Re: Pissing contest (was: NTLK The Mistry of Apple Products)

From: Wolf Lichtenberger (w_l@gmx.net)
Date: Wed Aug 16 2000 - 19:23:44 CDT


Hi,

on Wed, 16 Aug 2000, J. van de Griek wrote:
> Okay, time to seperate the wannabees from the REAL collectors ;-)
>
> Apple IIgs Woz Signature Edition
> Mac Plus
> Mac LC III
> Mac LC 475
> PowerMac 8500 (Darwin & BeOS)
> Mac Portable
> PowerBook 100
> PowerBook 140
> PowerBook 150
> PowerBook 540c
> PowerBook 1400c G3 (daily driver ;-)
> MessagePad 110
> MessagePad 120/2.0
> MessagePad 2000
> eMate 300
> eMate 300 (upgraded)
> Amiga 500
> Amiga 1000
> Amiga 2000
> Atari 520 ST
> Atari 1040 ST
> Atari TT030
> Philips VG8220
> Philips VG8235

Weren't these VG machines varieties of the MSX tribe (with a tiltable keyboard)?

> Philips NMS8255
> Philips NMS8280
> Commodore VIC-20
> Commodore C-64
> Commodore C-64 II
> Sinclair ZX81
> Sinclair ZX Spectrum (my first computer!)
> IBM PC
> IBM PS/2 Model 50

OK, so i'm to be a wannabe:

DynaByte MPM-II machine (256 KB, 15 MB HD, 4 users)
Commodore PET-2001
(Atari 800, sold)
(Commodore C64 with tape & floppy drives, sold)
Sinclair ZX81
Sinclair Spectrum
Sinclair Spectrum+ (better case & keyboard)
Atari ST 520+
Atari Mega ST 4
Amiga 1000 (with the developer-signatured hood)
Mac LC II (dead)
No name '286 10MHz
486-100 48 MB "server"
P-100 64 MB "workstation"

> For my next trick, I want to start building a supercomputer (massively
> parallel cluster), starting with 8 or 16 PowerMac 6100's, eventually
> expanding it to, oh, say 64 CPU's... Or maybe 128, if I change my mind and
> don't buy a Porsche :-). Man, it's going to be cool having my own
> supercomputer! *drool*

How 'bout building your super out of *all* the computers you have? (should buy
an extra power plant though, too)

regards,
-- Wolf Lichtenberger
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