Odin
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| odin | |
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| Hardware | |
| Vendor: | Zia Computers |
| CPU: | 486DX2@66MHz |
| Bus: | VLB, ISA |
| Software | |
| OS: | SCO OpenServer |
| Collection Data | |
| Acquired: | 1994 |
| From: | Don Knapp |
| Paid: | $1600 |
| Relinquished: | 2004 |
| Relinquished to: | Picacho Middle School Dumpster |
| Catalog Data | |
| Usage Info | |
| Role: | See Article |
Original Purchase
My dad purchased this in 1994 for my mom, from Don Knapp of Zia Computers. I was its first user, however, using the machine until my Zia Computers 90MHz Pentium machine was delivered.
Multimedia Upgrade
At some point, a Creative Multimedia Upgrade kit was added. See the historical summary below.
Martinez Era
Joel Martinez used this machine for instant messaging, running Windows NT Workstation 4.0. During this time, the Windows color scheme in use was "Storm".
Historical Summary
Note that the information presented in this section was retrieved from my old personal website, [The VAX Pirate's Lair], and is not likely to be entirely accurate or timely. Spelling errors have been kept intact for the purposes of historical preservation.
This computer has been named odin, dionysus, and chloris at various times since I've owned it. It was purchased for my mother way back in 1994, and has switched owners several times since. The motherboard has been swapped out so many times that I've lost track. It was originally a 66MHz 486DX2 with 4MB RAM running MS-DOS 6.22 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11. At some point, it was vested with a Creative multimedia upgrade kit which included a 4X CD-ROM, a 16-bit SoundBlaster, and some cheap un-powered s peakers. My mother finally got tired of the dismal performance of this machine and gutted it for most of its peripherals. I ended up with the case, motherboard, etc. Its motherboard is not currently the original one, but rather one from an old DFI system which I no longer own. It was running SCO OpenServer 5.0.5 most recently, but has developed strange problems that make me think the motherboard and/or multi-I/O card are dying. It crashes randomly, and the BIOS always comes up with a FDC failure error. It beeps a lot too. I eventually plan on building a rackmount Pentium III server to funcionally replace this machine, although I doubt I'll end up using many (if any) of the current components.