Server Computer History

The Beginning

What started it all was a Sony Vaio laptop that could barely get by, but we made it work.

Then an old Compaq desktop.

Then the Dell SFF

Now the current custom built-server.

Software

Vanilla jar, to MineMC or whatever that panel was called. Then Pterodactyl Panel. Soon to be Pelican Panel

The TNTable Community servers have been run by David for over 10 years. It began with running servers on a Sony Vaio Laptop for school projects and eventually one that was up for certain hours of the day.

Once an old computer was acquired, the server began to gain more functionality. The connection was still Wi-Fi based but now it could run for longer and unattended. This computer had 4GB of DDR2 RAM, and an 80GB ATA hard drive. It was slow, but it got the job done enough for us to still have a good time.

Eventually the server gained an Ethernet connection, though it was through powerline adapters so not ideal but an improvement. Then the server was upgraded through a computer auction and fundraising within the group. This marked the first real performance uplift the server got.

Eventually we pooled the money together to get a more powerful machine in an office auction. It ran the TNTable server faithfully until January 2021 when a new server was built to host the server. The old server computer was still in use as a general purpose server for David for another number of years. Then, in spring 2025 that server was finally decommissioned from use. It served for over a decade quietly working away. The fate of that computer is yet to be determined. As of July 2025 is is sitting in David's apartment.