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Useful uses for OLD computers? [penitum class]
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Useful uses for OLD computers? [penitum class]
I was debating about where I should post this.. but I suppose if any use I may get out of these it may be some sort of server.
__________________I have a collection of pentium class computers that are collecting dust in my basement. Most in which I think have no practical use for today. I may be wrong though.. Here’s my list 486/DX2 66mhz Pentium 100mhz Pentium 200mhz Pentium II 400mhz AMD K6 300mhz All have 32mb+ Ram. Any ideas?
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Fileserver?
__________________And lol 486 at least it's not an sx
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Sledgehammer the **** out of them for fun in your driveway. That's about it.
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A Music Streaming box.
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@ Angmaar I was thinking about this. Just need to think of a storage solution.
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Install pfsense which makes your computer a router. You will need two NIC.
http://www.pfsense.org/index.php?opt...d=45&Itemid=48
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you could make one of them a dedicated weather/traffic station. I did that with an old k6.
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Throw a PCI SATA card in there (if the motherboard would support it), and turn it into a fileserver. Or, get a HDD that is IDE (?) and throw a Linux distro on it CLI. Then use that to host DHCP and DNS (and maybe even HTTP) on your network.
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Keep one as a file server and donate the rest to a local library or youth center for them to use for web surfing and such.
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I like using old computer fans, wiring them to a USB connector, and making a USB powered desk fan.
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