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Name: Tom 'A_Pickle' Spettigue
Location:  Tajikistan
Member Since: Mar 22, 2005, 04:39pm EST (4.6 years ago)
Last Login: Sep 14, 2009, 12:26am EDT
Member Ranking: Expert
Number of Posts: 3306
Posts Per Day (Average): 1.95
Time Between Posts (Average): 12 Hours
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Hello.
I'm a computer enthusiast. I'm really interested in the interplay of hardware and software across a great many computing platforms. I would really like to see a lot more thought put into the design of computer systems and software interoperability between the server, desktop and laptop, and mobile. I really feel that the PC, and PC-like devices are capable of doing the majority of tasks best.
I'm hoping that I can make my dream of interoperable hardware and software a reality someday. Imagine, computing that actually worked? 
It's popular to list system specs here, and mine don't suck. I grew ever tired of lugging desktops to LAN parties, so I began to consider laptops. That said, I didn't want to spend money on a new computer that was even with my two year old desktop, so I decided I'd be willing to pay a s**tload of cash. So I did, and bought a Dell Inspiron E1705... which turned out to be a pretty gruesome mistake. It wasn't bad, but Nvidia's Vista drivers blew chunks, and the single, 80 GB hard drive made video editing an arduous task.
So I bought an Alienware m5790, one of the best expenditures that an Airman fresh out of Air Force Basic Military Training could make. $4,000 well spent, they don't install bloatware, and their systems are intelligently designed. Not only do I have a fast-ass graphics card with working drivers, I have two hard drives and a numeric keypad. That's right, a numeric keypad.
Sprint PPC 6700 Bullet Bill
- Intel PXA270 416 MHz
- 64 MB Program Memory
- 128 MB Storage Memory
- 1 GB Patriot MiniSD card
- 240x320 Glossy Resistive Touchscreen Display
- Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard
Alienware Area-51 m5790 Picklesworth
- Intel Core 2 Duo T7400, 2.16 GHz, 667 MHz FSB, 4 MB L2
- ATI Mobility Radeon X1900, 256 MB GDDR3
- 320 GB 5400 RPM SATA HDD
- 400 GB 5400 RPM SATA HDD
- 4 GB DDR2-667 SDRAM
- 1920x1200 Glossy LCD Display
- Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit
Toshiba Satellite U305S2812 Toad
- Intel Core 2 Duo T5550, 1.83 GHz, 667 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2
- 4 GB DDR2-667 SDRAM
- 250 GB 5400 RPM SATA HDD
- Intel GMA X3100
- 1280x800 Glossy LCD Display
- Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit
DIY Media Center PC Zmedia
- Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2200, 2.2 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 1 MB L2
- 2 GB DDR2-800 SDRAM
- 500 GB 7200 RPM SATA HDD
- ATI Radeon HD 3650, 512 MB GDDR3
- 1920x1080 Sony Bravia 46" LCD HDTV
- Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit
Dell Dimension 8300: Pickle Edition Skeletor (It has no side panels)
- Intel Pentium 4C, 3.0 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 512 KB L2
- 2 GB DDR-400 SDRAM
- 80 GB 7200 RPM EIDE HDD
- 250 GB 7200 RPM SATA HDD
- ATI Radeon X800 XL, 256 MB GDDR2, AGP
- Windows XP Professional
The Mac Zbox2
- Intel Pentium 4C, 2.4 GHz, 533 MHz FSB, 512 KB L2
- 1 GB DDR-400 SDRAM
- 80 GB 7200 RPM EIDE HDD
- 40 GB 7200 RPM EIDE HDD
- ATI Radeon X850 Pro, 256 MB GDDR2, AGP
- Windows XP Professional
I'm also something of a gun hobbyist, currently in possession of a Bushmaster AR-15 rifle, a Sako bolt-action .30-06 rifle, and a Ruger 10/22 -- my first ever firearm, which I received from my father when I was 13.  |
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