 735, and nForce2 -- I kind of want to try out a SIS 748).

My 3 slowest computers are Super 7 systems. The others are Athlon XP based systems. The intended purpose are:

1) Visual Studio 6 development
2) .Net development
3) Graphics Renderer (Poser stuff)
4) Game machine
5) HTPC (I'm trying to use one of my Super7 for this!)
6) Linux development
7) Math machine (Mathematica, Matlab etc)
8) Borland development machine

They'll all overlap so I'll have redundant backups.
 

Squisher

Lifer
Aug 17, 2000
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I have two one for surfing and stuff, and one for gaming(no firewall, no anti-virus).

2 kids, each have one. 1 wife with laptop.

 

HalfCrazy

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Oct 3, 2001
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I got only two right now. But will be redoing my main system and be building a small server box first part of next week. So lets go ahead and say I got three total. :p

1) Surfing, Gaming.

2) Server Box (Building it first part of next week, done deal).

3) Used for odds and ends. (Old K6-2 400mhz Laptop)
 

RossMAN

Grand Nagus
Feb 24, 2000
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286 or XT, not sure. Not running well because it's like late 80's technology.

Mac Plus, runs but not being used. No hard drive.

Mac Performa 630CD, runs but not being used unless I wanna surf the net at 2400 baud.

Mac iMac, runs but not being used because it's Mac OS 9.x buggy as hell.

Dell Inspiron 4000, P3/700 runs but not being used. Has Win ME installed, too lazy.

Dell Dimension 4100, wife's PC.

Dell Dimension 4500, my desktop PC.

Compaq Presario 1500T my current "main" computer since we have no internet at home, use it from internet cafe.

Best Buy vpr Matrix - being returned, bad bad choice.
 

Kelemvor

Lifer
May 23, 2002
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My PC, Wife's PC, My extra PC used as a test web host. So 3. Just gave one to good will the other day.
 

Nitemare

Lifer
Feb 8, 2001
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2 1/2 soo to be 3 1/2
Primary - Watching DVD's, surfing, dubbing
Secondary - Gaming, Burning, surfing

3rd will be my Linux/Debian test box
 

gluck

Senior member
Oct 29, 2003
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Lets see. I have been buying PC's and passing them around. Using one lappy, gave my earlier desktop to my cousin, passed on a celeron lappy to my little brother, put another Pentium MMX in my Dad's office, have the very first PCXT I guess dumped in one corner.
Damn I have 5 computers 4 being used.

 

blackdogdeek

Lifer
Mar 14, 2003
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desktop, gaming and working from home
laptop, surfing and light office stuff(it's in the kitchen)
older desktop that i have to set up probably to be used for capturing tv

total: 3
 

saxophonoia

Platinum Member
Nov 6, 2003
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Main Rig - used for pretty much everything
Work Laptop - used when I want to watch tv and surf the intarweb and also for work
 

EvilWobbles

Golden Member
Nov 13, 2001
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Main Rig
Work Rig
Game Server
File Server
Email/Web Server
Wife's Computer
Firewall
Mandrake Test Box
Debian Test Box

I guess that's nine...
 

beatle

Diamond Member
Apr 2, 2001
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Main box
Backup server/firewall
Bedroom computer
Soon-to-be Solaris box
 

Gravity

Diamond Member
Mar 21, 2003
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Main box, kids box and box at in-laws. Main and Kids are just folding now since we are in the process of moving. I didn't want movers throwing around the boxes with the slk900's so I put in in the office. The box at the in-laws is for cod or ut2004.
 

akiraxtc

Senior member
Feb 1, 2001
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5.
1 main computer; 1 file server for pr0n, hentai, anime and stuff; 1 Tablet pc; 1 iMac G3; 1 HTPC.
[evil laughter]Yes.. all mine... all mine!! [\evil laughter] :D
 

Quixfire

Diamond Member
Jul 31, 2001
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On a day like today, one too many. :(

Seven total working, two in states of dis-repair.