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Dell Optiplex 760 (2017–24)

The computer on which I hosted this website amongst other things for several years. Replaced by a PowerEdge R710.

Dell Inspiron 5547 (2015/20–22)

The laptop my grandmother used till the T60p broke, then I used till the Aspire was gifted to me (as a hand-me-down).

IBM ThinkPad T60p (2015–20)

My main school laptop till relatively recently, when the chassis literally broke into pieces after its hundredth-or-so fall. The electronics are just fine, though.

Acer laptop (2010–2013)

Replaced the eMachines after its failure. Ran Windows 7. Motherboard broke after a fall from my desk, leading to the purchase of the XPS 8700. I can’t remember the exact model, so I won’t list any specifications.

Second-generation Dell Optiplex (2005–2008?)

Can’t remember the exact model, though I do have the 20GB hard disk drive with Windows XP that came from it. Was technically my now-former stepfather’s; I used it except during the summer when I returned to West Virginia, during which I used the eMachines.

Toshiba Satellite (?–2009)

My mother’s Windows XP laptop which I often played around on. I don’t remember much about it aside from having difficulty spelling its model name despite otherwise stellar English.

eMachines T1220 (2002/2006–2010)

My grandfather’s school computer (as a teacher), though it replaced the Presario as the family computer upon his death. I obviously got rid of the tower and monitor as I’m not going to keep huge junk around, but I kept the hard disk as well as the keyboard and mouse as spare PS/2 peripherals. For some reason, I also remember it running Office XP, on which I occasionally created and distributed a neighbourhood newsletter of my own unique brand of comedy for about a year, The Weekly Moron (monthly).

Compaq Presario 1215 (2001/2006–2011)

A laptop which my mother besought to me that worked right up until the LCD broke in 2016. Haven’t tested it to see if it works as I lost the memory chip.

Compaq Presario 4112 (1998/2002–2007)

My grandfather’s school computer before he got the eMachines. It’s still in working condition, shockingly, and I’ve detailed quite a bit its pseudo-restoration, including its specs.

Compaq Presario 5834 (?– ≥2006)

I only remember this computer through having to throw it away and having seen my aunt write papers when in college on Windows 98. If I’m not mistaken, I kept the faceplate, hard disk and motherboard and they’re somewhere in my collection of obsolete PC components.

As for specs: the only thing I can say for sure is that it had a 17020.3 MB WD Caviar 170AA EIDE hard disk, part no. 160554-001.

Beige Gateway computer (2008–2009)

I have vague memories of having my own desktop in my room whislt living in Cincinnati, and possibly Chromadrome 2 (again). Windows XP, without a doubt. I think I got it from my former stepfather’s half-brother, Jesús, as I somehow recall one of his children’s usernames being unremovable as I had no administrator access.

“All-in-keyboard” PC (2006?)

Yet another computer with absolutely vague memories. I distinctly remember it running Windows 98 with WebTV, however. The fact I can’t recall the name of my first computer (i.e. I owned it) bugs me to this day. I think I sold it to my own mother in exchange for the Presario 1215.

Also, some consoles…

Same reason as initially stated: I wanna write down and preserve these memories. (I have several other consoles in my posession, but they aren’t listed here as I never actually played them.)