| Here is my own Linux computer, highly adapted for the work that I do. I trust it will be used for as many years as was my very specialized Win98SeLite. As before, our violin shop and publishing business runs on it, including our publishing library and tools, e-commerce, and 15 years of email archives. Despite its modest resources, this is the fastest computer I have used. I like them simple and efficient! |
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Software - I have used the compact, fast "do it
yourself" Puppy Linux since 2005, currently the live CD from Quirky
Nop 1.2 in a "frugal" install with grub with an elaborately customized configuration file on
the ext2 hard drive.
Here are the applications used:
Native Linux - Xfce, Cups, Xsane, Epdfview,
Opera, Thunderbird, Bluefish, Gftp, Gnome-mplayer, Gimp, mtPaint,
OpenOffice, Avidemux2, Pburn, F-Prot (scanner - not needed in Linux), Google Earth, and numerous utilities.
Wine - Acrobat with Quite Imposing, Address Book,
Calendar, SyncBack, Ocr-Sprint, and
RootsMagic.
(I no longer use a windows emulator (VirtualBox),
achieving a much simpler and "Microsoft-free" system. Mostly, I use
keyboard shortcuts instead of desktop icons.)
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| Hardware - 2003 Shuttle ST62K with Intel Pentium 4 3GHz, 1G Ram, internal heat
pipe, external power supply. CD/DVD Drive, USB Card Reader, 19" LG
LCD monitor 1280 x 1024 x 24. LaserJet 2100 printer, Hp 4480
inkjet-scanner. External floppy, 80Gb internal hard drive, 80 Gb
external backup drive which can replace the one in the computer. Hardware update: (See the bottom photo.) I usually use hardware until it dies, and 2011 saw the loss of the monitor, replaced by this 17" one, and of the Shuttle computer, which served my son and later me for eight years, now replaced with this younger used Dell Optiflex 745, with 2 Gb and an Intel Core 2 6300 @ 1.86Ghz, in a real steel box. Must get that logo rotated :-) |
