Latest Projects:	My current collection of computers that I actually use in my dorm include the following:
	"Dumpster Dell" before the casemodding began. I found it in the trash in perfect condition, no user information of any kind aside from a few browser cache photos of busses. After some upgrades this is my primary gaming and video editing station. Current specs: MSI motherboard with 2ghz P4, Geforce FX 5600 AGP card, 512mb RAM, Firewire, Ethernet, 5.11 surround sound, CD writer, 40gb hard drive.
	"Vad" a Toshiba Satellite Pro 4300 series laptop is my primary system for homework, web browsing, and programming. 650mhz, 320mb ram, 11.2gb, DVD, ethernet, cellular modem, etc. Windows 2000 pro. The sound card recently died and the hard drive makes funny noises, so this may not be my main system much longer.
	"Biohazard Mk II" is my main Linux desktop, with a 1ghz Athlon CPU, 384mb of RAM, 80gb and 10gb hard drives, 52x CD, 16/10/40x CDRW, Zip 100, LS-120 and floppy drives. It's my main Linux learning system, MP3 Jukebox, and TV, as well as being a backup in case my laptop dies. I recently moved the system from a small cramped case to this shiny new one.
<no photo yet>	I have a new server which hasn't been named yet, when I actually finish setting it up I'll take a picture. Current specs: 900mhz AMD Duron, 128mb RAM, 30gb hdd, two CD-R drives, Zip drive, 56k modem and LAN card (I may have to use dialup to get by UAF's new firewall restrictions).
	"Trash" was my old server, providing FTP, internet, and file sharing. I used it to store homework and access files from elsewhere on and off campus. The system was based on a Packard Bell motherboard and 200mhz  CPU, 64mb RAM, and 2 hard drives totaling about 3GB. It also included a 24x CD drive and 10/100 Ethernet card. This got killed by some German cracker last year and I haven't had time or need to reinstall the OS and get it working, currently the milk crate is sitting under my bed someplace.

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The mighty State Surplus warehouse in Juneau.
Your one-stop source for random obsolete technology.

  

Some more old junk:
My Tandy laptop collection. Currently I have a couple TRS-80 model 100s, a model 102, 200, and a WP-2 word processor. I also have a couple NEC tandy clones, a Tandy Portable Disk Drive II, original Acoustic coupler, some of the funky plastic briefcases, and some random manuals and books. Even though I don'g have any actual use for these machines, I really like the Tandy 100 based systems and keep obsessively collecting them.
One of the only good uses for macs (those fish aren't a screensaver). I've made two of these, one for myself and one that I sold. I'm currently working on an iMac version.  Click here for simple instructions to make one of these
My workroom / computer lab / radio shack / junk storage closet at home. I upgraded from a bunch of old laptops to a pentium computer with RedHat Linux, although since we don't have 24 hour 110v power at home it's kind of useless. I still have my 12v walputer laptop which is still great for playing jumpjet and pacman!
Tired of trying to get those little star screws out of the crevices of Mac Classics? Use this handy tool instead!
An Epson HX-20 laptop, another contender for the title of world's first laptop. This one has a tiny screen, but almost makes up for it with a built in minicassete drive and receipt-size printer. Found at the dump (complete with Reindeer research BASIC program) and later gave it away at an amateur radio meeting.

In early 2000 I purchased a Canon BJC-3000 for my dorm room, along with a scanner module which  could be installed in place of the ink cartridges for scanning photos. I used this setup for the entire school year and was quite happy with it, but I didn't need it at home during the summer. I put it in storage, along with my other computer equipment, and left it there for three months. 
   Upon returning to school and setting everything up, I had no problems with any of the stored equipment except the printer. When I turned it on, small plastic pieces fell out and a horrible grinding noise was heard. I called tech support and eventually returned the printer to Canon (I had to pay shipping since they would not accept a debit card as collateral). I received a Canon S400 as replacement, fortunately this printer was compatible with my extra ink cartridges and most importantly, my scanner module. This printer worked well during the school year, and the next summer when I put it in storage I was especially careful to package it gently and store it where it would not be damaged.
    The next fall, I returned to college, and in what was becoming an annual event, small plastic bits fell from my printer to the catchy tune of random gears grinding and paper being mangled horribly. I looked up the warranty and discovered that this "refurbished" printer only had a 90 day warranty, which was long since past. The original printer had died about a month from the end of it's warranty, so there was no way that this would still apply. I tried to fix the printer myself, and it worked for a while, but I finally resigned myself to buying a new one (NOT from canon, they no longer make any that are compatible with their scanner module, so there was no point) and salvaging various parts from the dead S400. 
   The latest twist was that  about a week after I had thrown away the printer, I received a letter from Canon offering to extend my one-year warranty for $22-something. What one-year warranty? I called Canon and after using up most of my prepaid calling card and getting moved around some strange phone networks, was told that "basically, without the printer, you're screwed". The guy suggested that the original warranty had somehow carried over to the refurbished unit, which is impossible since it would have expired within a month. The only thing I can think of is that somehow, through some incredibly unlikely set of circumstances, Canon screwed up and gave me free warranty coverage on the refurbished printer. Unfortunately I never got to take advantage of it, since they neglected to inform me of this until just after their product had committed suicide and I had disposed of the evidence.