She's not really part of my "museum" per se, but she represents something that's really important to me. The idea that having fun doesn't have to cost an enormous amount of money. Also, with a little personal effort something cheap doesn't have to be something embarrassing.
That having been said, let me introduce you to Daisy.
Daisy's namesake is hinted at by that awesome glowing symbol on her side. Named for Daisy Johnson of Agents of SHIELD fame, she bears the moniker mostly because she's dressed in black and kicks butt in a sort of hacker-themed way. Based solely on hardware, she's not quite the killer that Daisy has become on TV, but I built her with plenty of room for upgrades to remake her later. In that way, we'll just say she's season one Daisy (you know, back when her name was Skye), and that she'll be doing some training over the next few years.
That being said, she'll trade blows with an Xbox One or PS4 on pretty even terms, and considering her sole purpose is playing games, that's not a bad place to start.
Most importantly, the total cost of this computer was (once all the rebates come back) around $250. For a brand new machine capable of running recent AAA games. At a little less than full graphical intensity, I'll grant you, but still. They run.
In that way, this computer represents the truth about having a hobby you enjoy; you don't have to blow the bank on it. You can save. You can start small. I've been playing old DOS, GBA, and Atari games in emulators for years. I've been playing games that are a decade out of date, and I typically don't buy a game unless it's on sale. So no, Daisy doesn't represent anything amazing about the state of technology as a whole. The graphics card would have been top of the line three or four years ago, and the processor is based on a base architecture that's something like seven years old.
But she does represent something pretty important, and that's that it is totally possible and even advisable to have fun and enjoy your hobbies while living within your means.
And that is something I totally believe.
That having been said, let me introduce you to Daisy.
Daisy's namesake is hinted at by that awesome glowing symbol on her side. Named for Daisy Johnson of Agents of SHIELD fame, she bears the moniker mostly because she's dressed in black and kicks butt in a sort of hacker-themed way. Based solely on hardware, she's not quite the killer that Daisy has become on TV, but I built her with plenty of room for upgrades to remake her later. In that way, we'll just say she's season one Daisy (you know, back when her name was Skye), and that she'll be doing some training over the next few years.
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| Training and super powers, if I'm lucky. |
That being said, she'll trade blows with an Xbox One or PS4 on pretty even terms, and considering her sole purpose is playing games, that's not a bad place to start.
Most importantly, the total cost of this computer was (once all the rebates come back) around $250. For a brand new machine capable of running recent AAA games. At a little less than full graphical intensity, I'll grant you, but still. They run.
In that way, this computer represents the truth about having a hobby you enjoy; you don't have to blow the bank on it. You can save. You can start small. I've been playing old DOS, GBA, and Atari games in emulators for years. I've been playing games that are a decade out of date, and I typically don't buy a game unless it's on sale. So no, Daisy doesn't represent anything amazing about the state of technology as a whole. The graphics card would have been top of the line three or four years ago, and the processor is based on a base architecture that's something like seven years old.
But she does represent something pretty important, and that's that it is totally possible and even advisable to have fun and enjoy your hobbies while living within your means.
And that is something I totally believe.
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