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From: root on 2 Jul 2010 15:08 Stan Barr <plan.b(a)dsl.pipex.com> wrote: > > Yep, I use one as a print server, another as a PDP-11 emulator. > I'll have to think about an 8080 emulator. Thanks.
From: root on 2 Jul 2010 15:12 Aragorn <aragorn(a)chatfactory.invalid> wrote: > - a thin client - a dedicated router/gateway/firewall - a dedicated BBS - a sandbox - a dedicated backup storage or NAS - a networked media player - a FreeDOS machine for running old arcade games Thanks for the suggestions.
From: mjt on 2 Jul 2010 14:35 On Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:43:34 +0200 Aragorn <aragorn(a)chatfactory.invalid> wrote: > It all depends on one's definition of "old", what processor the > machine has and how much RAM and diskspace is available. Off the top > of my head, things to do with an old computer could be... > > - a thin client > - a dedicated router/gateway/firewall > - a dedicated BBS > - a sandbox > - a dedicated backup storage or NAS > - a networked media player > - a FreeDOS machine for running old arcade games > - et al... Agreed. -- Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men. - Kin Hubbard <<< Remove YOURSHOES to email me >>>
From: Jeff on 2 Jul 2010 16:50 On Fri, 2 Jul 2010 16:23:07 +0000 (UTC) root <NoEMail(a)home.org> wrote: > Some time ago I set up an old 1.4G Celeron machine > to organize and play mp3 files. That worked out > so well I upgraded the motherboard and graphics > card and it now serves as an A/V server. It > outputs HDMI and I use a wireless keyboard/mouse > as controls. > > I now use the old Celeron machine as a dedicated > torrents machine. It's very quiet and runs 24/7 > fetching and seeding torrents, mostly BBC stuff. > > These are two suggestions for what to do with > an old computer, I would like to hear from > others who have devised their own applications. > > BTW, I took the Celeron MB out of the case > and mounted it on a wooden board about 12x14 > inches along with a small power supply and > a hard drive: a homemade "blade" computer :) > As such it is so tiny I can stick it just > about anywhere. > > Any ideas about uses for old computers? Thinking green... If you have no real use for the old PC, why not give the environment and energy infrastructure a bit of a break, and keep the machine powered off, for use as an emergency standby? jeff
From: General Schvantzkoph on 2 Jul 2010 19:50
On Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:59:37 +0000, Stan Barr wrote: > On Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:43:34 +0200, Aragorn > <aragorn(a)chatfactory.invalid> wrote: >> On Friday 02 July 2010 18:23 in comp.os.linux.misc, somebody >> identifying as root wrote... >>> >>> Any ideas about uses for old computers? >> >> It all depends on one's definition of "old", what processor the machine >> has and how much RAM and diskspace is available. Off the top of my >> head, things to do with an old computer could be... >> >> - a thin client >> - a dedicated router/gateway/firewall - a dedicated BBS >> - a sandbox >> - a dedicated backup storage or NAS >> - a networked media player >> - a FreeDOS machine for running old arcade games - et al... > > Yep, I use one as a print server, another as a PDP-11 emulator. Are you running RSTS or RT11? |