Pentium II Frankenstein

An old codger, used primarily for preservation.

Narrative »

• Picked up from a client who had been using it for years to receive a single email a day with his previous day’s futures trading results. Upgraded him to the 21st century, and received the old computer as a donation. Used primarily for disk preservation.

Vital Stats »

• Model Number: Nope
• Serial Number: Nope

Acquisition Data »

• Acquisition Date: 10/27/2015
• Acquisition Method: Client Donation
• Acquired From: Dean

Physical Condition »

• Condition: Functional and insanely clean for it’s age.
  • 7 November 2015: Updated BIOS to newest, reconditioned the CPU cooler, installed 40GB HDD, installed Windows 98 Second Edition and Unofficial Service Pack 3. The old thing works.
• Other:
  • Windows 98 Unofficial Service Packs: http://www.mdgx.com/upd98me.php

Accessories And Specifications »

• Motherboard: Asus P2L97
• Processor: Intel Pentium II 333 Mhz
• RAM: 64MB PC133
• Matrox MGA G100 Series AGP
• Creative Sound Blaster 16 ISA
• Network: [none]
• Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar 40GB IDE
• 3.5 Floppy, IDE CD-ROM, PS/2 Mouse, PS/2 Keyboard

Photographs »