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TH3 H4NMGAMN
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At this point, I have 3. My netbook, old PC, and Core i7 gaming rig.

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Posted 7 months ago #
sammy
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i got an old gateway and a dell xps

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Posted 7 months ago #
TH3 H4NMGAMN
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Which XPS do you have? I suppose I should've been more clear on my rigs.

Netbook: Acer Aspire One 8.9" w/ 6 cell battery

Old PC: HP A6407C with Athlon 4400+,3GB RAM, 8800GT

Core i7-i7 920 D0@3.66, Rampage II Gene, Asus GTX 260 Core 216 R.O.G, 6GB OCZ 1600Mhz @8-8-8-20, WD 500GB Caviar black 32MB, Corsair 750W, NZXT Tempest, Xigmatek S1283V, Vista Home Premium 64bit.

Posted 7 months ago #
GoodEats
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The first use of the word "computer" was recorded in 1613, referring to a person who carried out calculations, or computations, and the word continued to be used in that sense until the middle of the 20th century. From the end of the 19th century onwards though, the word began to take on its more familiar meaning, describing a machine that carries out computations.[3]

The history of the modern computer begins with two separate technologies—automated calculation and programmability—but no single device can be identified as the earliest computer, partly because of the inconsistent application of that term. Examples of early mechanical calculating devices include the abacus, the slide rule and arguably the astrolabe and the Antikythera mechanism (which dates from about 150–100 BC). Hero of Alexandria (c. 10–70 AD) built a mechanical theater which performed a play lasting 10 minutes and was operated by a complex system of ropes and drums that might be considered to be a means of deciding which parts of the mechanism performed which actions and when.[4] This is the essence of programmability.

The "castle clock", an astronomical clock invented by Al-Jazari in 1206, is considered to be the earliest programmable analog computer.[5] It displayed the zodiac, the solar and lunar orbits, a crescent moon-shaped pointer travelling across a gateway causing automatic doors to open every hour,[6][7] and five robotic musicians who played music when struck by levers operated by a camshaft attached to a water wheel. The length of day and night could be re-programmed to compensate for the changing lengths of day and night throughout the year.[5]

The Renaissance saw a re-invigoration of European mathematics and engineering. Wilhelm Schickard's 1623 device was the first of a number of mechanical calculators constructed by European engineers, but none fit the modern definition of a computer, because they could not be programmed.

In 1801, Joseph Marie Jacquard made an improvement to the textile loom by introducing a series of punched paper cards as a template which allowed his loom to weave intricate patterns automatically. The resulting Jacquard loom was an important step in the development of computers because the use of punched cards to define woven patterns can be viewed as an early, albeit limited, form of programmability.

It was the fusion of automatic calculation with programmability that produced the first recognizable computers. In 1837, Charles Babbage was the first to conceptualize and design a fully programmable mechanical computer, his analytical engine.[8] Limited finances and Babbage's inability to resist tinkering with the design meant that the device was never completed.

In the late 1880s, Herman Hollerith invented the recording of data on a machine readable medium. Prior uses of machine readable media, above, had been for control, not data. "After some initial trials with paper tape, he settled on punched cards ..."[9] To process these punched cards he invented the tabulator, and the keypunch machines. These three inventions were the foundation of the modern information processing industry. Large-scale automated data processing of punched cards was performed for the 1890 United States Census by Hollerith's company, which later became the core of IBM. By the end of the 19th century a number of technologies that would later prove useful in the realization of practical computers had begun to appear: the punched card, Boolean algebra, the vacuum tube (thermionic valve) and the teleprinter.

During the first half of the 20th century, many scientific computing needs were met by increasingly sophisticated analog computers, which used a direct mechanical or electrical model of the problem as a basis for computation. However, these were not programmable and generally lacked the versatility and accuracy of modern digital computers.

Alan Turing is widely regarded to be the father of modern computer science. In 1936 Turing provided an influential formalisation of the concept of the algorithm and computation with the Turing machine. Of his role in the modern computer, Time Magazine in naming Turing one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century, states: "The fact remains that everyone who taps at a keyboard, opening a spreadsheet or a word-processing program, is working on an incarnation of a Turing machine." [10]

George Stibitz is internationally recognized as a father of the modern digital computer. While working at Bell Labs in November 1937, Stibitz invented and built a relay-based calculator he dubbed the "Model K" (for "kitchen table", on which he had assembled it), which was the first to use binary circuits to perform an arithmetic operation. Later models added greater sophistication including complex arithmetic and programmability.

RIP ODB

Posted 7 months ago #
TH3 H4NMGAMN
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Why is this at all relevant.? I could've copied Wikipedia too.

Posted 7 months ago #
sammy
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i have an xps 700

Posted 7 months ago #
TH3 H4NMGAMN
Member

Man, that XPS must have cost you a lot if you bought it new. Does yours have an Extreme CPU?

Posted 7 months ago #
Gerrad
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I have a Riggs and a Murtaugh, and both agree they are to old for this shit.

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Posted 7 months ago #
magoo
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@Gerrad, Awesome! And I totally agree.

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You have one full day to decide." Lord Humongous

Posted 7 months ago #
bartz824
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@gerrad thats how my old desktop feels, and it only works when it wants to

They took the bar, the whole fucking bar!!!!!
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Posted 7 months ago #
TH3 H4NMGAMN
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That sucks. That is how my Internet is feeling right about now.

Posted 7 months ago #
tOaSt
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i was hoping this thread was about guitar rigs, dang lol. I use a compaq presario laptop, woohoo.

im white just slightly toasted
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Posted 7 months ago #
sammy
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@ toast i second the guitar rigs. mine doesn't have extreme cpu i think those came on later models. actually my xps is about 4 years old. i have had dell replace a processor and a graphics card though. other than that has work very well. yes it was expensive but my sister bought for me has a birthday gift.

Posted 7 months ago #
magoo
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@Toast & Sammy, Don't ask about changing the topic of the thread. If you thought the topic of the thread was about guitar rigs, talk about guitar rigs. There is no hard and fast rule that says you MUST stay on topic. If there was, everyone would have been banned by now.

Posted 7 months ago #
Gerrad
Member

I was always a fan of bigger rigs.... you know, Peterbilt or Freightliners..

Posted 7 months ago #
magoo
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@Gerrad, The more you post, the more our brains get in line with one another. I was just about to list semis dammit!

Posted 7 months ago #
Gerrad
Member

Haha... I was gonna post that the first time but I flashed on the Lethal Weapon joke and you greatfully provided a new in for me to re-use it...

Posted 7 months ago #
Jhylla81
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Here's what I want my rig to be!
http://tiny.cc/QGsy9

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Posted 7 months ago #
Gerrad
Member

That would require a different rig all together,
Jury

Posted 7 months ago #
almost6mexicans
Member

I just bought a new rig the other day. Now I have:

-50 gal oil drum that I halved and hinged that can fit whole hogs
-vertical water smoker with rib racks that I welded into them
-22" weber charcoal grill that is my main rig and can fit four beer can chickens on it for indirect grilling
-my old man's propane rig that is older than me and i only use when cooking burgers
-propane smoker i only use to make jerky

I live in MN and cook outside probably 300 days a year

"I have a reverence for individuality." -Clint Eastwood

Posted 7 months ago #
TH3 H4NMGAMN
Member

That Optimus Prome case is huge, like 7 feet tall and it took 2 years to build. Speaking of grills, my friend thought it would be a good idea to take his old oil tank that was under the ground and probably 250 gallons, cut it in half, burn all the oil out, and then put a grate over it for grilling. You can grill more than 300 burgers on it at once.

Posted 7 months ago #
BurningChrome
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i was expecting to see info about peterbuilts, kenworths, macks, internatioanls, etc...

Twitter me this

Posted 7 months ago #
ninjasquirrel
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I have a laptop. Erm, that's it.

twitter.com/ninjutsucoder I'm not interesting or friendly.

Posted 7 months ago #
TH3 H4NMGAMN
Member

While this is the technology section of the forum, I guess we can open this to any rigs:cars, grills, musical setups. If you happen to have it, post!

Posted 7 months ago #
sammy
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musical setups are techinically technology right?

computer rig

my main one is the xps 700

guitar rig

peavey 92 usa made strat
peavey ibanez clone HH w/floyd rose
line6 spider 30 w/celestion speaker

Posted 7 months ago #
TH3 H4NMGAMN
Member

Wow, I have not a clue what you just posted about your guitar. I'll be sticking to PC's.

Posted 7 months ago #
Lyle T.
Member

Laptop: Sony Vaio
Pc: A out dated frankinstin monster. Ive been wanting to upgrade for over a year but cant decide Alienwear or just building another monster for half the price.....but it will have the i7 core.
@sammy
Guitar Rigs:
PRS:Tremonti
Charvel:Model 5
Old school Ibenez: (les paul knock off)
A electric/Acoustic
Washburn Acoustic
Yamaha Acoustic
Marshall half stack
Crate Half stack
Recording rigs:
Boss 16 track DR
Fostex Vr800 DMR
and Vm200 DRM
PA Rig:
Fender sunn mixer
2 Audio Centron huge mains (EV loaded)
2 floor monitors
3 condencer mics
6 mics
Drum Rig:
Yamaha YDD-60

My dream Guitar the next time Ive got 9000.00 laying around its going to be a ESP KH-2 Kirk Hammett Ouija Signature Series Electric Guitar

Posted 7 months ago #
paulie
Member

I was totally gonna post my guitar rig too!

Oh why not...

Early 80's Fender stratocaster w/ Seymor Duncans
late 60's Fender Thinline Telecaster ('68 I think?)
G&L Bluesboy
Yamaha APX
Mesa/Boogie .50 caliber head (built for me in '89)
Mesa/Boogie Thiele extension (12" Celestion)
Mesa/Boogie 4X12 halfback Cabinet (2EV and 2 Celestion)
early 70's Fender super twin
Vox super-wah
Boss pedals galore....

And I'm a Mac guy.

Posted 7 months ago #
sammy
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i had a heck of alot more stuff when i was younger. i stopped fully gigging around 5 years ago. so i sold most of my stuff. i do some studio work around memphis and when i do i usually use whatever amps they got. i just bring my guitars.

@lyle that esp is nice, ive played one but to be honest its not worth 9 grand. heck i wont spend to 2 grand on a gibson. prices on guitars are outrageous. if i were to get anything else it would be a boogle lonestar.

Posted 7 months ago #
Lyle T.
Member

@ Sammy. I know its crazy cash but I just love that guitar.I dought id even play it. But someday man.... someday.

Posted 7 months ago #