- Computers / Baator -
Circa: 2003 - present
Originally a computer assembled from the spares created following Erebus's upgrades that was initially intended to be used as a Windows machine so Erebus could become a dedicated linux box. However the demands of modern gaming and multimedia forced me to purchase new hardware for this machine which now surpasses Erebus's specs by a long shot.
Having since become rather dissilussioned with the whole Microsoft Windows family and as equally impressed by contemporary linux distributions this computer now runs Kubuntu linux with Wine has a Microsoft Windows legacy compatability layer. What Wine won't run I learn to do without, and as learning processes go I've found it to be one which is suprisingly easy...
Hardware:
Gigabyte GA-7VA Rev: 2.0 mainboard with onboard AC'97 sound. (ATX) (support)
AMD Duron 1.6 GHz 16bit microprocessor (Socket A) (support)
1 x 256meg 172pin DIMM (EDO) 2 x 128meg 172pin DIMM (EDO) XFX nVIDIA GeForce FX5200 256meg (AGP) (support)
Realtek RTL8139 Family Fast Ethernet Network Interface Card (PCI)
Hauppauge WinTV-Go analog TV receiver (PCI) (support)
DVD-ROM drive: Pioneer DVR-109 DVD+rw drive (IDE)
Hard drive: Samsung SV3064D 30gig (IDE)
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Software
Operating System:
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Web Browser: Konqueror 3.5.2
Instant Messaging Client: Kopete 0.11
Email client: KMail
Media player: amaroK
FPS: Half-Life² (via Wine)