Ok..you asked for it.. Cisco 2924M 10/100 Ethernet switch DECserver 700 (terminal server)DEC Alpha DS10 server with 256MB of RAM and 3 90GB Seagate internal hard disks. It also has a CD-ROM and floppy. This system is a VMS FTP server Below that system is another identical Alpha, which has a 96GB Seagate autoloader added. Next is an APC AP9210 remote power controller. It handles the power sequencing for the devices above it in the cabinet. It's really cute - it has web, telnet, and SNMP interfaces as well as a serial port. Near the bottom of the picture is the (overly) colorful keyboard/video/mouse (KVM) switch from Rose. It provides on-screen display, control, and switching between the various systems in this cabinet (and 2 remote systems) on the attached keyboard/monitor/mouse. The system below the KVM switch is a Unix server. Dual PPro 200/512 system w/ 512MB of main memory. It has disks further down. It runs BSDI's BSD/OS 4.1. It's used for software development and testing (it's a full-source system). Next is my main Unix box (joolz). It has an identical processor/memory/OS config, but talks to a 1200GB RAID array for its disks. Below this are the disks - the array for joolz on the left, a DAT drive, hard disk, and CD. Had everybody's hopes up there.. In reality it's a heap of old junk. Slow..heavy and hot! I need to buy a new chair.. the plastic one is comfy, but it really draws after a while. heh heh heh.. function over comfort every time. If you look closely you can see how good all this lot is at keeping the damp at bay. The flash makes the room look stark, it's really small and cosy with just the monitor and lamp on, some good music and a rum and coke...nice..
I looooove hardware but the shiniest hardware does nothing for me without intelligent software to go with it
I make do with shiny hardware because I'm still waiting on some intelligent software to accompany it! Who cares about the hardware's age jan, it has uber geek factor!
You'll say that after a whole afternoon trying to id an unknown ISA ethernet card that refuses to connect, or detect properly with any flavour of linux at all.. Just in the process of shoving xp on a p133 in a fruitless attempt to find out just WTF these cards are... Geek value.. Nah..it's more like..
No new equipment for me as such, well apart from a 3rd tv just for the Dreamcast console and a.n.other PS1, but my digital camera seems to be playing up at the moment. I was going to just replace one of my previous pics as my spare PC corner is a lot neater and more functional with 3rd tv etc and in fact that corner is now used a lot so i wanted to update the piccy. Watch this space me old mucker.
