AMD Sempron 2600+
1 GB RAM
80 GB Hard Disk
DVD/CD RW
17″ Monitor
It may not be the best and most powerful computer rig out there but it did what is was supposed to do almost perfectly. It has served me well for the last 5 months unfortunately I had to let it go. I had to give it to its rightful owner.
This is the reason why lazygoy.com has become dormant for the past few days. I do not have a computer to work with. For the last few days, I have been trying to revive my old computer. I need to do this in the least possible time since 1) The computer in my mother’s room needs a server and 2) I NEED A COMPUTER. After evaluating the PC’s specification, I opted to reunite with the penguin - instead of using the Microsoft Windows Operating System, I decided to use Linux.
My Topsy Turvy Room
Computer Table Without A Computer
Installing Linux
My first encounter with Linux was more than 10 years ago - more or less I was just 13 years old. Installing it was a pain in the ass since drivers for my hardware needed to be coded and compiled manually. But this time, installation was amazingly quite easy. I popped in the CD in the optical drive and the installation went on by itself automatically. Three hours later, Linux was already running on my PC. Except for the third-party NIC, all of the hardware were detected probably because everything is already included in the kernel. Since my NIC is still not working and my mum needs the Internet connection ASAP, I went out and bought a router. So as of now, the current specs of my computer is:
Operating System: Linux
Processor: Pentium II MMX
Hard Disk: 4 GB
RAM: 64 MB
Optical Drive: CD-ROM Drive
The hard disk fails every once in a while but all in all, everything seems to be going smoothly. So… that’s it. I’ll be abstaining from playing any MMORPGs and other games for now. As to when I’ll be able to get a new rig, I still don’t know yet. But as of now, I just plan on using this computer and make the best out of it.
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April 6th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
waaaaaaaaaaa… no games!!! noooooo!!! i’m also an mmorpg avid gamer XD i played like tomorrow back then…
hmmm…linux as an OS? not bad..heh… i saw on the internet that linux’s ubuntu can be shipped for free for those who wants to try it… ubuntu ba gamit mo? hmmm… having a pc that kind of specs is already ok..kesa naman walang computer >.<
ohhh…and i love that rurouni kenshin poster you have there XD
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Lazy Goy reply on April 6, 2008:
im actually using a smaller version of ubuntu called xubuntu. my 4gb hard disk and 64 mb ram cant handle the ubuntu distro
but xubuntu nevertheless provides me with everything that i need (except for the gaming part) ^_^
i like the rk poster too… it belongs to my sister. gi-arbor lng nako. hehe ^_^
April 6th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
am coming home with my cpu~ (can i just leave the monitor behind? it’s really heavy >_<)
…not that my pc’s better. it might just be, a bit, in some aspects.
Operating System: WINXP XD
Processor: nvm. celeron
Hard Disk: 40 + 2 GB
RAM: 256 MB ..shared!
Optical Drive: 2 CD-ROM Drives
we have got to upgrade >_<
P.S.
@kazuya014, that’s my kenshin poster, hahaha~XD
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Lazy Goy reply on April 6, 2008:
your cpu’s specs is better than what i currently have right now ^_^ windows xp… hmm… shall we convert it to linux? hehe ^_^
upgrade? hopefully soon… ^_^
tflc.l reply on April 6, 2008:
except for the processor >_<
i could use some practice on linux… partition! or virtual machine na lang, hehe~
April 23rd, 2008 at 10:24 pm
one heck of a room there bro. haha.
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