Quiet Desk (Not Desktop) PC 276
Anonymous Coward writes "Rusty took a wholly different approach to PC noise: he built his XP1900+ machine right into the desk! While it may not make the PC industry scramble to define a new *desk* (not desktop) form factor, Rusty's inventive techniques will surely have computer hardware enthusiasts poring over his fine work."
Upgrading...... (Score:5, Funny)
Hasn't this been done before? (Score:5, Funny)
Is this the first Desk to be /.? (Score:5, Funny)
Slashdotted already?! (Score:1, Funny)
It's Stuck! (Score:5, Funny)
Poor table (Score:4, Funny)
At last! (Score:3, Funny)
Fastest Slashdotting Ever. (Score:2, Funny)
the desk is broken (Score:1, Funny)
Ah slashdot.... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Slashdotted already?! (Score:1, Funny)
Warning: MySQL Connection Failed: Too many connections in
mysql://silentpc:@localhost/silentpcreview failed to connectToo many connections
Another words,
Negative ghost rider. The pattern is full!
Without patents, this would be easier qjkx (Score:1, Funny)
Anonymous, huh? (Score:5, Funny)
Unfortunately, our Anonymous Friend didnt anticipate the strain on the servers...
Warning: Too many connections in
Warning: MySQL Connection Failed: Too many connections in
mysql://silentpc:@localhost/silentpcreview failed to connectToo many connections
Ahhh.....Like poetry....
Too bad (Score:5, Funny)
Where's the stress relief when the damn thing Blue Screens?
Breaking news (Score:4, Funny)
Registrant:
Internal Combustion
2815 107th Pl SE
Everett, WA 98208
US
Domain Name: SILENTPCREVIEW.COM
the future of computing (Score:5, Funny)
"What's that one for?" a casual observer might ask.
"Oh, that's just my backup desk, for when my main one crashes."
A Desktop in a Desktop in a Des.... (Score:2, Funny)
Thank the Almighty! The Holy Slashdot Warriors have destroyed this affront to the senses. I may be able to sleep tonight. Fitful sleep, but dreamless sleep...sleep..sleeeeeeep
I hope his desk wasn't also the server... (Score:5, Funny)
*phoom = sound wooden desk makes when it bursts into flames
Re:Too bad (Score:1, Funny)
Devo (Score:3, Funny)
Hey, maybe next they will build a PC that fills an entire room and doubles as a central heating system. Oh... wait...
fans... (Score:3, Funny)
FIRE HAZARD!!!!!!!!! (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Hot vibrating wood (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Ah slashdot.... (Score:2, Funny)
Think this guy hid under his desk when the "Slashdot Effect" nuclear-holocaust-warning buzzer went off? That would be about the only use for it right about now...
Soko
Spills (Score:2, Funny)
Re:OK, I'm sick of this (Score:4, Funny)
Convergence (Score:2, Funny)
I can see it now... (Score:4, Funny)
USER: Wow, this thing is cool. Hey, where'd my notepad go?
FRIEND: It's over there on your desktop.
USER: Huh? No it's not. I've looked all over. Not there.
FRIEND: No. It's on your DESKTOP.
USER: *Dawn of realization* Ohhhh.......
Re:OK, I'm sick of this (Score:3, Funny)
We're supposed to be a bunch of smart geeks here. Slashdotting sites into the next millenium is a technical problem. Why can't we fix this?
The car that John Candy drove in Uncle Buck...it had a certain charm about it because of all the smoking and backfireing.
Thats kind of like the /. effect. Its annoying but it still makes you smile knowing someone, somewhere is confused as hell.
But then he smiles because he realizes that if his server is toast then this months bandwidth bill won't be affected much.
Re:Hasn't this been done before? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Kinda reminds you of... (Score:2, Funny)
Comment removed (Score:2, Funny)
Re:the future of computing (Score:3, Funny)
Look Ma! No video card! (Score:2, Funny)
Wish I could have been there the first time the drawer was opened after everything was plugged in. The look of horror on this guys face as his two flat-screens get yanked off the back of the desk.
Re:Err... (Score:5, Funny)
You know, it's not night *everywhere* on the planet...
You truly deserve your +1 infomative.
Tech Support Problems (Score:4, Funny)
Been there, but never done that. (Score:3, Funny)
The 68K series design, however, was capable of handling a 4Gig address space. The only reason why the 68000 was limited to a 16meg address space was that only 24 of the possible 32 address bits were brought out to the bus. (there was actually a 68012 which was little more than a specialty 68000 with all 32 address pins available).
When the Mac II originally came out, it ran on the 68020 which made it the first general-availability 68K system with a 32bit address space.
Unfortunately, the biggest general-availability memory chips were a whopping 1megabit. This meant that a 2Gigabyte memory module would require 16000 1meg chips. (and that's presuming no parity or ECC!) I did some back-of-the-envelope design work, and concluded that the best design for a 2GB MacII memory module would be to camoflage it as a desk. The top of the desk would hold the memory cards and there would be two pillars. One would be a cooling unit, the other would be the 16KiloWatt power supply. (now you know why I needed a cooling pillar)
I called my (theoretical) creation the MemDesk. Never could find an investor to pay for the development, though.
Re:Nothing new (Score:3, Funny)
I wouldn't advise him to tell women he has a hard drive in his drawers if your Mom is anywhere around.