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zeusenergy
Limp Gawd
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- Jul 24, 2004
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Sometimes your ideas get a bit crazy and you just keep on moddin'. Thats what happened to me, and since then (July 2003 was when version 6.0 was designed) it just got worse. I finished Framed 8.0 in January 2004, and then came up with the idea of building the Callisto secondary machine to complement the first wall machine. The hardware in these machines is outdated and isn't top end at all, so if you are looking at my machine in disgust, just realize I have VERY little money and even less so since I just got my license suspended for two months and lost my job, too. (Waaaaa!!)
This configuration was chosen for its out-of-the-way wall mounting, access to many drives, and artistic vision provided by the acrylic panels and water features. The front panels are seamless since they are painted from behind. The two panels are removed by the oversized "thumbscrews" at the corners of each piece. Aluminum flat bar and plywood mounting panels provide support for everything. All of the lighting is either hidden behind panels or covered so the light gets projected onto the internal components instead of your eyes. The secondary machine has an LCD 15" flat panel (VGA 15-pin) OEM kit installed behind the glass and in fact that LCD used to be mounted to the dash of my Audi! The simplicity of this design allows for easy future modifications and total reconfiguration if need be. I use both machines in dual monitor mode, both have ATI all in wonder cards. Two CRT monitors provide the utility I need to do multiple things at once... Two TV tuners and a browser, Two browsers and a game, a game and a browser and email, DVD and TV and a browser, ETC...... It all gets used....
In the future, I plan to build a desk into the tiny office I've created along with a complete control system built-in for everything. It should look similar to Star Trek TNG Lcars controls... Nearly all of the electronic devices in this room will eventually be built-in to either the desk or wall.
If you are interested in having me build anything for you, I am gearing up for business and should be ready soon. I will build anything you can dream up but my specialty is displaying technology on a grand scale. My business web site should be ready in a few weeks, too. For now, my personal web site is up and running:
http://home.comcast.net/~zeusenergy/framed/framed.htm
Enjoy my site!
This configuration was chosen for its out-of-the-way wall mounting, access to many drives, and artistic vision provided by the acrylic panels and water features. The front panels are seamless since they are painted from behind. The two panels are removed by the oversized "thumbscrews" at the corners of each piece. Aluminum flat bar and plywood mounting panels provide support for everything. All of the lighting is either hidden behind panels or covered so the light gets projected onto the internal components instead of your eyes. The secondary machine has an LCD 15" flat panel (VGA 15-pin) OEM kit installed behind the glass and in fact that LCD used to be mounted to the dash of my Audi! The simplicity of this design allows for easy future modifications and total reconfiguration if need be. I use both machines in dual monitor mode, both have ATI all in wonder cards. Two CRT monitors provide the utility I need to do multiple things at once... Two TV tuners and a browser, Two browsers and a game, a game and a browser and email, DVD and TV and a browser, ETC...... It all gets used....
In the future, I plan to build a desk into the tiny office I've created along with a complete control system built-in for everything. It should look similar to Star Trek TNG Lcars controls... Nearly all of the electronic devices in this room will eventually be built-in to either the desk or wall.
If you are interested in having me build anything for you, I am gearing up for business and should be ready soon. I will build anything you can dream up but my specialty is displaying technology on a grand scale. My business web site should be ready in a few weeks, too. For now, my personal web site is up and running:
http://home.comcast.net/~zeusenergy/framed/framed.htm
Enjoy my site!
