My (Old) Personal Computer Setup

(Or: "Mine Mine Mine!")

It was called "CROW" after Crow T. Robot from Mystery Science Theatre 3000. (Techincally, that was just the C: hard drive label.)

I eventually built my own new system, using parts from "Crow" and new components. You can read all about the process in my detailed report, Riffer Builds A New Machine.

The Hardware

Packard Bell Legend -

• Motherboard:
• CPU: Intel 486-SX/25 (overclocked to 33 Mhz)
• BIOS: Phoenix A486 V1.01.E (4/19/90)
• RAM: 12 megs total - 4 MB onboard, one 8MB 72pin 70ns SIMM (non-parity)
• Internal Drives:
• One 3.5" high-density floppy drive (brand unknown) (A:)
• One 250MB Colorado Memory Systems Jumbo tape drive
• One Maxtor 540 MB hard drive (C:)
• External Drives: Techinally, this isn't in use right now. I might put it back in though.
• One Seagate 100 MB hard drive (x)
• Display:
• Video: HeadLand Technologies Video 7 (512K VRAM, 32-bit BUS)
• Monitor: Packard Bell 14" MultiSynch
• Sound:
• Analog: Internal on-board beeper
• Digital: Original SoundBlaster (Mono, 8-bit)
• Accessories:
• Packard Bell BUS Mouse
• Packard Bell Extended Keyboard
• U.S. Robotics Sportster 14.400 Fax Modem (external)
• Panasonic KX-1092i printer (DMP, 9 pin)

The Software

Operating System -

• MS-DOS 6.22
• Norton Utilities N-DOS 8.0
• Windows 3.1