THE LIST OF MY MACHINES

AthlonTM 64X2 Dual-Core 1.7GHz Notebook (2007.8 - present)

• Cost: $800
• Operating System: Windows XP Pro
• Memory: 2GB
• Hard Drive: 80GB 5400rpm
• Optical Drive: 24x CD-RW/DVD
• Video Card: ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 256MB HyperMemory (integrated)
• Display: 15.4" widescreen XGA Anti-Glare.

Core Due 1.83 GHz Dual Core Notebook (2006.7 - present)

• Cost: $1600
• Operating System: Windows XP Pro
• Memory: 2GB
• Hard Drive: 60GB 7200rpm
• Optical Drive: 24x CD-RW/DVD
• Video Card: 256MB Nvidia Quadro NVS 110M TurboCache
• Display: 14.1" widescreen WXGA+, dual-screened with a 17" flat-panel in 2007.4.

Pentium IV 2.8 GHz w/ Hyper Threading Desktop (2004.8 - present)

• Cost: $1500 (including flat-panel cost)
• Operating System: Windows XP Pro
• Memory: 1GB
• Hard Drive: 160GB
• Optical Drive: 16x DVD-ROM & 48x CDRW-ROM
• Video Card: 128MB DDR ATI Radeon 9800 Pro
• Display: 17" flat-panel, replaced by 22" widescreen flat-panel in 2007.4.

Transmeta 1.0 GHz Tablet (2003.1 - 2005.2)

• Cost: $0 (company gift)
• Operating System: Windows XP Pro Tablet PC Edition
• Memory: 256MB
• Hard Drive: 30GB
• Optical Drive: None
• Display: 10.4"
• Notes: Performance is poor, rarely used since 2005.2, abandoned in 2007.8.

Dual Pentium III 933 MHz Workstation (2002.1 - 2007.7)

• Cost: $0 (company gift)
• Operating System: Windows 2000 Pro, Windows XP Pro, Mandrake 8.2 triple-boot.
• Memory: 512MB
• Hard Drive: Came with an 18GB SCSI, added an 80GB IDE soon after.
• Optical Drive: 40x CD-ROM
• Monitor: 17" flat-panel
• Notes: Mandrake 8.2 was removed in 2004.3; IDE drive (with Windows XP on it) failed in 2004.8; Abandoned in 2007.7 due to increasing failure rate.

Celeron 500 MHz Notebook (2001.10 - 2003.1)

• Cost: $0 (company gift)
• Operating System: Windows 2000 Pro
• Memory: Came with 64MB, expanded to 320 soon after.
• Hard Drive: 10GB
• Optical Drive: None
• Display: 12.1"
• Notes: Returned to company in exchange for a Transmeta 1.0 GHz Tablet.

Celeron 800 MHz Notebook (2001.9 - 2005.12)

• Cost: $1000
• Operating System: Windows 2000 Pro & Mandrake 8.0 dual-boot.
• Memory: Came with 64MB, expanded to 320MB soon after.
• Hard Drive: 20GB
• Optical Drive: 24x CD-ROM
• Display: 14.1"
• Notes: Gave to parents in 2005.12 (with Windows XP Chinese version installed)

Pentium III 733 MHz Desktop (2000.8 - 2003.11)

• Cost: $1200
• Operating System: Windows 98 SE
• Memory: Came with 128MB, expanded to 256MB later on.
• Hard Drive: 20GB
• Optical Drive: Came with a 4x8x32 CD-RW ROM, added a 16x DVD-ROM in 2002.
• Monitor: The same 17" CRT as used by the previous Pentium 200 MMX desktop.
• Notes: Broken by an unsuccessful video card upgrade.

K6-2 366 MHz Notebook (1999.9 - 2002.1)

• Cost: $1000
• Operating System: Windows 98 SE & Redhat 6.0 dual-boot.
• Memory: 32MB
• Hard Drive: 3.2GB
• Optical Drive: 24x CD-ROM
• Display: 12.1"
• Notes: Un-used since 2002. Sold (for $60) in 2004.1.

Pentium 200 MHz MMX Desktop (1997.11 - 2000.8)

• Cost: $1000
• Operating System: Came with Windows 95, replaced by Windows 98 SE later on.
• Memory: Came with 16MB, expanded to 32MB later on.
• Hard Drive: 2.1GB
• Optical Drive: 24x CD-ROM
• Monitor: Came with a 15" CRT, broken soon, replaced by a 17" CRT.
• Notes: Disassembled in 2000.8

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