![the latitude [from november 2004]](http://mowser.com/img?url=http%3A%2F%2Fphotos2.flickr.com%2F1828909_defbd49c75_s.jpg)
![the connectivity [from january 2004]](http://mowser.com/web/http%3A%2F%2Fneuro.me.uk%2Fpics%2F2004%2F01%2F09_dsltech%2F%3F01%2FDSC01758.JPG)
![the technology containment zone [from september 2002]](http://mowser.com/web/http%3A%2F%2Fneuro.me.uk%2Fpics%2F2002%2F09%2Fstudy2.1%2F%3F01%2FDCP_0006.JPG)
![the ultra 1 [from september 2002]](http://mowser.com/web/http%3A%2F%2Fneuro.me.uk%2Fpics%2F2002%2F09%2Fultra1%2F%3F01%2FDCP_0008.JPG)
![the technology containment zone [from may 2002]](http://mowser.com/web/http%3A%2F%2Fneuro.me.uk%2Fpics%2F2002%2F05%2Fstudy.rewire%2F%3F01%2FDCP_0013.JPG)
![the vaio [from may 2001]](http://mowser.com/web/http%3A%2F%2Fneuro.me.uk%2Fpics%2F2001%2F05%2Fvaio%2F%3F01%2FDCP_0024.JPG)
For some time now, I’ve acted as a technology magnet, meaning I’ve now amassed a collection of cool tech, rare tech, and — let’s be honest here — a pile of crap too 
Note: the naming convention is Star Trek: Federation starship names for computers and devices, propulsion methods for routers and firewalls, and recreational pastimes for games consoles </geek>
machine details date in service
thruster
router
in service Cisco 877W
Private VPN 2009-04
router
in service Cisco 877W
Private VPN 2009-04
slipstream
router
in service Apple Airport Extreme
24Mbps/2Mbps ADSL2+ 2009-03
router
in service Apple Airport Extreme
24Mbps/2Mbps ADSL2+ 2009-03
graviton
router
in service Netgear DG834GT
20Mbps/1Mbps ADSL2+ 2007-10
router
in service Netgear DG834GT
20Mbps/1Mbps ADSL2+ 2007-10
conduit
wireless ap
in service Linksys WAG54GS 2006-12
wireless ap
in service Linksys WAG54GS 2006-12
machine details date in service
excelsior
laptop
in service Dell Vostro 3350
Core i5 4×2.3GHz; 3 GiB RAM; 320 GiB HDD
Windows 7 Professional 2012-01
laptop
in service Dell Vostro 3350
Core i5 4×2.3GHz; 3 GiB RAM; 320 GiB HDD
Windows 7 Professional 2012-01
hornet
laptop
in service Apple MacBook Pro
Core 2 Duo 2×2.4GHz; 8 GiB RAM; 500 GiB HDD
Mac OS X 10.7 2009-03
laptop
in service Apple MacBook Pro
Core 2 Duo 2×2.4GHz; 8 GiB RAM; 500 GiB HDD
Mac OS X 10.7 2009-03
grissom
netbook
in service Dell Mini 9
Atom 2×1.4GHz; 1GiB RAM; 8 GiB SSD; 16 GiB SDHC
Ubuntu 9.10 UNR 2009-03
netbook
in service Dell Mini 9
Atom 2×1.4GHz; 1GiB RAM; 8 GiB SSD; 16 GiB SDHC
Ubuntu 9.10 UNR 2009-03
intrepid
storage server
in service Dell OptiPlex GX270
Pentium 4 2.6GHz; 512 MiB RAM; 5 TiB HDD
Ubuntu 10.04 Server 2007-02
storage server
in service Dell OptiPlex GX270
Pentium 4 2.6GHz; 512 MiB RAM; 5 TiB HDD
Ubuntu 10.04 Server 2007-02
okinawa
dev server
in service Fujitsu Siemens
Celeron D 2.8GHz; 1 GiB RAM; 80 GiB HDD
Ubuntu 9.10 Server; was fearless 2007-06
dev server
in service Fujitsu Siemens
Celeron D 2.8GHz; 1 GiB RAM; 80 GiB HDD
Ubuntu 9.10 Server; was fearless 2007-06
majestic
media centre
in service Apple Mac mini
Core 2 Duo 2×1.86GHz; 4 GiB RAM; 80 GiB HDD
Mac OS X 10.7 2008-05
media centre
in service Apple Mac mini
Core 2 Duo 2×1.86GHz; 4 GiB RAM; 80 GiB HDD
Mac OS X 10.7 2008-05
enterprise
vm host
in service Dell Dimension 5150
Pentium D 820 2×2.8GHz; 4 GiB RAM; 250 GiB HDD
VMware ESXi 4 2006-06
vm host
in service Dell Dimension 5150
Pentium D 820 2×2.8GHz; 4 GiB RAM; 250 GiB HDD
VMware ESXi 4 2006-06
voyager
phone
in service Apple iPhone 4S
32 GiB Flash
iOS 5.0.1 2011-10
phone
in service Apple iPhone 4S
32 GiB Flash
iOS 5.0.1 2011-10
deltaflyer
phone
in service Apple iPhone 4
16 GiB Flash
iOS 5.0.1 2010-06
phone
in service Apple iPhone 4
16 GiB Flash
iOS 5.0.1 2010-06
baxter
phone
in service Apple iPad 2
32 GiB Flash
iOS 5.0.1 2011-08
phone
in service Apple iPad 2
32 GiB Flash
iOS 5.0.1 2011-08
pegasus
phone
in service Nokia E71 2008-11
phone
in service Nokia E71 2008-11
magellan
phone
in service Nokia N96 2008-10
phone
in service Nokia N96 2008-10
verne
voip router
in service Linksys PAP2 2006
voip router
in service Linksys PAP2 2006
argus
phone
in service snom 200 2006
phone
in service snom 200 2006
voyager
pda
in service Dell Axim X5 Advanced
Intel XScale 400Mhz; 64 MiB RAM; 2 GiB SD
Windows Mobile 2003 2003-01
pda
in service Dell Axim X5 Advanced
Intel XScale 400Mhz; 64 MiB RAM; 2 GiB SD
Windows Mobile 2003 2003-01
discovery
pda
in service Sony Clié PEG-N770C
Motorola Dragonball VZ 33MHz; 8 MiB RAM
PalmOS 4.1 2001
pda
in service Sony Clié PEG-N770C
Motorola Dragonball VZ 33MHz; 8 MiB RAM
PalmOS 4.1 2001
cousteau
pda
in service Palm Vx
Motorola Dragonball 68EZ328 20MHz; 8 MiB RAM
PalmOS 3.5 2000-07
pda
in service Palm Vx
Motorola Dragonball 68EZ328 20MHz; 8 MiB RAM
PalmOS 3.5 2000-07
grissom
camera
in service Sony Cybershot DSC-P32 2003-01
camera
in service Sony Cybershot DSC-P32 2003-01
holodeck
console
in service Sony PlayStation 2 2000-11
console
in service Sony PlayStation 2 2000-11
dabotable
console
in service Microsoft Xbox 360 2007-08
console
in service Microsoft Xbox 360 2007-08
recdeck
console
in service Sega Dreamcast + BBA 2000-05
console
in service Sega Dreamcast + BBA 2000-05
machine details date in service
hathaway
egress server
reserve Compaq evo D310
Pentium 4 1.7MHz; 512 MiB RAM; 40 GiB HDD
Ubuntu 8.04 Server 2005-12
egress server
reserve Compaq evo D310
Pentium 4 1.7MHz; 512 MiB RAM; 40 GiB HDD
Ubuntu 8.04 Server 2005-12
honshu
dev server
reserve hp e-pc
Pentium III 600MHz; 256 MiB RAM; 160 GiB HDD
Ubuntu Linux 8.04 Server; was ambassador 2002-10
dev server
reserve hp e-pc
Pentium III 600MHz; 256 MiB RAM; 160 GiB HDD
Ubuntu Linux 8.04 Server; was ambassador 2002-10
odyssey
server
reserve Sun Blade 100
UltraSPARC IIe 500MHz; 384 MiB RAM; 20 GiB HDD
Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS 2006-08
server
reserve Sun Blade 100
UltraSPARC IIe 500MHz; 384 MiB RAM; 20 GiB HDD
Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS 2006-08
wormhole
firewall
reserve Compaq Deskpro
Pentium II 366MHz; 64 MiB RAM; 6 GiB HDD
SmoothWall Advanced Firewall 4.0 2003-02
firewall
reserve Compaq Deskpro
Pentium II 366MHz; 64 MiB RAM; 6 GiB HDD
SmoothWall Advanced Firewall 4.0 2003-02
impulse
dev firewall
reserve Compaq Deskpro
Pentium II 366MHz; 64 MiB RAM; 6 GiB HDD
SmoothWall Express 2.0 2003-06
dev firewall
reserve Compaq Deskpro
Pentium II 366MHz; 64 MiB RAM; 6 GiB HDD
SmoothWall Express 2.0 2003-06
subspace
router
reserve Zyxel P660HW-T1i 2007-03
router
reserve Zyxel P660HW-T1i 2007-03
subspace
router
reserve Zyxel P660R 2006-05
router
reserve Zyxel P660R 2006-05
tachyonbeam
wireless ap
reserve Cisco Aironet 340 2002
wireless ap
reserve Cisco Aironet 340 2002
saopaulo
server
reserve Sun Ultra 5
UltraSPARC IIi; 256MiB RAM; 9 GiB HDD
Debian 3.1 2005-08
server
reserve Sun Ultra 5
UltraSPARC IIi; 256MiB RAM; 9 GiB HDD
Debian 3.1 2005-08
carolina
server
reserve Sun Ultra 5
UltraSPARC IIi ; 256MiB RAM; 9 GiB HDD 2005-08
server
reserve Sun Ultra 5
UltraSPARC IIi ; 256MiB RAM; 9 GiB HDD 2005-08
venture
server
reserve Sun Ultra 1
UltraSPARC IIi; 384MiB RAM; 45 GiB HDD
Debian 3.1 2005
server
reserve Sun Ultra 1
UltraSPARC IIi; 384MiB RAM; 45 GiB HDD
Debian 3.1 2005
stargazer
server
reserve Sun SPARCstation 20 2004-01
server
reserve Sun SPARCstation 20 2004-01
farragut
server
reserve Sun SPARCstation 10 2004-01
server
reserve Sun SPARCstation 10 2004-01
repulse
server
reserve Sun SPARCstation 4 2004-01
server
reserve Sun SPARCstation 4 2004-01
subspace
router
reserve D-Link DSL-504 Gen-II 2003-02
router
reserve D-Link DSL-504 Gen-II 2003-02
valiant
server
reserve Sun SPARCstation 2
microSPARC 40MHz; 32 MiB RAM 2002
server
reserve Sun SPARCstation 2
microSPARC 40MHz; 32 MiB RAM 2002
ganges
server
reserve Apple Macintosh Quadra 700
Motorola 68030 25MHz; 32 MiB RAM 2002
server
reserve Apple Macintosh Quadra 700
Motorola 68030 25MHz; 32 MiB RAM 2002
thunderchild
workstation
reserve Apple Power Macintosh 6400/200
PowerPC 603ev 200MHz; 72 MiB RAM; 9 GiB HDD
MacOS 9.1 2003-11
workstation
reserve Apple Power Macintosh 6400/200
PowerPC 603ev 200MHz; 72 MiB RAM; 9 GiB HDD
MacOS 9.1 2003-11
danube
workstation
reserve Sun Ultra 1
UltraSPARC 170MHz; 128 MiB RAM; 2 GiB HDD
Debian 3.1 2002-07
workstation
reserve Sun Ultra 1
UltraSPARC 170MHz; 128 MiB RAM; 2 GiB HDD
Debian 3.1 2002-07
challenger
server
reserve Homebrew Build
Dual Pentium III 2×800MHz; 1 GiB RAM; 160 GiB HDD
Ubuntu Linux 6.10 Server 2001-01
server
reserve Homebrew Build
Dual Pentium III 2×800MHz; 1 GiB RAM; 160 GiB HDD
Ubuntu Linux 6.10 Server 2001-01
excalibur
server
reserve Sun SPARCstation 4
microSPARC-II 85MHz; 32 MiB RAM; 1 GiB HDD
Debian 3.1 2001
server
reserve Sun SPARCstation 4
microSPARC-II 85MHz; 32 MiB RAM; 1 GiB HDD
Debian 3.1 2001
horatio
workstation
reserve NeXTstation Turbo Color
Motorola 68040 33MHz; 32 MiB RAM; 1 GiB HDD
NeXTstep 2001
workstation
reserve NeXTstation Turbo Color
Motorola 68040 33MHz; 32 MiB RAM; 1 GiB HDD
NeXTstep 2001
columbus
workstation
reserve Commodore Amiga A500
Motorola 68000 8MHz; 512 KiB RAM 2001
workstation
reserve Commodore Amiga A500
Motorola 68000 8MHz; 512 KiB RAM 2001
copernicus
workstation
reserve Commodore Amiga A1200
Motorola 68020 16MHz; 2 MiB RAM 2001
workstation
reserve Commodore Amiga A1200
Motorola 68020 16MHz; 2 MiB RAM 2001
goddard
workstation
reserve Acorn Archimedes A3010
ARM 250 16MHz; 1 MiB RAM 2001
workstation
reserve Acorn Archimedes A3010
ARM 250 16MHz; 1 MiB RAM 2001
botanybay
server
reserve Apricot Xen
Intel 80486DX2 66MHz; 32 MiB RAM
Windows NT 4.0 Workstation SP6 2000-04
server
reserve Apricot Xen
Intel 80486DX2 66MHz; 32 MiB RAM
Windows NT 4.0 Workstation SP6 2000-04
akira
workstation
reserve Apple Power Macintosh 6100/66
PowerPC 601 66MHz; 72 MiB RAM; 2.5 GiB HDD
MacOS 9.1 2000-04
workstation
reserve Apple Power Macintosh 6100/66
PowerPC 601 66MHz; 72 MiB RAM; 2.5 GiB HDD
MacOS 9.1 2000-04
saratoga
server
reserve Tulip Vision Line dc 486sx
Intel 80486SX 25MHz; 8 MiB RAM; 2.5 GiB HDD
Slackware GNU/Linux 3.4 1997
server
reserve Tulip Vision Line dc 486sx
Intel 80486SX 25MHz; 8 MiB RAM; 2.5 GiB HDD
Slackware GNU/Linux 3.4 1997
—
retro
reserve Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128K +2A (Amstrad)
Zilog Z80A 3.94MHz; 128 KiB RAM 2003
retro
reserve Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128K +2A (Amstrad)
Zilog Z80A 3.94MHz; 128 KiB RAM 2003
—
retro
reserve Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128K +
Zilog Z80A 3.94MHz; 128 KiB RAM 2003
retro
reserve Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128K +
Zilog Z80A 3.94MHz; 128 KiB RAM 2003
—
retro
reserve Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48K (Issue 3)
Zilog Z80A 3.94MHz; 48 KiB RAM 2002
retro
reserve Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48K (Issue 3)
Zilog Z80A 3.94MHz; 48 KiB RAM 2002
—
retro
reserve Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128K +3 (x2) (Amstrad)
Zilog Z80A 3.94MHz; 128 KiB RAM 2002
1987
retro
reserve Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128K +3 (x2) (Amstrad)
Zilog Z80A 3.94MHz; 128 KiB RAM 2002
1987
—
retro
reserve Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48K +
Zilog Z80A 3.94MHz; 48 KiB RAM 1985
retro
reserve Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48K +
Zilog Z80A 3.94MHz; 48 KiB RAM 1985
machine details date in service
olympia
phone
in service Apple iPhone 3GS
16 GiB Flash
iPhone OS 3.0 2009-12
phone
in service Apple iPhone 3GS
16 GiB Flash
iPhone OS 3.0 2009-12
olympia
phone
scuttled Apple iPhone 3G
phone
scuttled Apple iPhone 3G
iPhone OS 3.0 (jailbroken)
2009-03 excelsior
laptop
scuttled Dell XPS m1530
Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz; 2GiB RAM; 250 GiB HDD
Ubuntu Linux 8.04 2008-06
laptop
scuttled Dell XPS m1530
Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz; 2GiB RAM; 250 GiB HDD
Ubuntu Linux 8.04 2008-06
amar
phone
scuttled Nokia 6300 2007-10
phone
scuttled Nokia 6300 2007-10
tsiolkovsky
phone
scuttled Nokia N95 2007-04
phone
scuttled Nokia N95 2007-04
melbourne
laptop
scuttled Dell Latitude X300
Pentium M 1.2GHz; 1152 MiB RAM; 20GiB HDD
Windows XP Professional SP2; Ubuntu 7.10 (dual) 2004-04
laptop
scuttled Dell Latitude X300
Pentium M 1.2GHz; 1152 MiB RAM; 20GiB HDD
Windows XP Professional SP2; Ubuntu 7.10 (dual) 2004-04
venture
server
scuttled Sun Ultra 2
UltraSPARC IIi; 512MiB RAM; 45 GiB HDD
Debian 3.1 2005
server
scuttled Sun Ultra 2
UltraSPARC IIi; 512MiB RAM; 45 GiB HDD
Debian 3.1 2005
intrepid
server
scuttled Gateway 600XL
Pentium III 600MHz; 256 MiB RAM; 740 GiB HDD
CentOS Linux 4.4 2002-07
server
scuttled Gateway 600XL
Pentium III 600MHz; 256 MiB RAM; 740 GiB HDD
CentOS Linux 4.4 2002-07
yamato
server
scuttled Dell OptiPlex GX1
Pentium II 266MHz; 64 MiB RAM; 80 GiB HDD
Debian 3.0 2001
server
scuttled Dell OptiPlex GX1
Pentium II 266MHz; 64 MiB RAM; 80 GiB HDD
Debian 3.0 2001
intrepid
server
scuttled Dell OptiPlex GX1
Pentium Pro 200MHz; 128 MiB RAM; 60 GiB HDD
Debian 3.0 2001
server
scuttled Dell OptiPlex GX1
Pentium Pro 200MHz; 128 MiB RAM; 60 GiB HDD
Debian 3.0 2001
enterprise
server
scuttled Homebrew Build
Dual Pentium Pro 2×200MHz; 128 MiB RAM; 2GiB HDD
Debian 2.2 2000-04
server
scuttled Homebrew Build
Dual Pentium Pro 2×200MHz; 128 MiB RAM; 2GiB HDD
Debian 2.2 2000-04
wormhole
firewall
scuttled Homebrew Build
Pentium 120MHz; 32 MiB RAM; 1.7 GiB HDD
SmoothWall GPL 0.9.9SE 2000
firewall
scuttled Homebrew Build
Pentium 120MHz; 32 MiB RAM; 1.7 GiB HDD
SmoothWall GPL 0.9.9SE 2000
