Slashware Battlestations

SZDev01 – White Knight

The original battlestation of the ancient era; it was abandoned after more than 10 years of service, its initial white appearance already dimmed into a yellowish hue.

• Year: 1993
• Build: Custom PC Clone
• Processor: Intel 486
• RAM: 8MB
• Storage: 80MB
• Type: Desktop
• Pilots: Slash
• Status: Lost
• OS: DOS 6.1

SZDev02

Acquired by Slash with his initial earnings as a junior software developer, it was a huge upgrade compared to the 10 years old White Knight. It was used to developed the first batch of roguelikes in Java.

• Year: 2003
• Build: Custom PC Clone
• Type: Desktop
• Pilots: Slash
• Status: Decomissioned
• OS: Windows XP

SWBS01

The station used to establish the first Slashware fortress. Some more roguelikes and also Pixal saw a lot of development on this machine, it was already near its end of life when the marble halls were inaugurated.

• Year: 2006
• Build: Custom PC Clone
• Type: Desktop
• Pilots: Slash
• Status: Decomissioned
• OS: Windows XP, Ubuntu

SWBS02 – Greyhound

The oldest battlestation which remains still operational, it was originally used by slash while acting as knight of the orange circle, leading a development team on NetSac.  It came bundled with a nasty virus called Windows Vista, but its software was then cleansed for good. This was the main battlestation for Kram during the times of the slashwareknights.

• Year: 2008
• Build: HP
• Type: Laptop
• Pilots: Slash, Kram
• Status: In reserve.
• OS: Windows Vista, Ubuntu

SWBS03 – Necktie

The first hardware acquired for the failed plans for the expansion of the slashware fortress. It was used almost exclusively to develop business software including Quadrigan and BPX. Although no longer part of the Slashware fleet, it’s still active and keeps being piloted by Straust to these days.

• Year: 2012
• Build: Custom PC Clone
• Type: Desktop
• Pilots: Straust
• Status: Sold
• OS: Windows 7

SWBS04 – Fishing Rod

Also acquired for the first Slashware Fortress. Unlike the Necktie, it was acquired mainly to pursue the second objective: game development. It fulfilled its mission covering the required evolutionary steps of failed advergaming, educational and freemium games, leaving lessons by the end of the Slashware Fortress era.

• Year: 2012
• Build: Custom PC Clone
• Type: Desktop
• Pilots: Axel, Slash
• Status: Damaged, active
• OS: Windows 7

SWBS05 – Shiny Falchion

Acquired mainly to pursue the development of iOS games. It’s slash’s current battlestation.

• Year: 2013
• Build: Macbook Pro
• Pilots: Slash
• Status: Damaged on battle
• OS: None