hi Tom,
Thanks for the recommendation with the memory, it is a good explanation.
Allow me to get lost in memory :)
I had the following computers in sequence
1) one with an integrated green monitor; I found it in the junkyard when I
was... I don't know 6 or 7 years, I wasn't able to run any software on it.
but I could type on the keyboard and it would trusty reply with some error
message like syntax error or something :), I think I at some point broke it
when I disassembled it
2) an Olivetti 8086 with two floppy drivers, I think it had starwars and
wordperfect 5.1
3) MEMOTECH mtx 512 http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=168
(Awesome machine, my mother ruined it by twisting the power cable!)
4) Commodore 64 (I had a couple because I broke them :) )
5) IBM PS-1 486sx 25Mhz with 129MB harddrive
- OS Was IBM DOS and OS2, usually just DOS because with OS2 I 1) could't play
any games, 2) it took up all the HD space
- Upgraded from 4 to 8 MB memory to make doom map7 episode 3 run smooth.
(well not really smooth, but I was playing that at something like 1fps)
- upgraded with SCSI controller + 2x512MB external drive + CDROm drive +
Soundcard,
- Upgraded with INTEL Overdrive to DX75MHZ, that odly enough actually made it
faster than many 100mhz dx4
- Upgraded with SCSII CDrom drive and sepperate burner
6) IBM Aptiva 120MHZ Pentium I, the model with a processor that hade some
calculation error... didn't give me any problem though
- Also running DOS and OS2.
- Still using ALL SCSII Gear from above!
- I am sure I upgraded the memory, but I actually don't remember to how much
- Upgraded with 3DFX voodoo 1, Quake 3D with Glide.
7) Supermarket brand Pentium II 450MHz (This PC lasted a loong time!)
- Dual booting DOS and Redhat GNU/Linux
- And Still using ALL SCSII Gear from above!
- Upgraded with 450MB tape streamer
- Upgraded with 3DFX voodoo 3.
8) IBM Server P III 800MHZ with 515MB Rambuss RIMM-ramm
- Dual booting, windows (I think 98 (The games required that now :( ) +
Slackware and Gentoo
- Motherboard support dual processor SLOT A, that was a beast :)
- The RIMM ram was sadly a failing technology, DDR was much cheaper, as I
remember it, they where slower, but RIMM ramm was never adopted. My RIMM ram
was running at 600MHZ (actually the slow speed RIMM), I think drr was running
at 133, so even if they did two opperations pr cyckle the RIMM ram would
munch em.
9) Pentium4 2.4GHz without hyperthreading,
In my mind, I had the first Asus P4C800 Motherboard with a Pentium 4 in
Denmark, I called a supplier and explained that I needed to test the new
precision timer in the pentium 4 to make them rush the delivery... I actually
just wanted to play Command & Conquer Generals.
- Dual booting, windows (I think 2000 (The games was working fine in 2000
despite all the talk, don't mix 2000 with ME! :( ) + Slackware and Gentoo
- I do not really remember if I still was using the SCSII hardware in this
machine, but I do miss those physically huge disks. Each disk had its own fan
running at rather high speed, and they where heavy, I remember I once created
a partition for each game I installed. the reason I do not remember...
10) My current system, Intel I7 920 with 6GB of ram, it's only problem today
I guess is its power usage
I actually had Windows 7 since beta and Updated to Windows 8 when that
come... But I just got feet up with all the crap software that I constantly
had to navigate around and actually saw some talks with RMS about libre
software :) And here I am now :)
that was the good time :)
