Dimetrius (Original) - Revision history

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			[[Category:Laptops]]

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	== Trailer Era ==		== Trailer Era ==
	This machine was used in the trailer as a MOP server (running NetBSD) to netboot a VAXstation 3100 M40.		This machine was used in the trailer as a MOP server (running NetBSD) to netboot [[hermes]], a VAXstation 3100 M40.

	== Loan-Out to [[:User:Soundstains\|Joel Martinez]] ==		== Loan-Out to [[:User:Soundstains\|Joel Martinez]] ==

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	This machine was purchased direct from the [http://www.dell.com Dell Website] in 2000, while living at the Martinez household. For $50 more, I could have had a larger screen and a Pentium III processor instead of a weak Celeron. This is a lesson in how not to be, unless you want to be penny-wise and pound-foolish. [[:User:Soundstains\|Joel Martinez]] reminds me (quite correctly) of this error in judgment quite regularly, which is something I definitely appreciate.		This machine was purchased direct from the [http://www.dell.com Dell Website] in 2000, while living at the Martinez household. For $50 more, I could have had a larger screen and a Pentium III processor instead of a weak Celeron. This is a lesson in how not to be, unless you want to be penny-wise and pound-foolish. [[:User:Soundstains\|Joel Martinez]] reminds me (quite correctly) of this error in judgment quite regularly, which is something I definitely appreciate.

			=== Ariel Technologies Upgrade ===
			As shipped from Dell, the machine came with 32MB of RAM and no Wi-Fi support. [http://www.arielusa.com Ariel Technologies] paid to max out the RAM at 320MB, and added a Cisco AiroNet 340 Wi-Fi card. I tested the Windows "Whistler" beta on this machine, and it ran Red Hat 7.1 for a bit.

			== Trailer Era ==
			This machine was used in the trailer as a MOP server (running NetBSD) to netboot a VAXstation 3100 M40.

			== Loan-Out to [[:User:Soundstains\|Joel Martinez]] ==
			Joel borrowed this machine for a bit, shortly before it failed, and would only come up to a blinking cursor.

			== Final Destruction ==
			During the [[:Category:Trailer Tragedy of 2004\|Trailer Tragedy of 2004]], I let [[Ben Gutierrez]] smash this machine to smithereens with his Hammer-O-Doom.

	== Historical Summary ==		== Historical Summary ==
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	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	Inspiron3800Open.jpg\|Open		Inspiron3800Open.jpg\|Similar Machine Open
	Inspiron3800Closed.jpg\|Closed		Inspiron3800Closed.jpg\|Similar Machine Closed
	</gallery>		</gallery>

			== External Links ==
			* [https://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/product-support/product/inspiron-3800/manuals Inspiron 3800 on Dell Computers website]

	[[Category:Trailer Tragedy of 2004]]		[[Category:Trailer Tragedy of 2004]]

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			== Original Purchase ==

			This machine was purchased direct from the [http://www.dell.com Dell Website] in 2000, while living at the Martinez household. For $50 more, I could have had a larger screen and a Pentium III processor instead of a weak Celeron. This is a lesson in how not to be, unless you want to be penny-wise and pound-foolish. [[:User:Soundstains\|Joel Martinez]] reminds me (quite correctly) of this error in judgment quite regularly, which is something I definitely appreciate.

	== Historical Summary ==		== Historical Summary ==

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	''This section was taken from my old personal website, which is archived at and accessible from [http://www.chivanet.org/~jpw/vax/computer.html The VAX Pirate's Lair]. As such, the contents are likely out of date and not particularly reliable.''		''This section was taken from my old personal website, which is archived at and accessible from [http://www.chivanet.org/~jpw/vax/computer.html The VAX Pirate's Lair]. As such, the contents are likely out of date and not particularly reliable.''

	This laptop replaced an ancient Toshiba 486. I bought it direct from Dell in 2000 or 2001. It has run Windows 98, Windows NT Workstation 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Red Hat Linux, and most recently netBSD. Not a horribly good machine-the keyboard ~~ba rely~~ works. It makes a good portable UNIX box with netBSD, provided you don't need "i", the down arrow, or "delete." Oh well, theres always telnet...		This laptop replaced an ancient Toshiba 486. I bought it direct from Dell in 2000 or 2001. It has run Windows 98, Windows NT Workstation 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Red Hat Linux, and most recently netBSD. Not a horribly good machine-the keyboard barely works. It makes a good portable UNIX box with netBSD, provided you don't need "i", the down arrow, or "delete." Oh well, theres always telnet...

	== Specifications ==		== Specifications ==

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	\| image = ~~Inspiron3800Open~~.jpg		\| image = Inspiron3800Green.jpg
	\| caption = Dell Inspiron 3800		\| caption = Dell Inspiron 3800
	\| vendor = Dell		\| vendor = Dell

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	* ATI Rage P/M Mobility 8MB video chipset		* ATI Rage P/M Mobility 8MB video chipset
	* Linksys 10bt ethernet adapter (PCMCIA)		* Linksys 10bt ethernet adapter (PCMCIA)

			== Gallery ==
			<gallery>
			Inspiron3800Open.jpg\|Open
			Inspiron3800Closed.jpg\|Closed
			</gallery>

	[[Category:Trailer Tragedy of 2004]]		[[Category:Trailer Tragedy of 2004]]

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	\| caption = Dell Inspiron 3800 ~~C450~~		\| image = Inspiron3800Open.jpg
			\| caption = Dell Inspiron 3800
	\| vendor = Dell		\| vendor = Dell
	\| model = Inspiron 3800 C450		\| model = Inspiron 3800 C450

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	== Historical Summary ==		== Historical Summary ==

			''This section was taken from my old personal website, which is archived at and accessible from [http://www.chivanet.org/~jpw/vax/computer.html The VAX Pirate's Lair]. As such, the contents are likely out of date and not particularly reliable.''

	This laptop replaced an ancient Toshiba 486. I bought it direct from Dell in 2000 or 2001. It has run Windows 98, Windows NT Workstation 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Red Hat Linux, and most recently netBSD. Not a horribly good machine-the keyboard ba rely works. It makes a good portable UNIX box with netBSD, provided you don't need "i", the down arrow, or "delete." Oh well, theres always telnet...		This laptop replaced an ancient Toshiba 486. I bought it direct from Dell in 2000 or 2001. It has run Windows 98, Windows NT Workstation 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Red Hat Linux, and most recently netBSD. Not a horribly good machine-the keyboard ba rely works. It makes a good portable UNIX box with netBSD, provided you don't need "i", the down arrow, or "delete." Oh well, theres always telnet...