The "Slink" Project
A NetBSD test server among
the Linux boxen
WHAT IS IT?
These are the original
specs (with changes/upgrades noted). The machine is a Compaq
Presario 5360,
which was purchased "refurbished"
without a monitor:
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AMD K6-2/450
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64MB RAM total, 60MB
avail. (28MB system memory on motherboard + 4MB for video + 32MB SyncDRAM
DIMM, expandable to 384MB)
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8.0GB Maxtor IDE hard
drive (swapped out the original 10.0GB Quantum Bigfoot drive in it and
will use it for another machine)
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128-bit SiS onboard
2x Accelerated AGP video graphics, 4MB system SGRAM, expandable to 8MB
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Compaq MV900 19" monitor,
.26mm dot pitch (1600x1280 non-interlaced) with JBL Pro attachable speakers
(upgrade, shared)
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Compaq 32X CD-ROM
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ESS Solo-1 onboard sound
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Front-accessible USB/game
ports
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Compaq 2-button PS/2
"wheel" mouse
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Compaq 56K v.90 modem
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3COM 3C905 10/100 PCI
fast Etherlink network card (upgrade)
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HP Officejet 520 color
printer/scanner/copier/fax (refurbished, shared)
The Presario
desktops were designed with the internet in mind and they are nice little
mini-towers (and as you can tell, I like them and now have 3 Presario minitowers
and 1 Presario notebook). The only drawback, which is common
among most mini-towers, is the limited expandability, ie., this model comes
with only 3 PCI slots but does have a separate ISA slot, as opposed to
my other models, which share a PCI slot with the ISA one. One
note to make is that since all my machines (except the notebook) share
the 19" monitor, I did purchase a Belkin 4-port video/keyboard/mouse switchbox.
I got tired of reaching in back of each machine to move the video cable
around (risking an accidental pulling of the power plug, which happened
to Tank!)
NOTICE:
"Linux" is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. "Compaq", "AMD",
"S3", "3COM", "Maxtor", "Quantum", "Belkin", and any other product/company
mentioned on this page or at this site, are trademarks and/or copyrights
of their respective companies.
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