Hesperos

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hesperos
Hesperos G2 (Right)
Hardware
CPU:	Various@Various
Software
OS:	Various
Collection Data
Acquired:	2000
Catalog Data
Location:	Various
Usage Info
Role:	Various

Summary

Ah, the storied Hesperos! The hesperos name has spanned every era following its original use on the network. What follows is an accounting thereof.

DFI 486 (G0)

Hesperos G0
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Hardware
Vendor:	DFI
CPU:	AMD 486DX4@100MHz
Software
OS:	Windows 95/Solaris RTM/7 (x86)
Collection Data
Acquired:	1998
From:	University Presbyterian Church
Paid:	$120
Relinquished:	2000
Relinquished to:	Hesperos G1
Catalog Data
Location:	Durango Ct/Martinez Household
Usage Info
Role:	Alternative Personal Workstation

This machine was purchased from University Presbyterian Church, where it had been used by Shelia Hornsby as a bookkeeping machine. I had payments for it deducted from my paycheck when I was working there as an administrative assistant.

Naming

I have a theory that this generation was originally named davinci, but I'm not anywhere near sure about that. When I moved into the Martinez household, it definitely had an artist name (just as Poseidon (Original) was originally named picasso). At the time, I also had a machine named mozart, so consistency in naming was nowhere near in place when I bought this machine.

Hesperos (G1)

Hesperos G1
Hesperos G1/G2 (Right)
Hardware
Vendor:	DFI
CPU:	AMD 486DX4@100MHz
RAM:	8MB
Software
OS:	Solaris
Collection Data
Acquired:	2000
From:	JDR Microdevices
Relinquished:	2000
Relinquished to:	Hesperos G2
Catalog Data
Location:	Martinez Household
Usage Info
Role:	Oracle 7 Database Server

The first-gen Hesperos was built from the bones of the DFI 486. I had recently installed Solaris 7 for x86 on the DFI, and it proved unusably slow. My first step was to order a full-tower AT case from JDR Microdevices, and move the bones of the DFI into it. This provided no performance gains, for obvious reasons.

The G1 machine was a short-lived part of the Hesperos story.

Hesperos (G1)

Hesperos G2
Hesperos G1/G2 (Right)
Hardware
Vendor:	JDR Microdevices
CPU:	Pentium MMX@233MHz
RAM:	32MB
Software
OS:	Various
Collection Data
Acquired:	2000
From:	JDR Microdevices
Relinquished:	2000
Relinquished to:	Hesperos G2
Catalog Data
Location:	Martinez Household
Usage Info
Role:	Oracle 7 Database Server

Historical Summary

This section is included from my old home page, The VAX Pirate's Lair, and as such is not to be considered accurate or up-to-date.

This machine is enormous. Not currently functional, as it is missing a hard drive, floppy drive, CD-ROM and memory. This is one of those massive full-tower monstrosities with 6 external 5.25" drive bays that only supports AT/Baby AT motherboards. It originally ran Solaris 7 for Intel. I plan to rebuild it as a Windows domain controller once I get the needed components.

Historical Specifications

• Intel Pentium 233 MMX
• 5.25" 1.2MB floppy drive
• Internal QIC-80 tape backup unit