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The State Of My Computer
  • Foreword

    The rapid pace of technological advancements in the computing field makes it very difficult to assemble a computer that will remain at the cutting edge for any reasonable amount of time. It is important therefore, to choose a design that can not only guard against obsolesence for some years to come, but to also be easily upgradable to the most recent of specifications. Although it cannot be denied that changes in architectural standards quickly transform the state-of-the-art into antiquated pieces of junk, investing in an architecture with adequate road depth can often help to extend the lifespan of a computer well into its dotage.

  • The computer has to suit the requirements

    The introduction of various competing products into the market has done well to give the basic consumer a wide range of products to base his or her selection from. This myriad of choices has, however, had the knock-on effect of creating nothing less than chaos. Every successful product must be in possesion of a special strength or feature. This could be price, performance or a compromise of both. Selection becomes even more complicated when products have specific strengths in certain fields but severe weaknesses else where. This is where and when the user's personal computing requirements become of particular importance.

    The hardware setup of my desktop is as follows:
    • Component
    Model
    Processor
    Intel Celeron 300A @ 463MHz
    Motherboard
    Abit BH-6 i440BX SoftMenuII
    Level 2 Cache
    128Kb On-chip Full Speed Cache
    Main Memory
    64Mb 10ns LGS SDRAM CAS3
    Primary Hardisk
    Quantum Fireball 3200AT
    Video Card
    ATi Xpression+ RageII+DVD 4MB
    Monitor
    Sony Multiscan15 sf II 15"
    Sound Card
    Sound Blaster AWE64 ISA
    1st CD-ROM
    Teac CD-532E 32x
    2nd CD-ROM
    Wearnes CDD-1220 12x
    3rd CD-ROM
    Wearnes CDD-1020 10x
    Capture Card
    Alaris Tranport External
    Video Camera
    Sony OEM IS-CAM Analog
    Modem
    USR Courier PnP (V.90 & x2)
    Mouse
    Logitech First Mouse

    The software setup is as follows:

    Operating System: Windows 98 4.10.1998 / FAT32
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