I run a AMD 1ghz CPU with I think 768mb or a 1 gb of RAM and have Win2k Server on it along with MSSQL 2k, Oracle 9i, CFMX and who knows what else. I use that computer for misc development work at home, a central storage spot and anytime I want to copy a VHS or DVD that is the computer I use. My only problems with it is hard drive space, it has a 10gb boot drive, 120gb storage and a 160gb storage though only 130 or so is recognized due to the old motherboard. Really would not have a storage problem if I did not pack rat misc. movies onto it.
Then I use a AMD 700mhz box with 768mb of RAM and Win2k Pro. It is running blue dragon and MSSQL 2k for a small project I am doing at home. Has a Mylex card with 256mb cache, RAID 5 with I believe 5 9gb hard drives. This box is supposed to be more or less my home workstation though I need to just go to the "server" since it is always on. Then I have a AMD 500mhz box that the kids use from time to time. Then my two laptops which are both Intels. One laptop is almost always on and used downstairs for email and misc web browsing, sometimes used to develop CFM stuff. The other laptop is the one from work and if ever used at home, usually just used for excel spreadsheets. I just remembered I still have a dual Pentium 333mhz box up and running 24/7 as a web server with Win2k Server on it as well as a Pentium Pro 180mhz box that is used for DNS/mail serving. I am sure both of those are just problems waiting to happen since they are so old. Somewhere I still have a quad Pentium Pro 180 and a dual Pentium Pro 180 boxes that just collect dust, no idea why I am keeping them. My only complaints computer wise right now is I would really like something to allow me to bypass Macrovision copy protection on VHS tapes so I could backup all my kids Disney movies to the computer and then to DVDs, so I can stop buying a new VCR yearly. Also would like some sort of backup solution for the storage drives since I do house a lot of old work on them and then the all important MP3 collection. -- Aaron Rouse http://www.happyhacker.com/ On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 08:11:58 -0800, William Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I must be using my computers wrong because I am still using a Athlon > > 700mhz and 1ghz machines at home without any issues that make me want > > to go out and invest the few dollars for a much faster machine. > > I have both problems...at home I've got a Server running Win2003 on a > P3 ~500 on 256Mb RAM and it is a beautiful, fast installation, > wouldn't change/upgrade anything on it...on another box, same > chipset/RAM running Win2k Pro is a complete dog...every day I tell > myself I should just chuck it and buy a few faster, more shiny > machine... > > -- > -- > > will > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:137773 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
