<![CDATA[Maybe I've already posted it, but this was my desktop in early 2000.]]>Maybe I've already posted it, but this was my desktop in early 2000.

This was running , at the time of the photo.
Since 2002, both and in dual boot.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/a5df5176-db35-4672-91dd-b8e8691b3788/maybe-i-ve-already-posted-it-but-this-was-my-desktop-in-early-2000.RSS for NodeFri, 17 Apr 2026 08:36:14 GMTThu, 09 Apr 2026 19:11:54 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Maybe I've already posted it, but this was my desktop in early 2000. on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:10:01 GMT]]>@godl.es its sound is unforgettable

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/stefano/statuses/116402041735847695https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/stefano/statuses/116402041735847695Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:10:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Maybe I've already posted it, but this was my desktop in early 2000. on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:30:59 GMT]]>@pertho @miodvallat Having a dialup connection at home, I used those Zip drives to download stuff at Uni's lab and bring that stuff to my computer

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/stefano/statuses/116391507351919474https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/stefano/statuses/116391507351919474Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:30:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Maybe I've already posted it, but this was my desktop in early 2000. on Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:29:27 GMT]]>@miodvallat @stefano I remember transferring data from 41 different floppy disks onto a single ZiP disk and it felt great not having all those floppy disks lying around taking up space.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/pertho/statuses/116391501345164878https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/pertho/statuses/116391501345164878Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:29:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Maybe I've already posted it, but this was my desktop in early 2000. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:45:31 GMT]]>@stefano
Nice battlestation 😎

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/jhx/statuses/116380239893561648https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/jhx/statuses/116380239893561648Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:45:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Maybe I've already posted it, but this was my desktop in early 2000. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:07:07 GMT]]>@nazokiyoubinbou one was a burner (slow in both reading and burning), the other one a faster, more compatible CD reader. No DVDs, yet.

The little driver was a weird experiment: I connected a sub woofer and that twitter to my amp, Different impedance, it was a mess. But it sounded surprisingly good πŸ™‚

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/stefano/statuses/116378909240000289https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/stefano/statuses/116378909240000289Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:07:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Maybe I've already posted it, but this was my desktop in early 2000. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:23:41 GMT]]>@pertho @stefano I have been lucky enough to never have this happen to me; some of my friends or coworkers were not as lucky.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hostux.social/users/miodvallat/statuses/116378738457757177https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hostux.social/users/miodvallat/statuses/116378738457757177Fri, 10 Apr 2026 05:23:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Maybe I've already posted it, but this was my desktop in early 2000. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:33:56 GMT]]>@miodvallat @stefano Until it gets the ominous "click of death"

(I had 2 iomega zip drives)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/pertho/statuses/116376891352957216https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/pertho/statuses/116376891352957216Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:33:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Maybe I've already posted it, but this was my desktop in early 2000. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:50:41 GMT]]>@stefano Not one, but two optical drives. Let me guess, the burner is CD only and the other drive can read DVDs but can't burn?

Why the extra little driver on top of the speaker? Was it modded to have, like a super tweeter for reaching 40KHz frequencies or something? πŸ˜†

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://urusai.social/users/nazokiyoubinbou/statuses/116376721233099494https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://urusai.social/users/nazokiyoubinbou/statuses/116376721233099494Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:50:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Maybe I've already posted it, but this was my desktop in early 2000. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:22:38 GMT]]>@qwertz that’s the reason why it was always open

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/stefano/statuses/116376610989013488https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/stefano/statuses/116376610989013488Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:22:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Maybe I've already posted it, but this was my desktop in early 2000. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:21:42 GMT]]>@anparker @jpetazzo I think I still have that, somewhere. The last time I tried it, it was still working

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/stefano/statuses/116376607303500057https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/stefano/statuses/116376607303500057Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:21:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Maybe I've already posted it, but this was my desktop in early 2000. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:18:55 GMT]]>@stefano I see that pic and many memories come with that scanner and the Zip drive and its click of death.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.erb.pw/users/rnbastos/statuses/116376596376378985https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.erb.pw/users/rnbastos/statuses/116376596376378985Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:18:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Maybe I've already posted it, but this was my desktop in early 2000. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:15:43 GMT]]>@stefano beast πŸ₯°

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/joany/statuses/116376583776565833https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/joany/statuses/116376583776565833Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:15:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Maybe I've already posted it, but this was my desktop in early 2000. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:08:19 GMT]]>@stefano @jpetazzo Heh, when I got one show was already so over. It was internal IDE one for 3.5 slot. Still have it somewhere.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/ap/users/115825801306712021/statuses/116376554684936503https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/ap/users/115825801306712021/statuses/116376554684936503Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:08:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Maybe I've already posted it, but this was my desktop in early 2000. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:59:42 GMT]]>@stefano man, the scanner is bringing back memories!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/ottobackwards/statuses/116376520759983692https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/ottobackwards/statuses/116376520759983692Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:59:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Maybe I've already posted it, but this was my desktop in early 2000. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:55:23 GMT]]>@kaveman @stefano >no coffee stains
Good old times when you spill a coffee on a keyboard and it survives. Cheap modern ones will die if you bring a cup closer than 10 cm. πŸ˜„

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/ap/users/115825801306712021/statuses/116376503814263369https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/ap/users/115825801306712021/statuses/116376503814263369Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:55:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Maybe I've already posted it, but this was my desktop in early 2000. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:51:16 GMT]]>@stefano ahhh yes indeed! Thanks πŸ™‚

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/jpetazzo/statuses/116376487617990753https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/jpetazzo/statuses/116376487617990753Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:51:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Maybe I've already posted it, but this was my desktop in early 2000. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:50:12 GMT]]>@kaveman eheh it was brand new

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/stefano/statuses/116376483411013701https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/stefano/statuses/116376483411013701Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:50:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Maybe I've already posted it, but this was my desktop in early 2000. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:49:32 GMT]]>@jpetazzo it was a IOmega Zip drive

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/stefano/statuses/116376480840489519https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/stefano/statuses/116376480840489519Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:49:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Maybe I've already posted it, but this was my desktop in early 2000. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:41:56 GMT]]>@stefano that keyboard's so white it is bothering me... no coffee stains, snack smudges... how did you even live back then??

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/kaveman/statuses/116376450930889294https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/kaveman/statuses/116376450930889294Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:41:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Maybe I've already posted it, but this was my desktop in early 2000. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:29:18 GMT]]>@stefano

A classic, open case, never-ending fun, and endless upgrades πŸ™‚

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://defcon.social/users/qwertz/statuses/116376401216116673https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://defcon.social/users/qwertz/statuses/116376401216116673Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:29:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Maybe I've already posted it, but this was my desktop in early 2000. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:25:50 GMT]]>@stefano And a first thing I noticed is a huge speaker. πŸ™‚

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/ap/users/115825801306712021/statuses/116376386369282930https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/ap/users/115825801306712021/statuses/116376386369282930Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:25:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Maybe I've already posted it, but this was my desktop in early 2000. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:18:03 GMT]]>@stefano Good ol'ubiquitous Zip drive!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hostux.social/users/miodvallat/statuses/116376357024327585https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hostux.social/users/miodvallat/statuses/116376357024327585Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:18:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Maybe I've already posted it, but this was my desktop in early 2000. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:14:32 GMT]]>@stefano this is so cool! I see the USR modem on the right, so I wonder what's the blue thingie on top of the scanner (?), is that another modem? Maybe a DSL one?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/jpetazzo/statuses/116376343183486659https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/jpetazzo/statuses/116376343183486659Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:14:32 GMT