Linc's Computer Lab

Linc's computer room

If you're here that probably means that for some reason or another you are interested in my computing setup. Well without further ado, here's what your seeing at the top of this page:
  • 900mhz duron - main Linux box, Gateway, Firewall, workstation, runs all the time.
  • Digital Decstation 5000/240 - runs NetBSD, Internal DHCP, named (DNS), mp3 server, vax boot server, misc, etc., runs all the time.
  • Digital Alphastation 200 4/233 - netbsd alpha development, seti@home, runs all the time.
  • Digital Alphastation 3000/300X - runs NetBSD, seti@home, haven't found anything other interesting to do with it yet because I just got it working but since it has 2 nic's I am sure it'll be put to good use soon, Interesting side bit on this machine is that it is an actual surplus machine from NASA and has the "property of" sticker on the front to prove it!
  • SUN Sparcstation 20, intranet web / webmp3 server, dual account mail server, seti@home, runs RedHat Linux Sparc but may change soon to NetBSD or wait for Gentoo Linux Sparc to mature, runs all the time.
  • P166 - SCO OSRV development server, use for application testing and a bang around box for things I try at work, runs seti@home client, provides correct emulation for telnetting into work and running proprietary SCO applications, runs all the time.
  • Super Workstation II (SUN Sparcstation 2 clone) - Runs NetBSD, Netbsd Sparc test and development box, runs misc apps - compiles programs, etc, runs most of the time.
  • SUN Sparcstation LX - runs NetBSD, NetBSD Sparc test box, fun to bang around on, I'm sure I'll end up using this somewhere as a small web/mail server eventually, runs most of the time.
  • SUN Sparcstation IPC - runs NetBSD, NetBSD Sparc test box, fun to bang around on, I'm sure I'll end up using this somewhere as a small web/mail server eventually, runs most of the time.
  • Apple Power Mac 5260/100 - Runs OS8.6, has my TV tuner card , runs my webcam/house security camera, use it as a spare telnet/ssh terminal, runs all the time.
  • HP Apollo 9000/735 - Runs HPUX, HPUX test server, learning tool, Used to be my secondary workstation before I removed the head, runs seti@home *well*, up all the time.
  • VaxStation 3500 - Runs NetBSD, development, testing, etc., runs sometimes.
  • P100 - runs windows, my wife's computer, hardly ever used since she's used to getting her email on Linux now :-)
The rack is an old siemens telco PBX rack that was rusted and beat to death. I drove 100 miles for the thing, carried it up 2 flights of stairs (400+lbs) and then spent all day the next day ripping apart, sanding, painting, and fabricating doors and panels for the thing. Not to mention the 3 hrs it took me to get all my gear in it, hooked up and working. It turned out fantastic and I'm quite proud of it. You can see what it looked like before the rack HERE.

Now for what you *CAN'T* see in the picture:
  • SUN Sparcstation Voyager - Runs RH Linux 6.2 but probably soon to be Solaris 2.6. General workstation (on my night stand in my bedroom). This is a particularly cool machine since it has a built in flat screen display, runs quite a bit, and even more during the hot summer months since it's in a sequestered room next to a big air conditioner.
  • HP 9000/385 - Will run NetBSD, just haven't had time to install it yet although it's a really nice little machine!
  • SUN Sparcstation 1 - used to run Linux (RH 6.2) but was retired temporarilly until I can find it a new hdd. After that it will run NetBSD.
  • Vax 3100 - runs NetBSD, intranet web server, runs occasionally.
  • Vax 3100 - runs NetBSD, Vax development, kernal compiling, runs occasionally.
  • Vax 3100 - runs NetBSD, NetBSD Current testing, runs occasionally.
  • Digital Decstation 5000/33 - runs NetBSD, test workstation, NetBSD Dec Audio testing, runs occasionally but it's one I'd like to see running on a more permanent basis.
  • Digital Decstation 5000/33 - runs Ultrix, ultrix testing, don't like ultrix much so will move to NetBSD when I have the time/ambition, hardly runs now because of the cruddy Ultrix (old, outdated, no tools, compilers suck, etc.. Stay away.)
  • P100 - runs windows, my daughters computer which she occasionally play oregon trail and her jumpstart / barbie games on (not on my network)
  • Digital Decstation 5000/125 - runs NetBSD, not doing too much currently because I am hunting for more memory for it - then it'll probably be a nice file server.
  • Digital Decstation 3100 - Runs NetBSD, will make a nice text based workststion or light-end server, haven't had time to play with it much yet other than figuring out how to get a current OS on it.
  • Digital Decstation 3100 - Runs NetBSD same as the above but currently needs a 1gig scsi hdd.
  • Digital Decstation 2100 - Runs NetBSD same as the above and also needs a new HDD (1gig scsi).
  • P90 Laptop - Runs RH Linux 6.2, use it mostly for work as a general unix workstation, love the fact that I can bind to my netware servers!, makes my life easier, use it every day.
  • Pentium 400 - runs NetBSD, use as a general use unix workstation and it also runs my temperature graphing software so I can tell when they are turning the heat up in my office at work, runs all the time.
Then there's the *basement*. The basement is where various project boxen and those "too good to pass up" and "rescued" computers are stored until I can play with them and make them work, and or, do something more useful than being a paperweight. Down there you'll find a couple power Macs (that work but have nothing current to do - yet), another HP 9000/735 which needs a hdd (1gig+ scsi) and a couple hours time and would be a beautiful server - might actually try PA-Risc Linux on this one, a couple Digital Decstation 5000/200'ds which need memory and disk but would make fantastic servers somewhere, a Digital Decstation 5000/150 which needs memory and a hdd, a alpha Multia - which works but is too unstable for me to use in any "production" system/environment, SUN 386i which is a Working collectors item - Suns original entry into the i386 based processor market - this is complete and functional but needs a new nvram/prom to get it on the network (also has all the original media, all the cables, manuals, etc), a MicroVAX II which currently serves duty as a really cool looking nightstand, a MicroVAX III which is functional but collecting dust in the basement (these are BIG), and there might be another rougue decstation and or junk PeeCee down there that I am forgetting about. Other than computers there are several external scsi drives and a scsi cdrom server down there that I can think of off hand.