Computers

I have been a Apple fan since my exposure to my mother’s Apple II plus in the late 1970′s. This continued when my father purchased a Apple Macintosh 512k in 1985. My current Apple computer: iMac 27-inch 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7.

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The LIST:

  • Apple II plus – still own
  • Macintosh 512k – given to relative
  • Macintosh SE/30 – stolen
  • Macintosh IIx – borrowed from friend
  • Macintosh LCII – still own
  • Power Macintosh 7100/66AV – still own
  • Power Macintosh 9500/150 – still own, modified
  • Macintosh Performa 6400 – sold
  • Power Macintosh G3/266 (Minitower) – still own – modified

    • additions/modifications:
    Max RAM 768 MB
    G4 500 MHz card
    - sole purpose: running BOINC projects

  • Power Macintosh G3/266 (Minitower) – second one, traded for G3/350
  • UMAX SuperMac C600 – still own, modified
  • Power Macintosh G3/350 (Blue and White) – traded for G4/733
  • Power Macintosh G4/733 (Quicksilver) – modified

    • Current stage of operation includes:
    1.4 GHz G4 card
    USB 2 card
    SATA card
    320 GB hard drive x2
    Max RAM 1.5 GB
    RADEON 128 MB video card
    250 MB zip drive
    Matshita DVD RAM drive SW-9585
    Kensington Expert Mouse Trackball
    - sole purpose: running BOINC projects

  • Power Macintosh G4/866 (Quicksilver) – mother’s current computer

    • additions/modifications:
    Max RAM 1.5 GB
    Kensington Trackball

  • iMac (17-inch Flat Panel)

    • - sole purpose: running BOINC projects

  • iMac (2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme 24-inch) – father’s current computer

    • additions/modifications:
    Max RAM 4 GB
    Bose Companion 3 Series II Multimedia Speaker System
    Kensington mouse

  • iMac (2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 20-inch)

    • additions/modifications:
    Max RAM 4 GB
    LaCie 500 GB external Hard Drive
    Bose Companion 2 Series II Multimedia Speaker System
    Logitech mouse
    - purpose: running BOINC projects and backup computer if needed

  • iMac 27-inch 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7 – my current computer

    • Other:
    iPhone 3G 8GB

    iPods:
    2G iPod Touch 32GB
    3G 15GB & 20GB
    1G 512MB Shuffle
    2G 1GB Shuffle
    2G 4GB Nano
    3G 4GB Nano – currently using
    5G 30GB Video – currently using as car radio for music and podcasts