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		<title>Going through my old gear</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have collected a lot of random computer gear quite a few years. As I&#8217;ve been going through this stuff lately I&#8217;ve decided to take some photos and post some of my more interesting computer gear on this site. Update: I have added more photos to this post as of ~12:30pm This is a Sun [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have collected a lot of random computer gear quite a few years. As I&#8217;ve been going through this stuff lately I&#8217;ve decided to take some photos and post some of my more interesting computer gear on this site.</p>
<p><em>Update: I have added more photos to this post as of ~12:30pm</em></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-54" title="javastation_small" src="http://rackbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/javastation_small.jpg" alt="javastation_small" width="600" height="360" /></p>
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<p>This is a Sun Microsystems Javastation Krups model. It was Sun&#8217;s earlier attempt at creating a network computer, basically a diskless workstation. I *really* need to get this doing something interesting. There are quite a few resources on the net with information about how to get them to network boot linux. With that information I might even be able to write my own software for it.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-53" title="Multia" src="http://rackbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/multia_small.jpg" alt="Multia" width="600" height="230" /></p>
<p>Keeping in the theme of Network Computers the <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Digital Equipment Multia was DEC&#8217;s attempt at a lightweight network centric computer. This particular version has a 166mhz Alpha AXP processor. It runs a small laptop hard drive, floppy drive and supports PCMCIA cards. As far as I know it works but it has nothing installed on it. Either that or the hard drive doesn&#8217;t work.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-55" title="Nextstation" src="http://rackbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/nextstation_front_small.jpg" alt="Nextstation" width="600" height="200" /><br />
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<p>I have an original NeXT Slab. Unfortunately I only have the slab and the keyboard and mouse. Unfortunately I don&#8217;t have the sound box which is used to split the video/devices cable into the video, keyboard and mouse connectors. Thus I haven&#8217;t been able to boot it up so I have no idea if it works. It is pretty, though.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-57" title="nextstation_inside_small" src="http://rackbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/nextstation_inside_small.jpg" alt="nextstation_inside_small" width="600" height="253" /></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-58" title="Silicon Graphics O2" src="http://rackbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/sgi_o2_small.jpg" alt="Silicon Graphics O2" width="600" height="300" /></p>
<p>This is a Silicon Graphics o2 which I paired with a Silicon Graphics 1600SW. Not exactly uncommon. I don&#8217;t know the specs of this o2, but I know it is loaded with 6.5.something version of Irix and does nothing particularly useful <img src='http://rackbits.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':(' class='wp-smiley' /> .</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-59" title="Sparcstation 5" src="http://rackbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/sparcstation_small.jpg" alt="Sparcstation 5" width="600" height="200" /></p>
<p>Sun Sparcstation 5 &#8211; a pizza box Sparc based workstation.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-62" title="ibm_pc_convertable" src="http://rackbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/ibm_pc_convertable.jpg" alt="ibm_pc_convertable" width="600" height="400" /></p>
<p>IBM PC Convertible. From memory it runs an 80c88 processor which is a CMOS variant of the Intel 8088 processor. It had the ability to have it&#8217;s state maintained simply by turning off the clock signal.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-63" title="Silicon Graphics Indy" src="http://rackbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/indy.jpg" alt="Silicon Graphics Indy" width="600" height="350" /></p>
<p>This is a Silicon Graphics Indy with a Indy Presenter 1280 flat panel screen. Also included is a IndyCam which is a streaming video camera.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-64" title="Mac Classic" src="http://rackbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/mac_classic.jpg" alt="Mac Classic" width="600" height="350" /></p>
<p>It&#8217;s a Macintosh Classic. Enough said <img src='http://rackbits.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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