compu-goth...techno-goth...cyber-goth...
my computer is my life. maybe not literally, but it is the one thing i seem to put the most time and energy into. i work for staples as a departmental manager, running the electronics/computer/tech department. so i work with computers in a sales aspect as well as a technological aspect. i am a certified computer upgrade technician, and am in the midst of studying for my first professional certification, the A+ certification for computer repair/upgrade specialists. after that i'll probably move on to MCSE certifications, as my interests in computers go beyond just the hardware and into software and integration as well...i'm probably one of the last generation of computer users to have learned BASIC programming in school, read computer magazines where you would re-type code into a computer to run a program, and be able to fully exploit MS-DOS command line computing. boy, do i sound old...
at this time i do not do any outside repair/upgrading...that would be a conflict of interests/violation of my job. however, you can click here (or on the 'business card' below) and send me an e-mail with any questions you may have. i won't pretend to know all the answers, but i'll do my best...or find a place where you can find the answers if i can't...
in the meantime, enjoy these pictures of my frankenstein. it started out life as a hewlett packard 8260...very little is left of what it originally was. i've included a list of what's inside now for your reading pleasure...
asus P2L97 motherboard based on intel 440LX chipset with integrated ATI graphics chip (disabled)
from top:
intel pentium II processor, 266 mhz (with blue passive heatsink)
open agp slot
creative labs sound blaster pci 512
creative labs graphics blaster savage 4, pci (note: this is about to be replaced with an agp graphics card)
hauppage winTV go TV tuner card/video capture card, pci
open shared pci/isa slot
3com US Robotics 56k faxmodem, isa
check out even more 'old stuff'...
see a new picture of our main computer...
click here for schematics and specs...