Computers

I have been an 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

• 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) ~ hard drive failed 12/15/2010
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)
~ hard drive failed 12/18/2010. I will replace myself following online resources early next year, 2011.
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 21.5-inch 3.2GHz Intel Core i3 – mother’s current computer

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

    Max RAM 16 GB
    Magic Trackpad

Other:
iPhone 3G 8GB
iPhone 4 32GB

iPods:
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
2G iPod Touch 32GB
5G 16GB Nano – gave to father

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