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How Big Was Your First Internal Hard Drive?

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RedVegetarian commented on bob3160's blog post 'Smile - Tech Support'

Severe head crash ?

April 9

RedVegetarian replied to Zune80's discussion 'How Big Was Your First Internal Hard Drive?'

I had a PC/XT clone I slapped together- first system with a hard drive- an entire 10 Megs ! It was an original IBM / Seagate from a wrecked PC/XT I rescued.

April 9

RedVegetarian replied to Ben Williams (BenWmsOnline)'s discussion 'Buying a Mac Mini'

One word: "Hackintosh"

March 15

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March 13

RedVegetarian replied to Jason K's discussion 'PC or Mac and Why?'

A LOT depends on what you are going to use it for and how you plan to do it. For basic productivity (web surfing, Office / Open Office, Email), the PC can present a better value. If stability, security and reliability are major issues, Linux is a r…

March 13

RedVegetarian replied to Pappu_srkr's discussion 'Will Microsoft Provide Updates for Windows Xp in Future?'

They will probably not release any more Service Packs. If they did, it would be one at the VERY most. There will be patches for quite some time, but they will be fewer and fewer as time goes on. Also, things like changes in time zones and Daylight…

March 13

RedVegetarian commented on Coman's blog post 'Mac Pro 8-Core VS. Alienware ALX X58'

While I could make a number of observations, compare and contrast the differences between the two systems and even come up with come potentially witty observations, the most important technical specification has not been given. What is the thing go…

March 13

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Profile Information

What kind of geek are you?

a geek by "that much"

Why do you consider yourself a geek?

I'm into more techie stuff, and into it more deeply than average.

How did you find out about our Geek community?

Browsing

What are your "geeky equipment" specs?

MSI G31M3F Motherboard.
E7200 2.5 Ghz Dual Core CPU
Asus Cooler
PC Power and Cooling Silencer 610 PSU
2 Gigs RAM
250 Gig SATA HD
160 Gig SATA HD
LG 20x DVD Burner
Windows 7 Beta and Mepis Linux 8 32 Bit

What do you want to be when you grow up?

n/a, I don't want to grow up :)

What makes you laugh?

Lolcats, CNBC and actual inteded humor.

What is the thing in life you treasure most?

Family, Friends and life itself.

What's the geekiest thing you've ever done?

Reverse Engineer part of a 1960's Vintage Ham Transceiver.

What do you do to entertain yourself?

Where do I start......