What Kinds of Computer Geeks Inhabit EN World?

[Wolf72]

CR 2

cr2? well not because of computer geek training (army ... all hardware baby! ... course trying to move a 120 lb disk drive is no joke ... or the several hundred pound line printer or the CPU which was nearly as big as my computer desk) ...

back CR ... yeah, I've gots other types of training too! like with rifles and rocket launchers ... very basic mind you, but it was fun.

wait! why CR 2 you ask? because I can buff the heck out of a floor, and strip it and re-wax it too!

um, sorry ... wolf'll let you guys get back to the discussion at hand

 

[Holy Bovine]

Well I'm a wannae computer geek. Lots and lots of PC game knowledge and I know how to install RAM & my hard drive! But no training or education beyond some very simple vB commands that i learned here

 

[BiggusGeekus]

I have been a UNIX System Administrator, Oracle and Sybase DBA, and I'm currently working as a Java programmer (which is why my site is so low-tech ... when I get home I can't bear to hack more codes).

I am a great big geek.

 

[A2Z]

Unfortunatly I have no skill to speak of. I do however spend an inordinate amount of time online.

 

[Cyragnome]

Well, my degree is in Anthropology (minor African Cultural Studies) and master's work in PaleoAnthropology (2yrs, no thesis), but I have worked as a system's integrator and consultant for eight years, after dropping out of Grad School. So don't no where I fit exactly on the scale as a *nix admin, DBA, developer and general utility infielder where tech is concerned. I know I'm not a supra geek, well, because I don't build Linux kernals for fun and no-profit.

 

[Eye Tyrant]

Re: Hmm...

Why is it that a Wannabe Computer Geek and Aspiring computer geek a have more computer skills than an actual Computer Geek?

Uh... yeah, well... Hell! I don't know! Call it lack of preparation. Perhaps Computer Geek should just be "Geek"

 

[fsck]

I think I qualify for Ultra.

-Abandoned dual-degree (CE and psychology, for application in AI research)
-Solaris SysAdmin cert
-NT certs
-Working on Cisco certs

I'm a PC hobbyist, a c and perl programmer (first enterprise gig was c development to parse RAS router logs to Oracle using Pro*C), and avid PC game player.

I have held positions at Oracle (UNIX development support), MCI WorldCom (UNIX development and network architecture), Level 3 (UNIX system administration), and now... I am a UNIX sysadmin at Sun.

Not convinced? You should have a "number of home systems", "size of home network", and "size of home UPS" discrimination as well.


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Home power and network

-1 APC 1000W UPS
-1 no-name 350W UPS
-16-port 10/100 dual speed switch,
-3Com ISDN router
-USR Sportster 56k external modem

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Home workstations

-Windows 2000 media station
* 19" Iiyama VisionMaster pro-450 (trinitron)
* AMD Athlon T-bird 1000Mhz (VIA K266 chipset)
* 768MB PC133 DDR-SDRAM
* 2 x 40GB IDE IBM Deskstar HDD
* 52x Hitachi IDE CD-ROM
* 4/2/20 SCSI Plextor CD-RW
* 32MB TNT2 Ultra video, on-board sound
* Tekram Ultra-SCSI interface
* LNE-100TX Linksys NIC
* Epson Perfection 1200U USB scanner
* HP 952C InkJet USB printer
* Nikkon Coolpix 880 3.3 megapixel digital camera
* 2 x 48MB CF USB-enabled Lexar-media (for camera)
* MS Natural Lite (ergo keyboard)
* MS Optical Intellimouse (USB mouse)
* MS Optical Explorer (USB trackball)

-Windows 2000 gaming station
* 21" Sun dual-input (trinitron)
* AMD Athlon T-bird 900Mhz (VIA K266 chipset)
* 512MB PC133 SDRAM
* 1 x 20 GB, 1 x 30GB IDE IBM Deskstar HDD
* 16x IDE Philips DVD-ROM
* 12/4/24 SCSI Plextor CD-RW
* 32MB Elsa Gladiac GeForce2 Pro
* SBLive! sound, Klipsch Pro-media 4.1 speakers
* Adaptec 2940U Ultra-SCSI interface
* D-Link 10/100 NIC
* MS Natural Lite (ergo keyboard)
* Logitech Optical something or other (USB mouse)

-Linux (Debian, kernel 2.2) file server
* 17" Mitsubishi Diamondtron
* Intel Celeron 566Mhz (BX chipset)
* 256MB PC100 SDRAM
* 2 x 30 GB IDE IBM Deskstar HDD
* 52x generic CD-ROM
* 16MB Diamond Banshee video, no sound
* D-Link 10/100 NIC
* MS Natural Lite (ergo keyboard), generic mouse
* 40+ GB of MP3 streamed over the network

-Sun Ultra5 workstation
* 19" Optiquest
* UltraSPARC-IIi 366Mhz
* 2x 9.6GB SCSI disk
* Creator3D video
* Planned SCSI to a tape robot

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Laptops

-Dell Lattitude CPt (Windows 2000)
* 15" XVGA
* Intel Celeron 466Mhz (BX chipset)
* 320MB PC100 SDRAM
* 1 x 6GB IDE IBM Travelstar HDD
* 24x CD-ROM module / floppy module
* 8MB ATI Mobility video, on-board sound
* Xircom RealJack 10/100 NIC, 3Com 56k modem

-Toshiba Satellite Pro 440 CDT (Windows 98SE)
* 12" SVGA
* Intel Pentium MMX 133Mhz (ancient chipset)
* 160MB RAM
* 1 x 4GB IDE IBM Travelstar HDD
* 8x CD-ROM module / floppy module
* 2MB integrated video, on-board sound
* 3COM 10/100 NIC, integrated 33.6K modem

-Apple PowerBook (MacOS 7.x)
* 10" SVGA
* Motorola 33Mhz RISC
* 16MB RAM
* 1 x 800MB IDE HDD
* Integrated video, on-board sound
* Integrated apple-talk, integrated modem

-Texas Instruments (old old old! DOS 6.0, Win 3.1)
* 8" VGA
* Intel 486sx 25Mhz
* 8MB RAM
* 1 x 240MB IDE HDD
* Integrated video, on-board sound
* no modem or NIC to speak of


For all those systems, not counting what I depend on at work, 5 bonus points to the first person who can point out my current most pressing problem (and 5 demerits to any smart-ass who says "get a life!" )

 

[EricNoah]

I'm only a wanna-be!

 

[CrusaderX]

A Crusading Ultra Geek here.

 

[der_kluge]

geek

Computer Information Systems degree. No certifications, though.

C/Informix/Unix/Visual Basic/SQL guru.

I'd rather be a systems analyst, though.