SYM Computer Geek Contest 2002

Minerva · Post by **Minerva** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 7:26 am

If you believe you are the best, been there, done that, know them all, and ultimately believe to be THE GEEK, this is your chance to finally win something!

No Entry Fee! No Entry Requirement!

Post your qualification, with 100 words written speech here.

*Accept nominations as well*

(As usual, spam sensibly)

HighLordDave · Post by **HighLordDave** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 7:42 am

Can we nominate other people? I know for a fact that I am not the biggest geek around here.

frogus · Post by **frogus** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 7:52 am

Originally posted by HighLordDave
Can we nominate other people? I know for a fact that I am not the biggest geek around here.

LMAO> I do so love your jokes HLD

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Minerva · Post by **Minerva** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 7:57 am

Originally posted by HighLordDave
Can we nominate other people? I know for a fact that I am not the biggest geek around here.

Certainly. I'm going to alter my first post...

frogus · Post by **frogus** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 8:09 am

I nominate HLD, and here is my reasoning:

Originally posted by HighLordDave

MSI KT3-Ultra motherboard
AMD Athlon XP 1800+ (1.53 GHz)
256 MB PC2100 DDR RAM
Xstasy GeForce4 Ti 4200
SoundBlaster Live! 5.1
Netgear FA311 10/100 card
Sony 12X DVD-ROM
Maxtor 30 GB 7200 RPM HDD
3½" FDD
5¼" FDD
Windows 98SE

a 3½" FDD with the old-style connectors to go with my 5¼" FDD with the same connectors.

there were no jumpers or DIP switches to configure, everything is done through the BIOS

KT333 chipset . . . Athlon XP 2200+ . . . onboard RAID . . . up to 3 GB of PC2700 DDR RAM

ISA architecture which is becoming harder and harder to find on most new motherboards

MSI KT3 Ultra motherboard: $80 (~$110 for the one with onboard RAID)
AMD Athlon XP 1800+: $71 OEM, $80 retail (~$150 for OEM XP 2200+)
256 MB PC2700 DDR RAM

Soyo SY-7VCA2 motherboard
Intel P3-866 MHz
384 MB PC133 SDRAM
ATI Rage Fury Pro video
Onboard AC97 sound
Samsung 8x8x32x CD-RW
Maxtor 30 GB HDD
Linksys 10/100 network card

cryogenic cooling unit

IDE controller is ATA33

RAID

SCSI controller

surge protector

I'm an ATI fan

Kameleon · Post by **Kameleon** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 8:11 am

Well if you're gonna nominate HLD, I'll have to nominate Mr Sleep

HighLordDave · Post by **HighLordDave** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 8:13 am

I nominate our friend Mr Flibble for the SYM Computer Geek of the Year 2002.

1. He has the most geek points on the Official SYM Geek O'Meter™. See the evidence here.

2. He wants more. See the evidence here.

Mr Flibble's helpful responses are truly a credit to computer geeks everywhere who have an undeserved reputation for being aloof, standoffish and arrogant. Mr Flibble is none of these and he is truly worthy of this honour.

EDIT-And if you don't vote for Mr Flibble as SYM Computer Geek of the Year 2002, he will be very cross.

smass · Post by **smass** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 8:52 am

I nominate myself - because I am fairly new to this forum - if any of you knew me better I am sure I would have been nominated by now.

Check this link for the gruesome details: http://www.gamebanshee.com/forums/showt ... post316066

Kameleon · Post by **Kameleon** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 8:58 am

Originally posted by smass
Check this link for the gruesome details: http://www.gamebanshee.com/forums/showt ... post316066

Geek

Minerva · Post by **Minerva** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 9:02 am

@smass: LOL

That's a very good attitude. You'll survive well in the SYM.

Belated welcome here.

@HLD: I've seen the link, and thought you two are good much in this contest.

@Everyone: Please don't rely on the geek test. We don't know, for example, how many computers in your house or how long you spend online searching new parts...

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 9:08 am

Originally posted by Minerva
[B@Everyone: Please don't rely on the geek test. We don't know, for example, how many computers in your house or how long you spend online searching new parts... [/b]

I have two computers in my house and two on the go, i spend a long time searching for new parts

smass · Post by **smass** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 9:09 am

Not that I need to add anything to my previous post - but I forgot to mention that I do have a 486sx25 system with a 5 1/4 inch floppy drive that I use to play older dos based games like Starflight (best game ever, period) and some of the old SSI D&D games.

The fact that I played these games when they came out in the early eighties and still play them now further establishes my credentials - not only am I a geek now - but I have been a geek for the better part of the last two decades

Minerva · Post by **Minerva** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 9:10 am

Originally posted by Mr Sleep

I have two computers in my house and two on the go, i spend a long time searching for new parts

So, are you going to nominate yourself, then?

Kameleon · Post by **Kameleon** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 9:15 am

Originally posted by Minerva
So, are you going to nominate yourself, then?

I've nominated him already - he can always give some long reasons if he wants to

Minerva · Post by **Minerva** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 9:21 am

Originally posted by Kameleon

I've nominated him already - he can always give some long reasons if he wants to

You also need to give the reason why you nominated Mr Sleep, you know.

HighLordDave · Post by **HighLordDave** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 9:31 am

I'd also like to nominate Ned Flanders who was the runner-up in the total number of geek points according to the Offical SYM Geek O'Meter™. He's also the guy who is quickest to respond to many of my boneheaded networking and hardware questions.

Kameleon · Post by **Kameleon** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 9:37 am

Originally posted by Minerva
You also need to give the reason why you nominated Mr Sleep, you know.

'Cos he's a geek. Isn't that enough?

frogus · Post by **frogus** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 9:41 am

Originally posted by Kameleon
'Cos he's a geek. Isn't that enough?

The voice of reason speaks.

Silur · Post by **Silur** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 10:16 am

Phew, it seems I get out of this one! @HLD: Cryogenic cooling unit, that's pretty unbeatable... @smass: Wow, lots of systems... and 5"1/4 floppies - I made coasters of those some time after I had dissected my last 8" floppies.

Speaking of 8", I kind of miss my IBM S-34. I know my parents sure dont, since it occupied most of their garage

. I've also just done minor geeky stuff like boot up linux on a cisco 2500 router or run a spectrum emulator on a palm pilot (and a webserver, but not at the same time). Manic miner worked (barely) on that emulator. The number of systems I have running are limited to one laptop (two if we count the wife's), one machine for gaming (a nice P4/1.6GHz, 512M RAM, 4x80GB disk, ATI AIW8500DV), one firewall and a machine for, well, other stuff. The two Sun servers make too much noise, so until I find someplace desolate to put them, they're mainly decoration, and so is the Cisco 2500. So I guess I can safely say that I'm not a geek

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Ned Flanders · Post by **Ned Flanders** » Wed Aug 28, 2002 10:45 am

I have been a geek all my life, at least in the respect of computers all the way back in the days of the IBM PC, the macintosh, vic20, commodore 64, apple II, apple IIe, atari 400. I taught myself programming in basic around age 12. I also loved games. I remember playing the original wizardry on the mac, the originial infocom games on Ibm's. Lode Runner, Tai Pan, Telengard (the first fantasy RPG or one of them circa 1983).

The commodore 64 was where things really took off for gaming and programming with me. I started writing basic games and a very low graphical check balancing software package for my parents, just so they thought I was doing something productive. I really just wanted to play the bard's tale.

I also played all those damn SSi DnD games and by age 15 I was a tekky in a computer shop fixing crap for minimum wage. for some reason I went to college for chemistry, just floored my parents, perhaps that's why.

Anyway, computers and networking still remained a hobby and back in 1998 I turned it into a profession. My main interest was to build a home LAN for gaming. High speed Inet access wasn't very available yet and most of my friends didn't have the flow to pick up computers. I continued to scavenge for parts and built several over the years to the point of having a LAN for MP gaming. It was a blast and I guess I got good enough at it to start applying for jobs. **Mother faints here after reviewing my tuition bills and career choice.**

Now I've got a server at home and several machines LANned and sharing a DSL line. Plus, I'm on my way to go pick up a GeForce4 Ti 4200 now.

Anyway, there's the business since I got nominated by the HighLord (thanks, by the way) I figured I post some stuff.

Despite all this, I'd still cast my vote for Flibble, cuz homey is down with the kernel of windows OS and Linux. He really knows and has demonstrated a lot of knowledge of the internal workings of OS. I wish I had that knowledge. When something doesn't work optimally, I usually try a few basic tips and tricks, hit things hard, reinstall or replace. If I had more smotz, I'm sure there would've been several times I could've found an easier way out with a computer problem.

//end HLD mode.