The Computer with no name has passed...
 

After a vaillant struggle with old age, circuit rust, and dust my faithful computer with no name quietly passed away sometime during the night.

He leaves behind a fully functional SATA drive will all it's data intact, so he will be remembered fondly.

Please let us have a moment of silence for his cooling fans that will turn no more....

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Whew. That's over.

Now it's SHOPPING TIME!

I wanna build me a Frankenstein! ****-loads of RAM, Dual-Monitors, at least a TB of storage, VMware for windows and linux.... Ho, Ho Ho....

R-I-P for the PC with no name.

Have fun Moonie! Retail therapy and, remember, he with the most toys in the end wins the game.

How old was he? (Aren't all men's machines supposed to be chicks?)

Have fun at the electronics store :cheers:

Almost 4 years old.

Up until the end, he was quite stable and reliable. So I just assumed he was a he.

Hehe.

I wonder who here has the oldest operating computer. We have a Dell that's about 6 years old, I think, though we dont' really use it.

I highly recommend Newegg.com for shopping. When I built my TB RAID box, I spent a couple weeks shopping prices. Internet, Fry's, Microcenter. I ended up purchasing all but 2 components through Newegg.

RIP nameless. (But don't all computers have a name by default?)

I second the Newegg recommendation. I've used them quite a bit.

My Dell 8200 is still running and until I buy a new something-or-other is my PC that is currently in use. I bought it in 2000. After I replace the brakes in the car and buy a new bed to sleep on, this is next in line for replacement with a new model, notebook of some sort. I'm still on the fence, PC with Vista or covert to Mac?

I have a Compaq laptop with Windows Millennium Edition. It functions till the OS crashes (usually an hour to an hour and a half of internet use, then it starts hopping off line every 5 minutes until you restart it).

You meant operating as in "can" operate, not as in "on active duty", right?

I've had great luck with Dell (for my current and last computer) but I keep hearing these random horror stories about them.

Maybe this goes without saying, but I'll say it anyway - do not, I repeat DO NOT buy anything from a) Fry's. or b) Circuit City.