the tools of nerdery - ford

Ford

Ford sits in our living room, existing as a glorified xterm. So now when I find myself wanting to check my email when TV gets boring, ford's conveniently right there to help.

Namesake:

In Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Ford Prefect is an alien studying Earth to update its entry in the illustrious guide. Before he can finish his research, the Vogons come to destroy Earth and Ford takes Arthur Dent off the planet only moments before its demolition.

CPU:

Athlon XP 2200+ (1.8 GHz)

RAM:

512 MB PC3200 DDR SDRAM

Motherboard:

Gigabyte GA-7VM400M

OS:

Gentoo Linux

Hard Disk:

Maxtor 120GB IDE

Video:

nVidia GeForce mx440 64MB

Sound:

Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live! Value

Network:

Onboard Realtek 10/100

DVD-ROM:

16x

Case:

Antec Aria

Monitor:

AOpen 15" LCD

Keyboard:

Logitech Cordless Access Duo

Mouse:

Logitech Cordless Click! Optical

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