LilBambi 3,279 Posted December 25, 2011 Awesome Desktop there Eric! Very nice Eric I like the Guy Fawkes mask Also where is the lappy? Yeah, I noticed that too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
V.T. Eric Layton 6,257 Posted December 25, 2011 Mask? Guy Fawkes? I don't know what you're talking about. AHEM! Oh, the lappy is on my other desk just to the right of the desk in this pic. Here it is, actually... Oh, and I'm snapping these pics with this really cool camera that Santa (my brother, actually) brought me for Christmas: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LilBambi 3,279 Posted December 25, 2011 Very nice camera! Merry Christmas!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ichase 479 Posted December 25, 2011 Really cool Eric, like the Christmas background on the desktop. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
réjean 265 Posted December 25, 2011 This is quite a collection of computer books you've got Eric! I envy you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
V.T. Eric Layton 6,257 Posted December 25, 2011 @ Ian... Yeah, I like that one a lot. Here's the wallpaper --> http://abstract.desktopnexus.com/wallpaper/861151/ and the matching Persona for Firefox --> https://www.getpersonas.com/en-US/persona/442724 @ Réjean... Heh! Those are just the relatively current computer books. I've got books in boxes around here that go back to COBOL and the 8080A microprocessor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amenditman 892 Posted December 25, 2011 @ Réjean... Heh! Those are just the relatively current computer books. I've got books in boxes around here that go back to COBOL and the 8080A microprocessor. That really brings back the memories. My first computer had an 8080 chip. It was a Heathkit H-8 build it yourself (sort of). http://oldcomputers.net/heathkit-h8.html Those days were a ton of fun. Now we just unplug a card from a slot and plug in another and it works. No dip switches or assigning IRQ's. Crazy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
V.T. Eric Layton 6,257 Posted December 26, 2011 I have a great book called the 8080A Bugbook around here somewhere. This is the processor we used in the training computers when I went to tech school back around the time Noah was building his Ark. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amenditman 892 Posted December 26, 2011 I have a great book called the 8080A Bugbook around here somewhere. This is the processor we used in the training computers when I went to tech school back around the time Noah was building his Ark. Obviously, you are mistaking the 8080 chip from the mid to late seventies with it's predecessor the 8008 which is what Noah used to build the ark. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
V.T. Eric Layton 6,257 Posted December 26, 2011 You mean 8008 BC? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amenditman 892 Posted December 26, 2011 You mean 8008 BC? That must be the technical term for it. (Does BC stand for before computers?) We always just called it the 8008 or the Intel 8008. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
V.T. Eric Layton 6,257 Posted December 26, 2011 The first not-so-micro processors: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amenditman 892 Posted December 26, 2011 The first not-so-micro processors: Now you're just making me miss my refurbished Fisher tube amp. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
V.T. Eric Layton 6,257 Posted December 26, 2011 Ah... tubes (valves, as the Brits call them). Those were the days, huh? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amenditman 892 Posted December 27, 2011 That was the best sounding stereo receiver I have ever heard (from any manufacturer in any price range) bar none. It was originally manufactured in the early 60's. I rewired it with silver coated wires I bought from the NASA surplus store and replaced the tubes with some I had seen in a brand new $10000 stereo amp (Sensuous Sounds or some other specialtyshop). I built a custom oak enclosure for it. Then I built a pair of high output speakers with matching oak finish. The set up was bulky and heavy, but the sweetest sound. If only I hadn't gotten tired of moving it when I was nomadic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
V.T. Eric Layton 6,257 Posted December 27, 2011 Difficult to have large, bulky possessions when you're a nomad, Bob. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
V.T. Eric Layton 6,257 Posted November 29, 2013 My real desktop looks just a wee bit different now that I'm using my lappy instead of my recently crashed main system. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abarbarian 3,101 Posted November 29, 2013 Wow that looks neat and tidy ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
V.T. Eric Layton 6,257 Posted November 29, 2013 Thanks. Here's the bigger picture... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
securitybreach 10,438 Posted November 30, 2013 Very nice and neat Eric 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LilBambi 3,279 Posted November 30, 2013 Very nice and tidy indeed ... did you clean it up for the picture or does it look that way all the time? You know what they say about a clean desk... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
V.T. Eric Layton 6,257 Posted December 1, 2013 No. It looks like that all the time. It's an anal thing. I have a plaque somewhere that has that quote, Fran: "A clean desk is a sign of a sick mind." ~Albert Einstein Friends at a place I used to work chipped in and bought it for me. I'm a neat person, but not a very good housecleaner. While things always look neat and arranged wherever I live, the odds are good that there is 3" of cat hair and a whole herd of dust T-rexes under the beds and behind the dressers. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LilBambi 3,279 Posted December 1, 2013 Well regardless, it looks good. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ichase 479 Posted July 1, 2015 Need to clean and straighten up a bit but here is where I spend 80% of my time while in the house 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
securitybreach 10,438 Posted July 1, 2015 Well Eric made a point so I moved my post to the correct topic: Full sized Desk Shot: https://i.imgur.com/Dzn6RHE.jpg The VGA monitor is connected to my Raspberry Pi an the 4 middle monitors are all connected to my main machine. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
securitybreach 10,438 Posted August 10, 2015 New desk at the new place in New Orleans: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebrke 1,255 Posted August 10, 2015 Looks great--only one problem. Where's Anubis? Or is he only there when you're there? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
securitybreach 10,438 Posted August 10, 2015 Looks great--only one problem. Where's Anubis? Or is he only there when you're there? He is outside but doing ok 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abarbarian 3,101 Posted August 12, 2015 Nice and neat. Bet you are gutted at loosing the vga monitor shown in post 115 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
securitybreach 10,438 Posted August 12, 2015 Nice and neat. Bet you are gutted at loosing the vga monitor shown in post 115 That was just for the Raspberry Pi of which is now headless 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
