Reps to whoever is using the oldest computer/device to browse ATOT.

[cronos]

I'm currently browsing with:

Pentium Celeron 3.06 GHZ
512 MB Ram
74 GB Raptor
Rage Pro graphics
CD Burner (no dvd)

If you had posted this yesterday I was playing around with a Celeron 2.5 GHz and would have replied from it. I won't be around that machine again until next Wednesday though.

 

[bobdole369]

Not currently using it (am on MBP), but have browsed using lynx under a modified ubuntu on a Zipit Z2 with custom flash that ran said modified ubuntu. Text mode in the forums is less than pleasant. PXA270 CPU (basically a halfpower version of what came in the Dell Axim's. 32MB RAM qvga screen, tictac like buttons. Twas originally a device you give to your tween kids before they could handle a cell phone - for "texting". Linux runs onto it and I soldered on a 3.3v serial port.

 

[bobdole369]

I've also browsed ATOT on a G3 blue and white iMac (circa 1999?)

 

[JulesMaximus]

Heh that's exactly what I'm using right now as well (also my main work computer). It's a Dell Optiplex GX520.

Nothing says success like working on a 7 year old computer...I had them bump the RAM up to 2GB because Excel kept crashing when I'd open these giant spreadsheets with 250,000+ rows of data with vlookups to another tab. It didn't help much. I'm supposed to get a new computer sometime soon.

 

[Rubycon]

 

[bobdole369]

once again - Ruby wins.

 

[Wyndru]

Timex Sinclair

lol, I have one of those.

 

[BurnItDwn]

As of now, I am on my 3rd laptop. 2000 Dell Latitude C600 laptop.

Specs:
Pentium 3 700/850mhz,
Intel i440 chipset
384mb of ram (256 and 128mb stick) at 100mhz
60gb HDD
ATi Mobility M3 graphics
Windows XP nLite'd
Screen is a pathetic 1024 by 768 res

440BX, man, that chipset is the granddad of all awesome chipsets. That chipset is LEGENDARY!

 

[Maximilian]

Reminded me of this from jurassic park:

 

[SlitheryDee]

athlon XP 3000+ (barton)
1gb DDR1
Abit NF7-S2
20gb HDD
Nvidia FX-5200

 

[pyonir]

On my one and only machine. Have upgraded HDDs, CD and DVD drives, sound card and graphics card (only because my old one died). It is a Dell Dimension 8100, bought in June 2001.

Pentium 4 1.69GHz
384MB of RDRAM

 

[cronos]

Nothing says success like working on a 7 year old computer...I had them bump the RAM up to 2GB because Excel kept crashing when I'd open these giant spreadsheets with 250,000+ rows of data with vlookups to another tab. It didn't help much. I'm supposed to get a new computer sometime soon.

Ok that's creepy because those are exactly my situation, pretty much word for word I have also been working a lot with huge Excel files, had some crashing problems so I had the RAM upgraded a couple of years ago, and I'm also supposed to get a new computer soon :thumbsup:

 

[Greenman]

BWAHAHAHA!!! What did they think the wheel would be needed for? Steering the computer...er I mean house...er ship?

That's obviously the valve that shuts of the steam. How else would you reboot?

 

[ThatsABigOne]

440BX, man, that chipset is the granddad of all awesome chipsets. That chipset is LEGENDARY!

:thumbsup:

On my one and only machine. Have upgraded HDDs, CD and DVD drives, sound card and graphics card (only because my old one died). It is a Dell Dimension 8100, bought in June 2001.

Pentium 4 1.69GHz
384MB of RDRAM

RDRAM... ouch.

 

[zinfamous]

Frankly, I'm disappointed that my home computer does not come with a giant steam-powered wheel.

 

[Locut0s]

:thumbsup: I remember seeing that in some program about Babbage's difference engine. Or at least I came across that when reading about it or something. Amazing little piece of gear work. I can't remember the exact details but that little guy allows you to do some fairly complex calculation all using gear work in the space of a film canister! Any details Ruby?

 

[Rubycon]

:thumbsup: I remember seeing that in some program about Babbage's difference engine. Or at least I came across that when reading about it or something. Amazing little piece of gear work. I can't remember the exact details but that little guy allows you to do some fairly complex calculation all using gear work in the space of a film canister! Any details Ruby?

It's a Curta calculator.

 

[Pardus]

 

[Locut0s]

It's a Curta calculator.

Ahh yes, amazing little piece of engineering.

 

[ElFenix]

 

[Locut0s]

Ooo the antikythera mechanism!!

 

[Rubycon]

Ooo the antikythera mechanism!!

Or an Otis overspeed governor.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Frankly, I'm disappointed that my home computer does not come with a giant steam-powered wheel.

You guys have got it all wrong. The two wheels were an early mouse! One wheel for sentences and one for paragraphs/pages.

 

[Rubycon]

You guys have got it all wrong. The two wheels were an early mouse! One wheel for sentences and one for paragraphs/pages.

HTAB and VTAB?

 

[foghorn67]

BWAHAHAHA!!! What did they think the wheel would be needed for? Steering the computer...er I mean house...er ship?

You would think the RAND corp would be an utter failure after that.