> It would be tough (but valuable) to provide a truly comprehensive
list.
kingdom = {analogue, digital, quantum}
Phylum = {silicon, GaAs, Germanium (?), hollow-state, mechanical}
Class = {Mainframe, Mini, Workstation, Micro}
Order = {Rackmount, deskside, desktop, luggable, laptop, notebook,
palmtop}
You are leaving out whole categories of computers. Where do VCR and
microwave oven controllers fit in? How do you fit in user programmable
and non-user programmable? What about digital storage scopes, logic
analyzers? What about lawn sprinkler timers, aren't they
"programmable"?
Jack Peacock
Funny you should mention the Macquarium. Yesterday on my way home I
stopped at a used computer store and found a Mac Plus Macquarium with
the original documentation dated 1992 (a mere $60.00 for a butchered
Mac... I wouldn't buy one because I don't think it's cute and don't
want to encourage this practice). The top of the case had been quite
roughly gouged out, a glass tank fitted inside the case. I'd seen this
on the web before but thought it was a joke.....
Marty
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Subject: Re: Lost Treasures (was: Cray-1)
Author: classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu at internet
Date: 4/30/98 6:45 PM
On Thu, 30 Apr 1998, Doug Yowza wrote:
> > Thankfully, the metal/plastic boxes our old computers were made with have
> > virtually no value as 'interior decorations' (yet). However, there could
be
> > exceptions for maybe a couple of models. I recall some list members here
> > had commented upon some as being rather attractive in appearance. I
haven't
> > come across those yet.
>
> Hmm, a list of computers that look good enough to display as art? Here's
> mine (most are laptops):
>
> IMSAI 8080
> GRiD Compass
> Ampere WS1
> MINDSET PC (good enough for MOMA, anyway)
> NeXT Cube
> eMate 300
Of course you guys have heard of converting a Mac into a fish tnak?
Sam Alternate e-mail:
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Hmm, must be too early... I suddenly remembered a situation like this I
had with a motherboard a few years back...
check the ISA slots; make sure nobody's stuck a card in there and
mangled a few of the pins. This board I was given had the same trouble,
and a couple of the pins were shorting out and the system was shutting
it down. Nice three-second fix once I'd found the problem!! :)
good luck,
Jules
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