lars brinkhoff's computers

Dual G4 PowerMac

My main machine. Used for programming.

• Vendor: Apple.
• Announced: 2000.
• CPU: Dual Motorola MPC7410 (PowerPC) @ 533 MHz.
• RAM: 256 Mbyte.
• Disk: 36G (SCSI).
• Kernel: Linux/PPC 2.4.18-rc1-benh.
• Operating system: Debian GNU/Linux for PowerPC.
• Keyboard: Happy Hacking Keyboard Lite 2 USB.

NetWinder DM

Used for programming and as a router for the local network.

• Vendor: Corel Computer (defunct), then Rebel.com (defunct), now NetWinder Inc.
• Announced: 1998.
• Support: netwinder.org.
• CPU: Intel StrongARM110 (ARM v4) @ 274 MHz.
• RAM: 64 Mbyte.
• Disk: 40G (IDE).
• Kernel: ARM Linux 2.4.19-rmk7-nw1.
• Operating system: Debian GNU/Linux for ARM.
• Keyboard: Happy Hacking Keyboard Lite 2 PS/2.
• IP: 194.236.2.3.

SPARCstation 5

Two of these. Currently not in use.

• Vendor: Sun Microsystems.
• Announced: 1994.
• CPU: Fujitsu / Sun Microsystems microSPARC-II (SPARC v8) @ 85 MHz.
• RAM: 0 Mbyte.
• Disk: none.
• Kernel: none.
• Operating system: none.

See also Frequently Asked Questions About Buying an Old Sun System.

HL-1250

A Laser Printer.

• Vendor: Brother.
• CPU: Fujitsu SPARClite MB86832 (SPARC v8e) @ 66 MHz.
• RAM: 4 Mbyte.
• Printer emulations: PCL 6, Epson FX-850, IBM Proprinter XL.

SPARCstation ELC

Used as an X terminal.

• Vendor: Sun Microsystems.
• CPU: Fujitsu MB86903 (SPARC v7) @ 33 MHz.
• RAM: 40 Mbyte.
• Disk: none.
• Kernel: UltraLinux 2.0.
• Operating system: running X.
• Keyboard: Sun Type 5.

See also Sun Hardware Reference.

Falcon030

Currently not in use.

• Vendor: Atari.
• Announced: 1992.
• CPU: Motorola MC68030 (M68000) @ 16 MHz.
• RAM: 16 Mbyte.
• Disk: 185 Mbyte (IDE).
• Kernel: Linux/m68k.
• Operating system: Homebrew, based on Watchtower.
• Keyboard: Atari Mega ST keyboard.

ST^E

Currently not in use, but I plan to experiment with FreeMiNT and Debian GNU/MiNT.

• Vendor: Atari.
• CPU: Motorola MC68000 (M68000) @ 8 MHz.
• RAM: 4 Mbyte.
• Disk: none.
• Kernel: FreeMiNT.
• Operating system: Debian GNU/MiNT.
• Keyboard: Atari ST built-in keyboard.

See also Atari ST Demo History and Atari Historical Society (especially this section).

SPARC Xterminal 1

Currently not in use.

• Vendor: Sun Microsystems.
• Announced: 1995.
• CPU: Texas Instruments microSPARC (SPARC v8) @ 50 MHz.
• RAM: 8 Mbyte.
• Disk: none.
• Kernel: none.
• Operating system: none.

(PDP-11/83

I have been offered this beauty, or one much like it, but I don't have any space.)

DECSYSTEM-2065

TOPS-20 programming.

• Emulator: KLH10.
• CPU equivalent: DEC KL10 Model B (PDP-10).
• RAM: 4 Mword (18 Mbyte).
• Disk: 38 Mword (170 Mbyte).
• Kernel: TOPS-20 Monitor.
• Operating system: TOPS-20.
• IP: 194.236.2.5.

See also nocrew's PDP-10 site.

MicroVAX 3800

Experimenting with NetBSD.

• Emulator: SIMH.
• CPU equivalent: DEC KA655, CVAX (VAX).
• RAM: 64 Mbyte.
• Disk: 1436 Mbyte (MSCP).
• Kernel: NetBSD/vax.
• Operating system: NetBSD.

My computer-related books.

Hardware

• CPU Info Center.
• Computer Engineering by Gordon Bell et al.
• Processor information.

Software

• The Computer History Graphing Project.
• Copyright does not exist - translated from Copyright finns inte.
• Processor architecture support in portable operating systems.