Hoooooo...
I am a technophile. Full stop. Therefore, I would have several nice bits of tech lying around by that time frame, especially considering that my aim is to already have a bachelors in Mechanical Engineering and working towards a Doctorate in Aerospace Engineering.
Now, this is all approximate as I don't have any of this right now, but I plan on getting it (or it's equivalent) in the future.
Desktop Unit: Home-built
Codename: Heater
CPU: AMD FX-9370 Vishera 4.4GHz Eight-Core
Mobo: Gigabyte MB w/ 2600Mhz Hyper Transport FSB, AMD 990FX North Bridge and AMD SB950 South Bridge
RAM: 32GB DDR3 1866 SDRAM (4x8GB Sticks)
GPU: 2 CrossFire connected ATI FirePro V8800 w/ 256-bit 2GB GDDR5
Portable Unit: Acer
Codename: Pinky
CPU: AMD A10-5757M Richland 2.5GHz Four-Core
Mobo: AMD A76M Fusion chipset
RAM: 8GB DDR3 SDRAM
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 8750M w/ 2GB dedicated DDR3 VRAM
NAS Unit: Home Built
Codename: Dino
12TB Storage
Tablet:
Apple iPad Air
Wifi Only
128GB Storage
Phone:
Apple iPhone 5S
64GB Storage
Music Player:
Apple iPod Nano (G6)
8GB Storage
(Note: replaced by C-Pod.)
The philosophy behind this setup is that Garrick will primarily use Heater to do the big number crunches associated with his engineering projects (though this has kinda fallen by the wayside lately, we'll see more of it later). So that he can dedicate Heater's entire CPU to the job, he has his laptop, Pinky, to handle the smaller stuff.
The iPad is there just for pure pleasure, however it also has it's uses. While Garrick in involved in a project he will be taking down copious notes using the tablet. Otherwise, Garrick will sock away an entire season of anime, several volumes of manga, and a good number of ebooks for casual perusal.
As for the iPhone... I'm afraid there won't be much use for it there. Not only would it be hard to get cell service for it, but the device itself would be WAY too much of an eyecatch in Japan of '95-'96. That will change in Macross, though.
As for networking, Garrick would have a cable modem gateway/wifi router, as well as a small array of Apple AirPort Express units. This would probably be the only real use he'd get out of his iPhone as he would use it as a jukebox that is wifi connected to his AirPorts... which would all be configured for AirPlay.
All stationary devices would be connected with an Ethernet backbone, but there would be a dedicated gigabit connection between Dino and Heater to cut down on latency during large file transfers.
EDIT: With his mechanical and electrical engineering degrees and computing power available to him, Garrick can probably do big number crunches for companies and researchers. This is a normal thing as many places with super computers (especially in this time frame) lease out their computers for set intervals of time.
Garrick can probably say he's got a home-brew setup - not as powerful as, say Cray's latest offerings, but good enough for a budget option. This would provide Garrick with a relatively stable flow of cash, and not a small amount, either.
I am a technophile. Full stop. Therefore, I would have several nice bits of tech lying around by that time frame, especially considering that my aim is to already have a bachelors in Mechanical Engineering and working towards a Doctorate in Aerospace Engineering.
Now, this is all approximate as I don't have any of this right now, but I plan on getting it (or it's equivalent) in the future.
Desktop Unit: Home-built
Codename: Heater
CPU: AMD FX-9370 Vishera 4.4GHz Eight-Core
Mobo: Gigabyte MB w/ 2600Mhz Hyper Transport FSB, AMD 990FX North Bridge and AMD SB950 South Bridge
RAM: 32GB DDR3 1866 SDRAM (4x8GB Sticks)
GPU: 2 CrossFire connected ATI FirePro V8800 w/ 256-bit 2GB GDDR5
Portable Unit: Acer
Codename: Pinky
CPU: AMD A10-5757M Richland 2.5GHz Four-Core
Mobo: AMD A76M Fusion chipset
RAM: 8GB DDR3 SDRAM
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 8750M w/ 2GB dedicated DDR3 VRAM
NAS Unit: Home Built
Codename: Dino
12TB Storage
Tablet:
Apple iPad Air
Wifi Only
128GB Storage
Phone:
Apple iPhone 5S
64GB Storage
Music Player:
Apple iPod Nano (G6)
8GB Storage
(Note: replaced by C-Pod.)
The philosophy behind this setup is that Garrick will primarily use Heater to do the big number crunches associated with his engineering projects (though this has kinda fallen by the wayside lately, we'll see more of it later). So that he can dedicate Heater's entire CPU to the job, he has his laptop, Pinky, to handle the smaller stuff.
The iPad is there just for pure pleasure, however it also has it's uses. While Garrick in involved in a project he will be taking down copious notes using the tablet. Otherwise, Garrick will sock away an entire season of anime, several volumes of manga, and a good number of ebooks for casual perusal.
As for the iPhone... I'm afraid there won't be much use for it there. Not only would it be hard to get cell service for it, but the device itself would be WAY too much of an eyecatch in Japan of '95-'96. That will change in Macross, though.
As for networking, Garrick would have a cable modem gateway/wifi router, as well as a small array of Apple AirPort Express units. This would probably be the only real use he'd get out of his iPhone as he would use it as a jukebox that is wifi connected to his AirPorts... which would all be configured for AirPlay.
All stationary devices would be connected with an Ethernet backbone, but there would be a dedicated gigabit connection between Dino and Heater to cut down on latency during large file transfers.
EDIT: With his mechanical and electrical engineering degrees and computing power available to him, Garrick can probably do big number crunches for companies and researchers. This is a normal thing as many places with super computers (especially in this time frame) lease out their computers for set intervals of time.
Garrick can probably say he's got a home-brew setup - not as powerful as, say Cray's latest offerings, but good enough for a budget option. This would provide Garrick with a relatively stable flow of cash, and not a small amount, either.