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Computers
i first got into computers ten years ago, when i was nine. my very first computer was a generic 286 . i didn't know shit about them when my parents bought it. I didn't know what hardware was, I didn't know what software was. I learned about them from a few books, and from a friend of the family. unlike the present, not everyone had a computer in 1992. due to my illness (read my bio), the computer soon turned into my biggest form of entertainment. for the first two years i owned a computer, i did nothing but play wolfenstein, doom, doom2, simcity, simfarm, simant, simcity 2k, and every other game i could get my hands on.

it wasn't until spring of 1998 that i got a true internet connection. i had fucked around with aol, but in those days, online services were too expensive to really get alot of use out of them. i got an internet connection so I could write a report about it for school. through the internet, I was able to find a whole new world of opportunity. it also provided many new and fun ways to communicate. this was around the time that i started working on The Ultimate Script. after that, my computer knowledge just began to grow at an exponential rate. the internet provided me a constantly updated resource of information about computers, hardware, and programming.

i could probably write a book on how I learned everything that I learned, so I'm not going to say a whole lot more. what I can say though, is that hands on experience is worth more than any book or course. I learned more interning for a month with my friends than i did in three years of fucking around on my own. if you are young and get an opportunity like that, go for it.

My Box(s)
what kind of geek would I be if I didn't put down information about my computer on my web page ? not a very good one if you ask me :) well, here are the current specs. also, it is currently running windows2k and XP.

  • processor: pentium 3 533
  • motherboard: Intel desktop board cc820 ( I don't encourage any one to bye it) 
  • ram: 256mb Kingstone pc133 cas2
  • Modem: Genius GM56flexE-V2- External PnP Modem
  • hard drives: WD  ata66 7200rpm 18GB drives (2), Maxtor 80gb 7200rpm ata100 
  • decoder: Creative DVD 5x with dxr2 card
  • video card: VGA geforce2mx 32mb
  • sound card: SoundBlaster live!
  • cd-roms: 24x10x40 Teac CD-rw and DVD 5x
  • network card: Realtek RTL8029 Ethernet adapter
  • Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 700IFT
because i am tired of dual booting, and I can't entirely get rid of windows (there are some apps I need to run that aren't supported by the opensource movement yet), I have decided to piece together a separate box which I am planning to use as a server for my LAN. here are the specs that it will be as soon as I buy the remaining parts (case/processors).
  • processor:  Pentium 2 300 MMX
  • motherboard: generic dual slot 1 bx based
  • ram: 128 mb generic cas 2 pc100
  • hard drives: Seagate  4.1 
  • scsi subsystem: adaptec 2940-uw scsi controller (from my main box)
  • video card: 16 mb TNT vanta
  • sound card: 32bit SB
  • cd-roms: 32x teac
  • network card: Genius 100/10mb
i am going to load win NT on it. its main function will probably be a fileserver. i am going to get some large hard drives to load in it. I plan on keeping all of my mp3s shit on there. I am also going to use it to do php and swf development, as well as becoming more adept with websites. I think it will make a good Counterstrike server too :) if ultimatestaff.org ever gets up and running again in full force, i may make it the server box for that too. I'll just co-locate it somewhere.

 

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