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Daveway said:
That's a house fire waiting to happen.. :eek: Maybe some tie-raps would help.
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yeh, maybe they would... but then again... that would constitute re-wiring this whole desk... and that equates to not fun...

when i move out of this hous and into the next (a year or so) i will definitely get it neater...
 
so where is the rats nest?

Did you mean real rats? or was that a way of saying really tangled wires?

If u meant the second one, then I feel like a real fricken idiot. lol :D
 
well, atleast I wrote my stupidity down in a forum... that way it will never be erased and everyone can see it!!!! lol :rolleyes:

-now back to more setup pics.. :D
 
Rob587 said:
a rats nest? OMG, I think I just threw up inside. If I were you, Id buy a grenade on the black market, and throw it behind the tv before id ever sleep in that room again.
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Dude, "rat's nest" is slang for a mess of wires... it LOOKS like the nest of a rat, but there are no actual rats living in it. :)

EDIT: And whoops, now I see that this has already been pointed out. While we're on the subject, do you know what a "cowlick" is? :p
 
thequicksilver said:
It's essay writing time here in Wolverhampton. Which means it's time to make a mess, hook the CRT up to the iBook, do some work, and end up posting a horrendous setup pic to Macrumors. Class.

Speakers, scanner, printer and books all out of shot.

Do I get a prize for the Messiest Setup On Macrumors Ever? :)
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Well I have see worse but not here so award comming :p
 
rmhop81 said:
ahaha i know, how does he get anything done with that mess like that.
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All the quotes I need from books are written into a Pages document on the CRT screen, and other newspaper articles I'm using are also on the CRT as pdfs. All I need to concentrate on is typing into the Pages doc on my iBook's screen, and I'm used to that. :)
 
Those things on top of the speakers are little tea light candle holders from walmart, and tea lights from ikea (100 for about four bucks, i think)

The StudioPhiles are alright, in my opinion. They're the older models, and are the smaller ones at that. If I had my druthers, I'd get the newest line of AudioPhile speakers. But, for what I do (small recording projects at home with friends), it works really well, as does the Quattro. I love that thing.

I'd hunt around eBay for some newer M-Audio speakers, if you're looking for something to use as studio monitors. I think I spent about 250 on the pair, and they're in fantastic shape.

Hope this helps.
Alan Gyssler
 
Rob587 said:
so where is the rats nest?

Did you mean real rats? or was that a way of saying really tangled wires?

If u meant the second one, then I feel like a real fricken idiot. lol :D
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He definitely meant the second one.
 
WHOA!!!!!!!!!!

thequicksilver said:
It's essay writing time here in Wolverhampton. Which means it's time to make a mess, hook the CRT up to the iBook, do some work, and end up posting a horrendous setup pic to Macrumors. Class.

quicksilversetup.jpg


Speakers, scanner, printer and books all out of shot.

Do I get a prize for the Messiest Setup On Macrumors Ever? :)
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Whoa........... dude..........
 
Alright these photo's were taken in like December, I just haven't posted them up here. This will be my setup again when I get home I am sure. I am not going to post my current setup because it sucks...a lot. It is hardly a setup, just a giant crunch of space.

Pictured of course, is my lovely Dell (Darkstar-Shrike) and his brother iBook (Shrike) and their other brother a Linux Server (Tux)

They all play very nicely together. :cool:

http://scottkellymusic.com/mike/random/macrumors/desktop/

Mike
 
alangyssler said:
Those things on top of the speakers are little tea light candle holders from walmart, and tea lights from ikea (100 for about four bucks, i think)

The StudioPhiles are alright, in my opinion. They're the older models, and are the smaller ones at that. If I had my druthers, I'd get the newest line of AudioPhile speakers. But, for what I do (small recording projects at home with friends), it works really well, as does the Quattro. I love that thing.

I'd hunt around eBay for some newer M-Audio speakers, if you're looking for something to use as studio monitors. I think I spent about 250 on the pair, and they're in fantastic shape.

Hope this helps.
Alan Gyssler
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Thanks for the advice . . . my needs aren't as high end as yours so I'll probably get something like an Edirol MA-10D and be happy. Of course if I had the spare cash I'd go for the M-Audio BX5 or BX8. I made a mistake by getting the Klipsch GMX D-5.1 set, which I have grown to hate.
 
Here is mine:

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This is my desktop setup. Currently studying in Brisbane, the one on the right is my Powerbook G4 TI 667 DVI. And the left one is my crappy PC from ebay.com.au.
 
Ham_man said:
That iBook is like a diamond in the rough...:rolleyes:
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:D

Actually, I love my Dell! I worked on it a bit and built it up so it runs really really well. I just wanted a Dell in the begining because I knew there wouldn't be a problem with processor/mobo compatibility (I know, why not get a Mac Mike?) Because this plays my sweet ass games.

I do use the Mac more though.

Mike
 
mine and my roommate's

Well. This is my set up for the powerbook.
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And well, actually, my friend's desk is just next to me, well, we have the same desk. But he is a PC guy :D .
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Try and spot the difference between this pic and the pic a few pages ago:
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Answer: (highlight to read)
I killed my keyboard, so im using this small old imac one till i can get a new one :(
 
Mine goes

1. IIvx, 5/80, 512 vram, 2x CD, 14" magnavox CRT, 2400 bps Modem

2. IIfx, 16/100, radius video card, 14" Magnavox CRT

3. Centris 650, 8/230, 1mb vram, 2x CD, 14" magnavox CRT, Stylewriter I, 9600 bps modem

4. 7100/66 AV, 72/2GB, 6.7x CD, 17" Sony CRT, FWB Jackhammer SCSI, Stylewriter I, 14.4kbps Modem

5. 6100/60, 8/500, 1mb VRAM, 4x CD, 14" Magnavox CRT

6. IIcx, 8/230, vram ?, 13" Apple CRT (Used for ancient games)

7. Permorma 6218 CD, 32/2GB, 4x CD, 17" Sony CRT, Stylewriter I, 28.8 kbps modem (7100 died)

8. Performa 6400/180, 64/30GB, 8x CD, 17" Apple CRT, Color Stylewriter 4600, 28.8 kbps modem(Upgraded to G3 250mhz, ATI Rage 128 Pro) (Replaced 6218 which I fried trying to install in an old Texas Instruments Mainframe computer case, which was as big as a filing cabinet)

9. G4/466mhz DA, 768MB, 40GB + 60GB + 120GB, CDRW, 19" Mitsubishi CRT, HP Photosmart 1215, ATI 16mb , DSL then network w/ cable modem (upgraded to G4 800, 16x DVD, Radeon 8500)

10. iBook 500 (2001), 512/30GB, DVD, 12" LCD, Network w/ cable modem

11. 9500/120, 72/230, 4mb ATI Video, 13" Apple CRT, 4x CD, Network w/ cable modem (used to play iTunes music on main stereo from my G4 acting as a server)

12. G3 Beige MT 333mhz, 384mb RAM, dual 30 GB HD's, Radeon 7500 32mb, 17" Viewsonic CRT, DVD, Network w/ cable modem (Replaced 9500 for iTunes playback all music and became iTunes Server as well)

13. iMac G4 800 15", 384/160GB, DVD, Network w/ cable modem (replaced G3 Beiges role resurrected this machine from a friend who thought it was dead. just need new HD, RAM, and DVD Drive)

14. Soon (next revision mid range G5), 2GB RAM, dual 250 S-ATA Raid 0, Radeon 9800 XT, Dell 20" Widescreen LCD, Dual Layer DVD, HP Photosmart 1215

During all of this time I have owned one PC
Renau 486 DX/33mhz, 4/212, 2x CD, 3.5 and 5.25 floppies, DOS 6, Windows 3.1, 14 Renau CRT, Epson Impact Printer

First computer I used at home (my dads) AST 286 10mhz, 640kb RAM, 40MB HD, 12" EGA CRT, 5.25" Floppy, DOS 3, Windows 2, Epson Impact Printer
 
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