Shakti is my current desktop tower system, which replaced my laptop Parvati as my primary computer in September 1999. For the first time, I built the entire system from the ground up. Most of the parts I bought online (see the dreams page for a partial price list), but some things were borrowed from my old desktop(s). As of July 2000, I have finished adding all the additional components I wanted, and the next major changes will either be my next big system upgrade or a multi-computer home network using some rebuilt older machines. (The pictures below were taken after the system was first built and do not reflect the current configuration.)
Shakti means "force, power, energy" in Sanskrit. Both Shakti and Parvati are names of Shiva's consort, the Divine Mother in Hinduism. (Thanks to The Encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy and Religion for the above facts.)
I also have a Microtek flatbed scanner, but my father has "adopted" it. Anyway, I should explain about the SCSI hookup. The Ultra2 hard drive is hooked to the internal Ultra2 connection on the 2940U2W, using a normal unterminated wide SCSI cable! (I know, I know.) The other internal devices are connected to the internal narrow connector. I didn't want to use the external Ultra2 connector for my Syjet, because it would slow down the internal HD. Instead I ordered a wide internal-to-external adapter and an external wide-to-narrow adapter from Adaptec. Since all my slots are full(!), I removed the metal slot adapter from the I-to-E cable and used some #6 washers to attach it to an extra punchout slot on the back of my case. Additional SCSI devices like the scanner can plug into the passthrough jack on the Syjet.