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2001-10-04 00:00
in Computers
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It's nice that I have a few pictures of old computers I had. Of course, I started simply with a PC that I built myself, since well, that was the only reasonable way to do things back then :) Below was my desk when I worked during my intership in LA. I was lucky enough to be connected to a T1 link (1.5Mbit/s), which back in early 1997, was absolutely awesome :)
In Sept 1997 I got my first real job with Taos Mountain and moved to silicon valley. I got a one BR apartment, and started to add a few computers.
started small :)
Before long, I had managed to add a few computers and extra hardware, most I managed to get for free:
NeXT Cube (donation)
Sparc Workstation (SunOS 4, donation)
SGI workstation (donation)
3 PCs, one acting as linux network router/NAT (before regular routers did NAT for you)
Regular 24pin printer
SCSI scanner
Network Appliance 450 with 2GB SCSI drives (built from spare parts)
Network Appliance 1400 with 4GB SCSI drives (built from spare parts)
a few computers got added :)
I recognize an original ADSL modem on top, back when ADSL was special, and also see a Jazz SCSI drive
keeping wiring in check while allowing work on machines, was challenging
Even then, I never had enough space for drives, in this PC, I see:
6x SCSI drives of unknown size, with custom ziptied fans :)
4GB SCSI DAT2 SCSI tape loader for backups
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