ACME is currently running on a nifty 8-core Atom C2750 machine that I built myself. The C2750 was introduced in late 2013 and got a lot of attention from folks like me. It's very low-power, to the point where it doesn't even need a CPU fan so it's nice and quiet. But the eight 64-bit 2.4 GHz cores still give it a lot of oomph.
Here are the build specs:
The evolution of ACME's hardware:
| name | when | type | CPU | memory | disk | OS | cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hydra | 06Feb2015 - ? | home built | 8-core 2.4 GHz Atom C2750 | 16 GB | 5.1 TB | FreeBSD 10.1 | $1370 |
| safe | 01May2004 - 06Feb2015 | Fine Tec Computer | 3.2 GHz Pentium IV | 2 GB | 200 GB | FreeBSD 4.9 | $1689 |
| pill | 17Mar2004 - 01May2004 | Packard-Bell | 450 MHz Pentium II | 160 MB | 60 GB | FreeBSD 4.5 | $? |
| bomb | 25Nov1999 - 17Mar2004 | ACME Microsystems | 450 MHz K6-2 | 64 MB | 8 GB | FreeBSD 3.3 | $665 |
| best | 03Nov1995 - 25Nov1999 | Best.com shared server | 200 MHz Pentium Pro | ? | 70 MB | FreeBSD 2.2.8 | $50/month |
| anvil | 17Apr1991 - 03Nov1995 | Sun 3/50 | 16 MHz MC68020 | 4 MB | 1 GB | SunOS 4.1 | $1950 |
