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Topic: Build A Computer

Vital Stats

The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:

Favorite website(s):

Slashdot

Most admires:

Steve Jobs, Bill Gates

Favorite possession(s):

Windows computer, Apple Computer, Linux box

Currently has on their coffee table:

Mac Today, PC World

Favorite body part(s):

Ears

Favorite book(s):

"Maximum Internet Security: A Hackers Guide" by Net Sams
"Beginning Visual Basic 6" by Peter Wright

Interest(s):

Computers

Favorite computer game(s):

Hacking

Favorite online activity(s):

Building websites, Chatting on ICQ, Finding ringtones for their phone

Membership(s):

Free Software Foundation

Favorite quote(s):

"Grove giveth and Gates taketh away." - Bob Metcalfe (inventor of Ethernet) on the trend of hardware speedups not being able to keep up with software demands
"There are two ways of constructing a software design; one way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult." - C. A. R. Hoare

Expert Talk

The Brain has selected interesting relevant sentences from the web. It automatically assigned them to some of our fictitious experts based on their personalities.

Steve Riggins,
Software Deveoper

MP3rat builds an internal index of keywords so that keyword searching is incredibly fast even for large song databases on slow computers.
Beowulf is a great method to build high performance computers with standard off the shelf components.

Mike Enlow,
Internet Marketer

We build our computers with an eye on the long term benefits of our customers, hoping our prices and reputation will create enough volume for us to succeed.

Dave Simons,
Internet Entrepeneur

SyncField builds customized mobile applications for handheld computers which integrate and streamline data entry to enterprise repositories, for virtually any industry.
Pacer Systems is an established and renowned privately owned British company which designs and builds an exciting range of computer controlled profile cutting and engraving machines and markets them across a wide spectrum of manufacturing industries.
Adtech Computers and Network Services maintain an ongoing commitment to build our knowledge base by working closely with the products manufacturers and software applications development teams available for the business enviroment.

Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist

This course builds on fundamental mathematics to present the mathematical foundations of computer science.
Powerful computers and sophisticated software enable professional mathematicians to build models of these processes and investigate their behaviour.
Ten computers were also purchased for a Internet/Reading lab to facilitate a balanced technology and print program to build essential reading skills and fluency for students in grades 7-12 who are reading two or more grade levels below appropriate grade level.

Dan Toomey,
Computer Salesman

Windows XP builds on the legacy of Windows NT and Windows 2000 by introducing several enhancements to increase the security of desktop and mobile computers.
LEI builds software applications for Windows computers, and networked workstations.
I custom build computers & do computer upgrading and of course web pages and web sites as well.

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