What does your computer look like?

[vitualis]

I'm kind of curious to see what everybody else's computer set up looks like.

Post a photo with a description of your goodies...

1. Laptop -- generic brand bought from local PC shop
   
   Specs: 1 GHz PIII, 256 MB PC-133 RAM, 20 GB HDD. 24x CD-ROM, 1x Type II PCMCIA, 2x USB1.1, Fast IrDA, parallel port, TV out (S-video), VGA out, 1x PS/2 port, line out, mic in, 56k modem
   
   This is my "workhorse". I have yet to find a reason to fork out more money for a new PC...
   
2. Logitech optical mouse
   
3. Combined USB2.0 and IEEE-1394 CardBus adapter
   
4. Yamaha CRW2100IX external firewire CD-RW drive (16x10x40)
   
5. Verbatim DataLife Plus CD-R media (spindle) and Verbatim Pocket CD-R (used to make the Official VCDHelp.com PAL/NTSC Demo VCD
   
6. "Sharpie" pen
   
7. Hewlet Packard PSC 2210 multifunction device (printer, scanner, fax, photocopier) -- I love this device... It contains slots for CompactFlash, MMC/SD, SmartMedia and Memory Stick and can print photos directly from the memory cards (i.e., independent of the PC). Also, once the multifunction is plugged into the PC (via USB), you can use it as a standard multicard reader.
   
8. USB FDD drive (because sometimes you just need to use a floppy -- e.g., transferring files to a work PC).

Regards.

[freak_in_cage_10k]

dude, dont get all excited having a reply cos i aint got a pic for ya! sorry man!

just thought you may want to check out www.coolcasemods.com in the gallery they have sum nice looking pcs, UV and neon lights etc!

Nice laptop man, v tidy etc

PS i believe our friend tgpo has a pic of himself on the post "what you look like" and in the background you get to look at sum of his kit, although i dont think his beloved apple is in view

[i_am_dave]

I'll post one tomarrow, I promise. Unless I forget to take a picture again tonight!

[Craig Tucker]

Cant fit it all on 1 photo so you get 3.


1. LG TV/Video combo, connected to my AIW capture card for capturing VHS tapes or TV boradcasts.

2. Alba DVD114 for testing my DVD and VCD creations.

3. All my important software in a handy case.

4. Blank discs and Pressit label applicator.

5. Samsung Syncmaster 17 GLsi Monitor.

6. Panasonic DV camcorder.

7. Sony Ericsson P800 Mobile Phone/PDA and Docking Station.

8. Remote control for my Soundblaster Audigy Platinum.

9. Unomass multi format card reader.

10. Microphone.

11. Kodak Docking station, minus the camera which I used to take the Photos.

12. DV tapes

13. 128MB usb drive

13a. USB infrared connector. I forgot this hence the a.

14. The hub of the operation, my PC. Specs are in my computer details.

15. Umax Astra 4400 scanner.

16. Logitec cordless mouse and keyboard.

17. Speakers.

18. Cable modem 600k.

19. USB Bluetooth dongle. I use this to connect to my mobile phones and to create a LAN with my laptop downstairs.

20. HP Deskjet 990cxi printer.

21. Paper cutter for cutting my DVD and VCD covers nice.

[pacmania_2001]

If I can find my digital camera I will post a picture. Mine is quite boring in comparision to others though.

[kazzer]

Very comprehensive post Craig 8) I like it

[i_am_dave]

Here is what I have. My wife bought this nice rolltop so that it would look nice when I wasn't using it.
Has lots of drawers for my things.
Sometime in the next year or so, I am going to buy an LCD monitor so that I have room for more equipment. It is a little cramped!

1. Canon ZR30
2. Small B&W TV
3. HP printer
4. VCR
5. ADVC-100
6. Remote for VCR
7. A Bottle of my finest. Vintage May15, 2003
8. System unit, HP780N
9. Somewhere to keep my magazines
10. Notice the website.

[vitualis]

That's one awesome looking table!

Regards.

[Faustus]

Like this! But now with a better monitor!

Seems me and vitualis both have the same taste in printer (thought I had no use for the card slots) what I love about mine is it will print and scann without installing a single byte of HPs stupid software thanks to WindowsXP.



Updated to include my goodness!
No fancy number cause I dont have photoshop on my mac at work but in the pic you see.

My Klipsch Pro media speakes of POWAR
A bunch of random CDs and DVDs.
A Groovy Blue box.
HP PSC 750
VCR
Paper
My Alienware mouse to match my self built box.
NEC Monitor that has been replaced with a 19" NEC with Trinitron tube.
Sony Media DV Bridge.
laptop back for a laptop that I sold not to long ago
HUB.
My Palm
And just above my Palm some cdrecordables.com trash disk that I STILL have for some stupid reason.
Also dont miss my burner action, as well as the ... zippo ligher fluid.. why is that here? I DUNNO!
Add a smathering of Bulbasaur and your all set.

[i_am_dave]

It's sad to say, but I've almost got as much invested in that table as I do in my equipment

Oh well, got to keep the misses happy also. My last table looked like crap.

Here's another PIC from farther away:



Notice all the clutter on top.

[pacmania_2001]

As promised:



1. Shiteload of paper (got it cheap)
2. My library of Software
3. Bulldog Clips (exciting)
4. HP Deskjet Printer
5. 17" Diamond View Monitor
6. Speakers and Sub
7. Junk Food for those last minute, all nighters for Uni
8. Uni work that I should be doing instead of lurking around here.
9. CD/DVD Labels
10. Old Faithful
11. Dr. Evil style chair
12. Mystery Cupboard 1
13. Mystery Cupboard 2

[Faustus]

New and improve thread, now with more me!

[i_am_dave]

flaystus,

Like your Psyduck, I have one just like it sitting on my desk at work.
However, I too some orange thread and sewed his hands to the sides of his head.
It's more realistic that way!

[Faustus]

Sweet idea!

[DeadLamb]

blah.. your all neat freaks!!

I tend not to really clean up the tech room too much..

errrrrrr lets see.. I'll do the number thing too (other wise you would not really find anything)

1. Cannon scanner
2. Nice set of Sony 7506 headphones. Big fan of better, higher end headphones, till ya sit on them. Thus the way out of the way spot for them.
3. 19 Sony next to an LCD screen
4. Heck can't put the cd-r away till ya run them past the data base program. (if it that might not happen for weeks)
5. cpu system and mouse on a sheet of plexi-glass.. being I throw it and the key board into my lap as I use the cpu and sort of face left the whole time. (strange, I know)
6. huge 9x12 Wacom tablet.. my photoshop baby
7. Hey at least the poster from this film was/is cool.. (can get any old crap off ebay as you all know)
8. And when you start to store dvd's in green bins you need more room.
9. Well it's a lamb hung by a noose.. ya know.. DeadLamb.. heh

so there ya go..

[mrtristan]

I'll post my area when I bring home our work camera. I'll venture to say that I have the crappiest computer place. If computer hutches were neighborhoods, mine would live in the ghetto.

[The village idiot]

If computer hutches were neighborhoods, mine would live in the ghetto.

Sounds like me.

Hmmmm..... which computer? Maybe the one in the VCR with the Pinnacle bungee inside? Well maybe not, it's not really a computer anymore, just a PVR (and a crappy burned out one at that).

Maybe some pics if I find the time. Need to check and setup a very large printer (with some shipping damage )

[Cobra]

Hi



In case you're wondering, I do have a chair but I just moved it out the way so you can the rat's nest of cables under my desk. I only yesterday put a second monitor on it, and it's working nicely. I have been too lazy to label the pictures with numbers, so I can just tell you what's there.

Fairly straightforward - it's a Dell P4 1.5GHz with 512MB RAM and the bog standard DVD drive and CD-RW drive. I have two monitors and an Epson Stylus 760 inkjet. I also have a Sony MZ-N1 NetMD player sitting on top of the PC. Also invested in a semi-decent set of speakers for it.

Just hiding behind the left monitor in the picture, there's a bottle of Talisker 10yr whisky. For after my exams, you see.

CobraDMX

[Cobra]

Hey Craig,

Are you left handed?

CobraDMX

[Craig Tucker]

I certainly am, as you probrably know we are known for our superior intelligence.

[shoozleboy]

Ok, I have you all beat for messy...... first pic:



1 - Dual P3-1.0ghz 1gb SD133 ram.....
2 - Gateway P4 2.66ghz 512m RDRAM 200gig HD, LG MultiRecorder DVD-RAM/DVD-R...(note the webpage - is this actual thread!)
3 - 3com Network stack.... (hooked to printers and computers not shown)
4 - several older, less used computers (p3-866, p2-450, and a dual p3 500 Windows NT server - all hooked to a multi switch and network)
5 - HP Officejet 1170cxi multifunction printer/scanner
6 - festive beverage container (don't laugh or I'll sick the tiger on you!)
7 - Pioneer A04 (behind the Gateway is the Pinnacle USB TV tuner/capture device)



1 - p3 650 with 1gb RAM - used for capturing TV shows with the AIW7500 and MMC 7.6
2 - HP Scanjet 4300c scanner
3 - stack of CDR, CDRW, and DVD-R (blanks)
4 - Sony DVP-S330 DVD Player, Pioneer CLD-S104 Laserdisc player, Mitsubishi HS-U760 SVHS player/recorder (for capturing)
5 - Sony DCR-TRV320 Hi8 digital camcorder (just back from todays Airshow at the airport), AMSTech P2-450 laptop (seen better days)




a wide shot of my hole in the ground..... which one of these days, will become my theatre room/bar.....

oh, and the "computer desks"?? ....

Well, they are the yard sale specials, baby!! Nothing but the finest!

[Doggiedaddy]

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[The village idiot]

Here is a suggestion for some of you... Reclaim some space with a KVM switch?

Yeah I know, you can't look at multiple machines at the same time.

Which brings another suggestion:

Computers with video out, and then a small LCD for a Gamecube or PSone for each of those. They are big enough to see the progress meter, or preview or whatever.

[VideoTechMan]

Well, its not much, so heres a view of my computer workstation.....but since most of the stuff is close together i split it into 3 pics:



A: My 17 inch monitor
B: My record turntable for ripping my record and LP collection and yes i love my record collection still hehe
C: Tape Deck, for ripping stuff from my cassette tapes as well.



D: Professional Panasonic DV Deck
E: Hi8 Deck
F: Sony SVHS Editing Deck
G: Cable Box
H: Cable Modem
I: Playstation 2



J: The Main CPU Workstation
K: Inkjet Printer


My current setup is for video production since everything is bundled together, but sometime this summer I am going to change the setup. And since I live alone I dont have to worry about anyone bothering or changing my setup

VTM

[tgpo]

My computer. Sorry for the bad quality, but DV Movie cameras usually don't have the still resolution you'd want.



1. 160GB Firewire Drive
2. Apple G4 Cube
3. RCA Cable Modem
4. Labtec Subwoofer
5. Brand New Wire Trashcan
6. Logitech Wireless Keyboard


1. My Comedy Movie Script
2. Logitech USB Optical Mouse
3. Sony Firewire 12x8x32x CD-RW Drive
4. iomega USB Zip 250mb Drive
5. VTech Wireless Phone
6. 45 Vertabim Datalife Plus DVD-R Disks
7. Me & My Girlfriend's Prom Picture
8. Apple 21" Studio Display, Digital of Course
9. Trusty Coaster, for my Mountain Dew or Cheerwine
10. Warcraft III, Baby!

[mrtristan]

I finally got a chance to snap a pic.



1. Sony 17" flatscreen.

2. Boston Acoustic speakers. The one under the table is part of the set.

3. My home built rig in a Lian-Li PC-60 aluminuminum case.

4. Paper shredder for all those illegal documents... Actually, I started shredding everything that I throw away, that has any personal information about me. I had my identity stolen once and the clean up was not nice at all. My credit with MBNA is crap to this day, because they are stupid. The "investigator" who works for them tried to get all gestapo on my ass, but I wasn't having it, since I wasn't the person who racked up the debt with them. Every other credit organization cleared me of any responsibility, but not trusty old MBNA. But I ramble.

5. My pile of cdrs, slim cases, and box-o-cables. I also have a scanner buried behind the shredder.

6. Microsoft keyboard with dirty finger grime.

7. Microsoft Optical Intellimouse, also with grime.

8. You can't see it, but that's the window that I ripped out and replaced. The walls are yellow, because this is going to be my son's room when he gets bigger.

[Craig Tucker]

That table looks rather low mrtristan, do you sit on the floor ?

[Will Hay]

Any you guys ever open your curtains/drapes/blinds?
Stand by, picture coming this week and no, I won't be tidying up first
Will

[Craig Tucker]

If you look at my picture Silky you can see an open curtain 8)

[hoyboy]

Well here are a couple of pictures of my home computer setup. The pictures pretty much sum what I have to use. XP2100+ processor, 512mb ram, 17 inch LG studioworks monitor, desk fan in side of computer etc.