Well this is one of the coolest computers I’ve ever had the pleasure to see. One of our higher-ups (shrouded in shadow and mystery, so no names) won it through a contest sponsored by one of the North American distributors and AMD. It’s valued at well over $5000 is really is a remarkable piece of water cooled computer machinery. Here are some photos to give you an idea of how cool it is.

Here’s a couple close ups of the internals. this thing really is breathtaking in real life. These are just quick snapshots that I took at my workbench.

So why all the talk about how great it looks in real life? Well I’ve tested it, and I’m about to take it down to our Vancouver store to sit on display there for a few weeks. After that it will likely make the rounds to the other stores, so go check it out if you get a chance

I have made a discovery. The Black Knight from Monty Python and the Holy Grail is present in Civilization II. In a manner of speaking…

Check out this youtube video of the famous fight between Arthur and the Black Knight.

Compare the sounds at 0:46 and 0:59 to this WAV file that I’ve attached below

Civ II – SWRDHORS.WAV

If you still have your old Civilization II disc you can find this file in the SOUND directory to verify for yourself. It’s unmistakable.

I had this realization while watching random Monty Python clips on YouTube at about 3 in the morning and I was going to post it right away, but I thought better of it and decided to verify while I was in a better state of mind.

This shocking discovery leads me to suspect that something as culturally influential as Monty Python may be present in more than just one video game…. Please leave a comment under this blog post if you know of any others.