My MAIN Macintosh...

  • A 24 inch iMac 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo system (with an added 24 inch display) is my base unit

  • 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor
  • All-in-one design! (What you SEE is the ENTIRE COMPUTER.)
  • Mac OS X version 10.5.7 operating system
  • (Also able to run Windows XP as well as Ubuntu Linux ALL AT THE SAME TIME as Mac OS-X!)
  • Four Gb of memory
  • Equipped with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi
  • NVIDIA GeForce GT 130 (VRAM (Total) 512 MB) video card
  • 8x double-layer SuperDrive (able to create Dual-layer DVDs as well as CDs)
  • 1000 Gb (One TERABYTE!) Serial ATA hard drive built-in
  • I also have an external two Terabyte drive as a backup hard drive
  • I now have Ubuntu Linux, Windows XP and Windows 7 loaded into this iMac
  • I can load and run Windows XP in under 15 seconds...
  • Windows, etc. and the Mac operating systems can ALL run at the same time!
  • The iMac has a built-in 24 inch LCD display (See above)
  • This is also driving a Dell 24 inch display; Together, the two 24 inch displays give me a lot more "desktop" space. (See the pictures of the Dell monitor below.)

  • The Dell 24 inch LCD display has lots of inputs, lots of outputs! (See above)

    • The LAN (Local Area Network) and related components

  • All of the local computers are DSL-served via an Ethernet-based LAN (Local Area Network)
  • Speedstream 6520 DSL modem (With 4-port router and Wi-Fi)
  • Cisco/Linksys WRT54G ROUTER (Wireless broadband access with 4-port router)
  • D-Link 8-port SWITCH
  • D-Link DI-102 ethernet packet optimizer
  • 7-port USB-2.0 HUB
  • Sony DV (digital) video camera, model DCR-PC330
  • HP 3210xi inkjet printer/scanner/copier, etc.
  • Dell laser printer

    • The KITCHEN computer...

    • My wife's computer is another 24" Intel iMac. (She also has an iPod Touch, which she enjoys a LOT!) This iMac also has the Elgato HDTV tuner; This makes the TV set operate like a TiVo set! With this, we can record high definition TV programs, even up to 1080i screen resolution. This makes the kitchen computer also function as a really great TV (and DVR, or Digital Video Recorder) set for us! (We used to have a Sony TV set in the same area with the computer, and so we have now gotten rid of this set, as the computer/TV does an extremely good job for all functions.

      • The ECHOLINK SERVER computer...

      • The base unit is a Dell with a 133 Mhz "Repentium" processor
      • Windows 2000 (with service pack 4) operating system
      • 94 Meg of memory
      • Standard floppy disk drive
      • Standard CD drive
      • Two hard drives: 120 Gb and 80 Gb in capacity
      • 15 inch LCD monitor
      • ATA-66 interface card
      • Sound card
      • Ethernet card
      • (Presently hosting the ECHOLINK, node for amateur radio)

        The WEB SERVER computer...

        • Macintosh 24 inch iMac as the base unit
        • 2.8 Ghz Dual INTEL processor
        • Mac OSX 10.5.8
        • Four Gb of memory
        • SuperDrive (CD, DVD read-write) optical drive
        • One internal hard drive: 500 Gb size
        • One external hard drive: 500 Gb size
        • LG external (USB) LIGHTSCRIBE DVD burner, which can make low-level LABELS on a CD or a DVD.
        • (Presently hosting the webcam experiment , as well as serving as a "backup" server)

          • The HAM RADIO computer...

          • HP Pavilion as the base unit
          • Dell 24 inch LCD display
          • 2.4 Ghz Dual INTEL processor
          • Windows XP operating system (Also, Windows 7 as an alternate)
          • Two Gb of memory
          • SuperDrive (CD, DVD read-write) optical drive
          • Two internal hard drives: 500 and 320 Gb sizes
          • One external hard drive: 500 Gb size
          • Internal LIGHTSCRIBE DVD burner, which can make "low-level LABELS" on a CD or a DVD.
          • (Presently hosting the Flex-3000 SDR (Software Defined Radio) which is an extremely new field of radio.)

            • The TELEVISION computer...

            • The TV set is an LED-lit (1080i, 1080P) Samsung 61 inch unit
            • Apple "Mini Mac" is the base unit for DVR (Digital Video Recorder) function
            • 1.8 Ghz Dual INTEL processor
            • Mac OS-X 10.5.8 as the operating system
            • Two Gb of memory
            • SuperDrive (CD, DVD read-write) optical drive
            • One internal hard drive: 320 Gb size
            • EyeTV as the add-on digital TV tuner, as well as acting as the means to program, record and play the HDTV signals for us
            • The Mac Mini is presently hosting the Elgato HDTV tuner; This makes the TV set operate like a TiVo set! With this, we can record high definition TV programs, even up to 1080i screen resolution.