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Title: My Computer
Post by: IZ on March 13, 2004, 02:13:30 pm
Here's some pics of my computer.

http://gallery.cybertarp.com/albums/userpi...91/DSCF0004.JPG (http://gallery.cybertarp.com/albums/userpics/11991/DSCF0004.JPG)

http://gallery.cybertarp.com/albums/userpi...91/DSCF0005.JPG (http://gallery.cybertarp.com/albums/userpics/11991/DSCF0005.JPG)

http://gallery.cybertarp.com/albums/userpi...91/DSCF0006.JPG (http://gallery.cybertarp.com/albums/userpics/11991/DSCF0006.JPG)

http://gallery.cybertarp.com/albums/userpi...91/DSCF0007.JPG (http://gallery.cybertarp.com/albums/userpics/11991/DSCF0007.JPG)
Title: My Computer
Post by: Rocko on March 13, 2004, 02:28:59 pm
As Patrick would say: "Thats really Geeky."
Title: My Computer
Post by: Spider-Boogie on March 13, 2004, 05:27:41 pm
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Here's some pics of my computer.

http://gallery.cybertarp.com/albums/userpi...91/DSCF0004.JPG (http://gallery.cybertarp.com/albums/userpics/11991/DSCF0004.JPG)

http://gallery.cybertarp.com/albums/userpi...91/DSCF0005.JPG (http://gallery.cybertarp.com/albums/userpics/11991/DSCF0005.JPG)

http://gallery.cybertarp.com/albums/userpi...91/DSCF0006.JPG (http://gallery.cybertarp.com/albums/userpics/11991/DSCF0006.JPG)

http://gallery.cybertarp.com/albums/userpi...91/DSCF0007.JPG (http://gallery.cybertarp.com/albums/userpics/11991/DSCF0007.JPG)
That's you're computer Kevin? Whoa!
Title: My Computer
Post by: spongemonkey13 on March 13, 2004, 06:04:56 pm
wow thats kinda weird
Title: My Computer
Post by: Compwhiz128 on March 13, 2004, 06:52:52 pm
whats the card on the bottom

HEY! you have the same MB as me

***edit*** I also think your computer chassis is from big dog too!

(http://spongezone.net/forums/uploads/post-6-1077236293.gif)
here is a pic of mine
Title: My Computer
Post by: IZ on March 13, 2004, 07:04:22 pm
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whats the card on the bottom

HEY! you have the same MB as me

***edit*** I also think your computer chassis is from big dog too!

(http://spongezone.net/forums/uploads/post-6-1077236293.gif)
here is a pic of mine
Its my wireless card.

What the heck do you mean by MB?
Title: My Computer
Post by: Spider-Boogie on March 13, 2004, 07:17:55 pm
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whats the card on the bottom

HEY! you have the same MB as me

***edit*** I also think your computer chassis is from big dog too!

(http://spongezone.net/forums/uploads/post-6-1077236293.gif)
here is a pic of mine
Its my wireless card.

What the heck do you mean by MB?
Megabytes I think.
Title: My Computer
Post by: Compwhiz128 on March 13, 2004, 07:21:39 pm
Mb (motherboard

Really what is that, here
Title: My Computer
Post by: spongemonkey13 on March 13, 2004, 07:24:17 pm
yeah i took apart a computer moniter before it was fun.
Title: My Computer
Post by: Rocko on March 13, 2004, 07:31:08 pm
Here's my computer, it's an iMac.
Title: My Computer
Post by: Compwhiz128 on March 13, 2004, 08:18:08 pm
Pfft max suck
Title: My Computer
Post by: MEEP! on March 13, 2004, 08:41:23 pm
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Pfft max suck
The truth has been spoken.
Title: My Computer
Post by: Rocko on March 13, 2004, 08:50:04 pm
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Pfft max suck
PeeCee Geek!!! :excl:  :excl:  :excl:  
Title: My Computer
Post by: cmonkey on March 14, 2004, 02:49:59 pm
The interior of my computer.  I can post an exterior shot too if anyone wants it.
Title: My Computer
Post by: IZ on March 14, 2004, 02:53:17 pm
Yeah. Post em Cmonkey. Is your comp really good?
Title: My Computer
Post by: cmonkey on March 14, 2004, 03:01:54 pm
It was good when I bought it, but its about 15 months old now. It's a:
Athlon 2400+, overclocked to 2250mhz
Abit NF7-S 2.0 motherboard
Leadtek ti4200, 8x AGP, 128mb, overclocked to 300/600
512mb of Kingmax pc2700
100gb 7200rpm hard drive
48/24/48 cd-rw
4x DVD-rom
350w Forton PSU
Some no-name case with a window and 5 case fans.
Title: My Computer
Post by: Compwhiz128 on March 14, 2004, 04:29:55 pm
asus a7v8x-x motherboard
gainward 3700 128mb vider card AGP
52x cd-rw reader
plain old big dog case
2.5 gigs
120 gig hdd
one HUGE case fan


Ill try and get a pic of it inside but it is on right now
Title: My Computer
Post by: Starr2k3 on March 21, 2004, 02:08:31 pm
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Here's my computer, it's an iMac.
Wheres Your Comp? Thats A Moniter Keyboard And Mouse.
Title: My Computer
Post by: IZ on March 21, 2004, 02:19:14 pm
If I'm not mistaken, Macs are like desktop computer.
Title: My Computer
Post by: cmonkey on March 21, 2004, 03:01:15 pm
Yea, iMacs are a one box deal.  Everything is in there with the monitor.
Title: My Computer
Post by: Starr2k3 on March 21, 2004, 03:12:39 pm
Oh, I Never Knew That :blink:  
Title: My Computer
Post by: MEEP! on March 21, 2004, 04:12:53 pm
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It was good when I bought it, but its about 15 months old now. It's a:
Athlon 2400+, overclocked to 2250mhz
Abit NF7-S 2.0 motherboard
Leadtek ti4200, 8x AGP, 128mb, overclocked to 300/600
512mb of Kingmax pc2700
100gb 7200rpm hard drive
48/24/48 cd-rw
4x DVD-rom
350w Forton PSU
Some no-name case with a window and 5 case fans.
Oh no!! Geek speak!! I know very little of what that means. Are you saying you have a 100 GB hard drive? That huge!! My iMac has like a 6.44 GB hard drive.

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Wheres Your Comp? Thats A Moniter Keyboard And Mouse.

The iMac is everything in one. Here's a picture of one.

(http://www.intuitiveisp.com/images/garagesale/imac.jpg)
Title: My Computer
Post by: AppleNick on March 23, 2004, 05:55:25 pm
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Pfft max suck
youre wrong. Mac has the best video editing there is. my dads Mac is a SUPER TRICKED OUT G5 with nearly 10,000 dollars on its name.
Word.
Title: My Computer
Post by: Spider-Boogie on March 23, 2004, 06:17:20 pm
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Pfft max suck
youre wrong.
No. He's right. Macs are really, REALLY bad.
Title: My Computer
Post by: Rocko on March 23, 2004, 06:40:33 pm
With a G5 you can order a clear panel, slide off the stanard and put in the clear panel and you gat a clear veiw without having to make a hole in the case. ANd you can add lights and other stuff to it to if you want. ANd the 3rd fastest super compueter in the world was build out of G5s. :tongue:  
Title: My Computer
Post by: Compwhiz128 on March 23, 2004, 07:39:44 pm
but the g5 only goe's 2.0 ghz


Prob with my computer is that ive got the wrong ram i have pc2100 instead of pc3200 and when i get that finally I can overclock it to 3 gigs but right now 1.6gigs
Title: My Computer
Post by: IZ on March 24, 2004, 03:50:40 am
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With a G5 you can order a clear panel, slide off the stanard and put in the clear panel and you gat a clear veiw without having to make a hole in the case. ANd you can add lights and other stuff to it to if you want. ANd the 3rd fastest super compueter in the world was build out of G5s. :tongue:
So? I can do that to mine. I'll give you the video editing, but I never use that.
Title: My Computer
Post by: Rocko on March 24, 2004, 11:59:26 am
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but the g5 only goe's 2.0 ghz


Prob with my computer is that ive got the wrong ram i have pc2100 instead of pc3200 and when i get that finally I can overclock it to 3 gigs but right now 1.6gigs
The G5 with 2GHZ has 2 processesrs so 2+2=4. Besides the fastest 64bits are oly 2ghz. The G5 is faster then any pentium 4, with 3.5GHZ, Intel overclocks there computers so they seem faster, but their porcsesser is also less efecent.
Title: My Computer
Post by: Compwhiz128 on March 24, 2004, 02:27:08 pm
a computer canot have 2 prosesors and what proof do u have i need proof to belive
Title: My Computer
Post by: IZ on March 24, 2004, 02:55:20 pm
Actually, the AMD opteron is like in the 3s. Even though they market it as a 2.4, its faster than the Intel 3.5

My dad used to have 2 processors in his comp. Dual 1800s.
Title: My Computer
Post by: Rocko on March 24, 2004, 03:41:14 pm
A G5 is faster then a Pentium 4 3.5, because a G5 is a 64bit processer and a Pentuim 4 is a 32bit processer. A Pentuim with 2.4GHZ would have a hard time beating an iMac. With 1.25GHZ. A 32bit processer has less a smaller data path.
Title: My Computer
Post by: IZ on March 24, 2004, 03:53:00 pm
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A G5 is faster then a Pentium 4 3.5, because a G5 is a 64bit processer and a Pentuim 4 is a 32bit processer. A Pentuim with 2.4GHZ would have a hard time beating an iMac. With 1.25GHZ. A 32bit processer has less a smaller data path.
First off, if you read my post thoroughly. I never said Pentium were the fastest. AMDs are. And the AMD Opteron is a 64 bit.  
Title: My Computer
Post by: Compwhiz128 on March 24, 2004, 07:11:52 pm
Here is the inside of mine but my dc don't got no flash so it is crap

it did not work
Title: My Computer
Post by: SizzlinSean on March 24, 2004, 07:34:08 pm
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First off, if you read my post thoroughly. I never said Pentium were the fastest. AMDs are. And the AMD Opteron is a 64 bit.
PWN3D
Title: My Computer
Post by: IZ on March 24, 2004, 07:35:27 pm
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First off, if you read my post thoroughly. I never said Pentium were the fastest. AMDs are. And the AMD Opteron is a 64 bit.
PWN3D
Thank you. No autographs. Ok, one. A few. 20.


3000!!!!!!!

LOL.  
Title: My Computer
Post by: cmonkey on March 24, 2004, 10:03:21 pm
I'll make a better post on this when I'm not so tired, but the speed in gigahertz doesn't equal the performance.  Thats why an FX or Athlon 64 at 2.0 ghz or a G5 at 2.0 ghz can outperform a Pentium 4 at 3 ghz.
Title: My Computer
Post by: IZ on March 25, 2004, 05:25:59 pm
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The G5 with 2GHZ has 2 processesrs so 2+2=4.
No, it doesnt mean it equals 4 ghz. It means it can do more stuff at once, but its definitely not 4 GHZ.
Title: My Computer
Post by: Compwhiz128 on March 25, 2004, 07:20:29 pm
Cmonkey why don't you get some rest oh kayei
Title: My Computer
Post by: SizzlinSean on March 26, 2004, 03:05:14 pm
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Cmonkey why don't you get some rest oh kayei
Well seeing as you posted that 21 or so hours after he posted, he probably did.
Title: My Computer
Post by: Compwhiz128 on March 26, 2004, 05:12:53 pm
Ahhhh TGIF

Anyhow THE ATTATCHMENT THINGY IS NOT WORKING!!!
Title: My Computer
Post by: IZ on March 26, 2004, 06:00:44 pm
The C-man probably disabled it since it takes up space on his server.
Title: My Computer
Post by: cmonkey on March 28, 2004, 01:18:22 pm
I added some blue LEDs to my window today.  I tried doing it while my computer was on, but one of the wires touched the case.  It shot off a few sparks and the computer shut off.  So, I wired it while it was off and turned it back on.  It works now :wink:
(http://www.spongezone.net/stuff/computer.jpg)
Title: My Computer
Post by: Compwhiz128 on March 28, 2004, 03:06:14 pm
Awsome! becareful next time
Title: My Computer
Post by: Alain2k5 on March 28, 2004, 03:23:11 pm
Wow, that's cool cmonkey
Title: My Computer
Post by: spongemonkey13 on March 28, 2004, 03:39:11 pm
that looks cool
Title: My Computer
Post by: winbindd on March 28, 2004, 06:27:20 pm
Heh.
These are a bit out of date:
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/compbrain/newbasement.html (http://mywebpages.comcast.net/compbrain/newbasement.html)
Now I have a dual 1.2Ghz and a new case for my workstation, and a buncha other stuff.
Yes, I have alot of computers, I belive the last count was 32.
And I got one of these: http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/tabletpc/ (http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/tabletpc/)
Yehp.
~CompBrain
Title: My Computer
Post by: IZ on March 28, 2004, 07:16:17 pm
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Heh.
These are a bit out of date:
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/compbrain/newbasement.html (http://mywebpages.comcast.net/compbrain/newbasement.html)
Now I have a dual 1.2Ghz and a new case for my workstation, and a buncha other stuff.
Yes, I have alot of computers, I belive the last count was 32.
And I got one of these: http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/tabletpc/ (http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/tabletpc/)
Yehp.
~CompBrain
DANNGG.
Are you like rich or something? We have 8 computers in our house. And 2 are servers.
Title: My Computer
Post by: Compwhiz128 on March 28, 2004, 08:01:54 pm
57 computers 20 are here 37 are at my dads work
Title: My Computer
Post by: MEEP! on March 29, 2004, 09:03:51 am
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Heh.
These are a bit out of date:
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/compbrain/newbasement.html (http://mywebpages.comcast.net/compbrain/newbasement.html)
Now I have a dual 1.2Ghz and a new case for my workstation, and a buncha other stuff.
Yes, I have alot of computers, I belive the last count was 32.
And I got one of these: http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/tabletpc/ (http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/tabletpc/)
Yehp.
~CompBrain
DANNGG.
Are you like rich or something? We have 8 computers in our house. And 2 are servers.
I've got 2. One's a Mac.  :sad:  
Title: My Computer
Post by: cmonkey on March 29, 2004, 03:01:37 pm
I have two computers. One is a pentium 166mmx, so its a little... crappy.  I'm about to build a third computer though.  I have the motherboard, ram, power supply, etc.  I just need to buy a CPU for it.
Title: My Computer
Post by: Compwhiz128 on March 29, 2004, 05:03:27 pm
I have 4 this one goe's 2.5ghz another goe's 266 amother goe's 233 and another goe's 133
Title: My Computer
Post by: Rocko on April 01, 2004, 09:01:11 am
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Heh.
These are a bit out of date:
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/compbrain/newbasement.html (http://mywebpages.comcast.net/compbrain/newbasement.html)
Now I have a dual 1.2Ghz and a new case for my workstation, and a buncha other stuff.
Yes, I have alot of computers, I belive the last count was 32.
And I got one of these: http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/tabletpc/ (http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/tabletpc/)
Yehp.
~CompBrain
DANNGG.
Are you like rich or something? We have 8 computers in our house. And 2 are servers.
I've got 2. One's a Mac.  :sad:
Whats so bad about one being a Mac?
Title: My Computer
Post by: MEEP! on April 01, 2004, 09:53:48 am
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Whats so bad about one being a Mac?
Macs suck!  :angry:  
Title: My Computer
Post by: Spider-Boogie on April 01, 2004, 10:16:53 am
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Whats so bad about one being a Mac?
Macs suck!  :angry:
You've never spoken more truth in your life, MEEP!

5 posts.
Title: My Computer
Post by: AppleNick on April 01, 2004, 01:37:21 pm
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Whats so bad about one being a Mac?
Macs suck!  :angry:
Macs dont suck the H*R site's toons are made by Macs. It's true. :homestar:  
Title: My Computer
Post by: IZ on April 01, 2004, 02:31:22 pm
No, Meeps! right. Macs do suck. And that Homestar Runner thing doesnt really help your case.
Title: My Computer
Post by: SizzlinSean on April 01, 2004, 02:33:40 pm
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Whats so bad about one being a Mac?
Macs suck!  :angry:
Macs dont suck the H*R site's toons are made by Macs. It's true. :homestar:
It doesn't matter what kind of computer you have. It's the program that makes the cartoons that are good or bad.  
Title: My Computer
Post by: AppleNick on April 01, 2004, 02:45:48 pm
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No, Meeps! right. Macs do suck. And that Homestar Runner thing doesnt really help your case.
ahhhhhh!!!!! LIAR! Macs rule!!! It's just a minority use Macs! If Mac was more popular you wouldn't of said that! LIAR! :angry:  
Title: My Computer
Post by: MEEP! on April 01, 2004, 02:58:48 pm
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It's just a minority use Macs!
Is it a wonder why?

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If Mac was more popular you wouldn't of said that!
Um, why do you think Macs aren't popular? Maybe it's because there are superior computers out there....like every other computer on the market today.
Title: My Computer
Post by: cmonkey on April 01, 2004, 03:35:13 pm
No, Macs are good, they are just hugely overpriced because they are made by only one company.  That company does make sure that each product that it makes is excellent though, unlike most Windows PC manufacturers.  The best solution is still to build your own computer and put Windows or a Linux distro on it, depending on what the computer will be used for.
Title: My Computer
Post by: Rocko on April 01, 2004, 05:42:30 pm
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It's just a minority use Macs!
Is it a wonder why?

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If Mac was more popular you wouldn't of said that!
Um, why do you think Macs aren't popular? Maybe it's because there are superior computers out there....like every other computer on the market today.
Macs are of higher quality, take an old Mac Plus 19 years old, but they will still run. And are mush easier too use then a P.C. of that time. Macs are far supier all Macs made from 1997 are of high qualiy, becouse one company makes them. I had a freind who had this cheap, clone P.C. that would crash every 5 minutes, it would ether crash or overheat. We would try to play games on it and the computer would crash. Some games will crash on any platform, for examble the Sims Superstar crashes almost every time I try to play it. On P.C.'s it crashes all the time too. ANd you got to remember Window's 98 & ME crash every 5 minutes. P.C.'s can also be real slow, the cheap P.C.'s from 1997 are so slow they take 30 seconds to load Word! And they only run Window's 98. Even Bill Gates admits P.C.'s aren't good for every thing. He once said the Mac's bundled video editing software is brillant, even Bill Gates thinks so.
Title: My Computer
Post by: Compwhiz128 on April 01, 2004, 05:43:13 pm
GET THIS!

I looked at a mag I saw a plain old dell it waz $800 at first
2.40ghz
80gb hdd
256mb RAM
533mhz bus speed
inergrated everything

Mac $1500
1.25ghz
80gbhdd
128mb RAM
333mhz bus speed
Inergrated everything crt monitor  
Title: My Computer
Post by: Rocko on April 01, 2004, 05:48:53 pm
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GET THIS!

I looked at a mag I saw a plain old dell it waz $800 at first
2.40ghz
80gb hdd
256mb RAM
533mhz bus speed
inergrated everything

Mac $1500
1.25ghz
80gbhdd
128mb RAM
333mhz bus speed
Inergrated everything crt monitor
Pentuims Need faster clock speeds then G4's, because a P4 has more steps in a clock cycle then a G4. So the computers would be about the same speed. :biggrin:  
Title: My Computer
Post by: Compwhiz128 on April 01, 2004, 05:50:38 pm
I showed this to my dad he said it made no sense of a computer

And even today computers are not used properly computers ARE MENT FOR COMPUTING
Title: My Computer
Post by: cmonkey on April 01, 2004, 06:00:48 pm
Unless you're looking for nostalgia, a 17 year old Mac or PC is a very large paper wieght.  As far as reliability, that is partially true.  Microsoft cannot control who builds or sells Windows PCs.  It's all caveat emptor. "Buyer Beware"  If they person doesnt build it themselves, or buy it from a reputable manufacturer, of course there will be problems.  As far as the Mac vs. PC again, Windows PCs have a better price/performance ratio.
Title: My Computer
Post by: SizzlinSean on April 01, 2004, 06:52:29 pm
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No, Meeps! right. Macs do suck. And that Homestar Runner thing doesnt really help your case.
ahhhhhh!!!!! LIAR! Macs rule!!! It's just a minority use Macs! If Mac was more popular you wouldn't of said that! LIAR! :angry:
Wow. Calling us liars isn't a good way to defend macs. If they were truly better than PC's you would of made a compelling argument.
Title: My Computer
Post by: Compwhiz128 on April 02, 2004, 06:36:29 pm
You know they shuld call computers bio boxes because a computer is ment for computing like data
Title: My Computer
Post by: SizzlinSean on April 02, 2004, 07:07:39 pm
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You know they shuld call computers bio boxes because a computer is ment for computing like data
It's not just meant for computing. If it was then technology wouldn't of advanced like it has. Just think. If computers just... computed, we wouldn't have the internet.
Title: My Computer
Post by: IZ on April 02, 2004, 07:16:35 pm
Computers are no longer used JUST for computing. They are a essential in life, for daily life.  
Title: My Computer
Post by: MEEP! on April 02, 2004, 07:20:13 pm
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They are a essential in life, for daily life.
Well, not really. Everybody could live without computers. Back in the old days (early 1900's) they didn't have anything like computers.
Title: My Computer
Post by: spongemonkey13 on April 02, 2004, 07:36:27 pm
without computers this type of communication isnt possible. be glad we live in a technological world.
Title: My Computer
Post by: IZ on April 02, 2004, 07:44:10 pm
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They are a essential in life, for daily life.
Well, not really. Everybody could live without computers. Back in the old days (early 1900's) they didn't have anything like computers.
Well, todays world has become so dependant on computers, the world would be destroyed without them
Title: My Computer
Post by: cmonkey on April 02, 2004, 09:25:19 pm
Obviously computers compute.  The definition of a computer is a device that computes.  The big deal is what it computes...
Title: My Computer
Post by: Compwhiz128 on April 03, 2004, 04:56:05 pm
I heard they did have comps in the 50's but they were ment for banking and military THEY WERE HUGE!!!
Title: My Computer
Post by: cmonkey on April 03, 2004, 05:36:47 pm
Yea, those were the days before microprocessors, integrated circuits, or even transistors.  They had to use vacuum tubes.  Computers took up entire rooms.
Title: My Computer
Post by: IZ on April 03, 2004, 05:46:27 pm
Yeah. Believe it or not, internet was made in teh 50s. It was strictly military project though.
Title: My Computer
Post by: Starr2k3 on April 04, 2004, 04:04:21 pm
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Yeah. Believe it or not, internet was made in teh 50s. It was strictly military project though.
Yep That Is Correct but not like it is now :wink:
Title: My Computer
Post by: cmonkey on April 04, 2004, 04:10:49 pm
The internet started with the ARPANET government project of the 1960s.  Here's a timeline of the internet (http://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/).
Title: My Computer
Post by: Starr2k3 on April 04, 2004, 04:18:46 pm
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The internet started with the ARPANET government project of the 1960s.  Here's a timeline of the internet (http://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/).
Oh, Well Ok That Is Pretty Kool.
Title: My Computer
Post by: sponge2704 on April 06, 2004, 08:56:14 am
And now we have harnessed this amazing power to......talk about stuff.
Title: My Computer
Post by: Spongey34 on May 01, 2004, 07:28:11 pm
(http://a772.g.akamai.net/7/772/51/08616d8415fb89/www.apple.com/imac/images/processor_family111003.jpg)
Title: My Computer
Post by: AppleNick on May 01, 2004, 09:50:01 pm
Thread from the dead.


My Comp (http://www.2ndchancepc.co.uk/images/g4-mac.jpg)
Title: My Computer
Post by: spongemonkey13 on May 02, 2004, 07:29:11 am
i am not a mod or anything but please try not to bring back old topics
Title: My Computer
Post by: cmonkey on May 02, 2004, 05:29:11 pm
It's ok to bring back old topics if you have something worth adding to it.  The rule is there so people don't do something like replying  to welcome threads that are months old to boost thier post count.