Hello again everyone! I've thought of another question to ask you all, so here it is:
How many computers are in your household? Yes this does include non-functional ones, or ones you are building, repairing, upgrading, etc. Personally , at this moment, including laptops, I have 14 lying around. Yes, thats a lot, and I hope to sell some this summer during a yard sale or two. Thanks for responding.
chris ************************************************ 05-10-04, 05:58 PM jusork We now have four as far as I know. My dad is the computer genius of the house and he might have one or two he's working on. ************************************************ 05-10-04, 09:20 PM cswchan 6 running desktops, 1 laptop, 2 older PCs & 1 Apple IIE ************************************************ 05-13-04, 07:36 AM putasolutions 6 computers networked
2 XP Home 1 XP Pro 1 Windows 98/Windows 2k Dual boot 1 Windows 95 (Don't ask!) 1 Linux (Red Hat Fedora, only just set up!) ************************************************ 05-13-04, 08:13 AM Karrow I'm definitely the poor relation here! Frown
Just one second hand computer. ************************************************ 05-13-04, 09:05 AM putasolutions Nah, Karrow there are days when I wish I just had one computer. far fewer problems Roll Eyes ************************************************ 05-13-04, 02:01 PM Georgia85 I'm with you Karrow. I have one second hand laptop (from a business) . And I wouldn't have that one if it hadn't been sent to me by an online chatter who wanted me to able to chat with him when I got home. ************************************************ 05-13-04, 02:15 PM Leppi Since i have two homes ( college and real home) I will answer both.
College- I have my own computer, the kids have one computer with no internet on it, and the parents have one in thier bedroom which I have not even seen with my own two eyes. total of 3.
Home- 2 desktop internet ones, one laptop my sis got from school, one computer from 1990 that my grandpa gave me and doesn't work, another computer that is only good for tetris, minesweeper, and solitaire, and another that my brother is taking apart in his "workshop." total of 5. ************************************************ 05-14-04, 02:41 AM ivnj 4 desktop PC. One is being sold P3-450. One is a Athalon XP2400+. One my moms is a Compaq P2-300. That is the only name brand in the house. And the Fourth is a Athalon P 1.4GHz.
One Laptop XP 1700+ Thoroughbread ECS Desknote. One my dads Apple Titanium Laptop.
One Apple ,G4-400 tower and One G3-266 Beige tower.
And 4 outdated ancient Apple Macs including the very first one ever made..
ivnj ************************************************ 06-30-04, 03:25 PM Tourniquet Ihave, more than 4 in this house... ************************************************ 08-15-04, 12:56 PM Kitty I have: 2 Windows xp pro 1 windows 2000 pro 1 mac 1 windows 98 1 windows 95 (doesn't work already, but I still keep it) 08-15-04, 01:23 PM Dixie 1 HP Pavilion mx70 with Windows ME 1 Sharp notebook with Windows XP 08-15-04, 09:45 PM Chris F 1 Debian GNU/Linux (Server) # 800MHz Pentium 3 # 40GB IDE HDD # 10GB IDE HDD # 768MB RAM
1 Debian GNU/Linux (Workstation) # 2.54GHz Pentium 4 # Radeon 9500 Pro # SoundBlaster Live! X-Gamer # 120GB IDE HDD # 20GB IDE HDD # 1GB RAM
I now have only three pc's in the house. I took a small pile of them to my storage unit though, so its getting packed with them. There's probably about 20 in there altogether. LOL
chris ************************************************ 09-05-04, 03:04 PM DvdGStwrt 132 - all networked together, I can run anything from any spot in my household of 1 bedroom 1 bath.
Big Grin Big Grin Big Grin Big Grin Big Grin Big Grin Big Grin
No - just kidding. One and only one - and that is enough.
David ************************************************ 09-06-04, 12:11 AM Kitty Nice humour, DvdGStwrt. Well, one computer is really enough. If you have one really good computer, then everything will be fine. Well, unless you have over 4 people wanting to use the computer at the same time, then it's a different story. ************************************************ 09-07-04, 12:53 AM DvdGStwrt Kitty. I think that by now a "normal" household of two parents two kids would need at least 3 computers, one for the adults and one for each child.
I was slightly shocked to learn that a kid without a computer is less likely to succeed in school, it appears that the old pencil and paper are a thing of the past and wordprocessor, types and collated is in. Times change, the world moves on I guess.
D ************************************************ 09-07-04, 02:42 PM Kitty I am a student myself and I do think children nowadays depend on using computer a bit too much. Well, using internet to research for school projects is fine, but when they are using a computer, it's more likely that they will use their computer for fun, like MSN or AIM.
I do have 3 main computers at home. I have lots of friends that only own one computer, but owning one computer didn't mean that they were doing a bad job in school. They can still use a computer, and they are still A's students. Owning less computer can be a good thing. It can mean that they spend less time on computer gaming, and more time on their studies. ************************************************ 09-10-04, 08:01 AM Jelp01 One new Windows XP desktop I bought six weeks ago and one old (Windows 98) that's disassembled in a cardboard box with assorted screens, mouses(mice?) and keyboards that I saved in case something goes belly-up with this one. ************************************************ 01-25-07, 07:40 AM maraj 4 1 Dell Dimension w/Windows XP Pro that I use for personal & college classes 1 Emachine w/Windows XP HE that my son uses for personal & H.S. classes 1 Gateway w/Windows ME 1 Gateway w/Windows 98 SE The last 2 are in great working order; just not sufficient for our needs. If I can lessen my mom's fear of computers (LOL), I was thinking of giving her the Windows ME to play with.
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I'm with you Karrow. I have one second hand laptop (from a business) . And I wouldn't have that one if it hadn't been sent to me by an online chatter who wanted me to able to chat with him when I got home.
Posts: 9192 | Location: Atlanta, GA, USA | Registered: 06-03-02
Since i have two homes ( college and real home) I will answer both.
College- I have my own computer, the kids have one computer with no internet on it, and the parents have one in thier bedroom which I have not even seen with my own two eyes. total of 3.
Home- 2 desktop internet ones, one laptop my sis got from school, one computer from 1990 that my grandpa gave me and doesn't work, another computer that is only good for tetris, minesweeper, and solitaire, and another that my brother is taking apart in his "workshop." total of 5.
4 desktop PC. One is being sold P3-450. One is a Athalon XP2400+. One my moms is a Compaq P2-300. That is the only name brand in the house. And the Fourth is a Athalon P 1.4GHz.
One Laptop XP 1700+ Thoroughbread ECS Desknote. One my dads Apple Titanium Laptop.
One Apple ,G4-400 tower and One G3-266 Beige tower.
And 4 outdated ancient Apple Macs including the very first one ever made..
ivnj
Posts: 2957 | Location: Chicago USA | Registered: 08-17-02
I now have only three pc's in the house. I took a small pile of them to my storage unit though, so its getting packed with them. There's probably about 20 in there altogether. LOL
chris
Posts: 822 | Location: Wytheville, va. USA | Registered: 09-03-02
Nice humour, DvdGStwrt. Well, one computer is really enough. If you have one really good computer, then everything will be fine. Well, unless you have over 4 people wanting to use the computer at the same time, then it's a different story.
Kitty. I think that by now a "normal" household of two parents two kids would need at least 3 computers, one for the adults and one for each child.
I was slightly shocked to learn that a kid without a computer is less likely to succeed in school, it appears that the old pencil and paper are a thing of the past and wordprocessor, types and collated is in. Times change, the world moves on I guess.
D
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I am a student myself and I do think children nowadays depend on using computer a bit too much. Well, using internet to research for school projects is fine, but when they are using a computer, it's more likely that they will use their computer for fun, like MSN or AIM.
I do have 3 main computers at home. I have lots of friends that only own one computer, but owning one computer didn't mean that they were doing a bad job in school. They can still use a computer, and they are still A's students. Owning less computer can be a good thing. It can mean that they spend less time on computer gaming, and more time on their studies.
One new Windows XP desktop I bought six weeks ago and one old (Windows 98) that's disassembled in a cardboard box with assorted screens, mouses(mice?) and keyboards that I saved in case something goes belly-up with this one.
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4 1 Dell Dimension w/Windows XP Pro that I use for personal & college classes 1 Emachine w/Windows XP HE that my son uses for personal & H.S. classes 1 Gateway w/Windows ME 1 Gateway w/Windows 98 SE The last 2 are in great working order; just not sufficient for our needs. If I can lessen my mom's fear of computers (LOL), I was thinking of giving her the Windows ME to play with.
