Sam's Chronology of the Computer
Year 1997
Upgraded the LANtastic Network to V7.00 in order to use the Internet
Gateway facility
All three computers are able to use a single modem to connect to
Monash University Modem pool simultaneously
Installed a 8x CD-Rom on the Pentium 133 MHz Computer
Audio/Video over the Network (The 8 Bit cards provided sufficent
bandwidth!!):-
Mp3 files played simultaneously over the network
MPEG-1,2 movie files played simultaneously over the network
Year 1996
Installed OS2 Warp V3 on the 486DX4 100 MHz Computer. Connected it to
the network using LANtastic for OS/2
Upgraded the 486DX2 66 MHz to a Pentium 133 MHz System
Year 1995
Installed the LANtastic V6.0 Network
One CD-Rom, One Printer, One Fax/Modem all shared over the network.
Bought the Britannica CD. Works over the network!!!
Upgraded my brother's 386DX 25 MHz computer to a Cyrix 686 120MHz
Year 1994
Built a second computer with individual parts
Year 1993
Bought a 486DX2 66 MHz computer with the money I earnt by doing
casual work