riven_uk Posted April 15, 2002 Share Posted April 15, 2002 I just wondered if any wise neowinian's or the just plain crazy ones [:alien: ] could suggest uses for my old pc - must be SOMETHING it could be useful for :) Specs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [EDIT] AMD 400Mhz [/EDIT] 64mb RAM 2.5gig hd 36.6 modem 1 8x CD-ROM, 1 8x/4x/24x CD-RW :paranoid: ok so I'm a bit bored and have some time on my hands :ponder: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neowin_hipster Posted April 15, 2002 Share Posted April 15, 2002 Stick in a nic and make it a firewall. Why not install freebsd or linux too. Windows firewalls sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Otto Posted April 15, 2002 Share Posted April 15, 2002 print server, firewall, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-LineD Posted April 15, 2002 Share Posted April 15, 2002 Do it as I did. Stick 2 nics (or more it depends) plug a cdrom and a HD and a vidcard (just for the installation). Download the IRcop iso and make the box a linux firewall/router When everything is set up and running just unplug the cdrom and the vidcard, you dont need them. The manteinance is done via web interface. Very cool indeed. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahodes1 Posted April 15, 2002 Share Posted April 15, 2002 that's still a usable machine!!! its a 400 MHz! If it were a P133 or somethin, yeah make it a firewall, but not a 400, find a better use for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Posted April 15, 2002 Share Posted April 15, 2002 firewalls are useless lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v0x Posted April 15, 2002 Share Posted April 15, 2002 have you tried the bin yet??? just a question Greetz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shifty Posted April 15, 2002 Share Posted April 15, 2002 personally i would drop in a 128 DIMM and a huge hard drive and turn it into a juke box runnning windows xp. me and my roommates at college got an old P2 300, dropped in 128MB of ram, XP Home ed, 60GB harddrive, winamp and a video card that had tv out. it came with a nic so all we did was hook it up to the tv and now we can play hours of music for all our drunken parties!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neowin_hipster Posted April 15, 2002 Share Posted April 15, 2002 That's why i said firewall or linux or freebsd. Those are two awesome os! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
othernutrient Posted April 15, 2002 Share Posted April 15, 2002 Put NT4 Server or 2000 Server on it and a copy of Exchange and SQL Server. Learn both and learn how to recover from hacks at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nexionly Posted April 15, 2002 Share Posted April 15, 2002 would a pentium machine with 90mhz and 16 mb ram make a good server? http server... nothing heavy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riven_uk Posted April 15, 2002 Author Share Posted April 15, 2002 :) great suggestions thanks, anyone know some decent sites etc with tutorials about networking and linux ? Two area's i haven't really looked into before. /me goes to explore Linux and might just look in that handy Linux & Macintosh Forum - thank god for neowin.net! :cool: Thanks once again :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
othernutrient Posted April 15, 2002 Share Posted April 15, 2002 Originally posted by nexionly would a pentium machine with 90mhz and 16 mb ram make a good server? http server... nothing heavy... Try checking the Linux Router Project at http://www.lrp.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiGhTfast Posted April 15, 2002 Share Posted April 15, 2002 screw firewalls theres no point, its not worth having it on 24/7 just for a home user.. either A JUKEBOX or spray black put under tele and u got a STANDALONE DIVX PLAYER or just sell it to someone my bro still uses a p266 for cs and tfc with a voodoo2 and hes happy, a 400mhz will be good for someone new to computers i guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psw Posted April 15, 2002 Share Posted April 15, 2002 check my sig... i run my old P133 @ 400MHz now. just got a new 20Gig and use it to serve up mp3's, a test machine (i design sites), storage and my wife uses it for word, email, surfing... plenty of things you can do with it. and dont hang it out on the curb. dontate it if you can ! or sell it on ebay and make a few bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiGhTfast Posted April 15, 2002 Share Posted April 15, 2002 133 at 400mhz how the?? tell me :) will put me p2 266 upto 400 then :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewster2100 Posted April 15, 2002 Share Posted April 15, 2002 Originally posted by Shifty personally i would drop in a 128 DIMM and a huge hard drive and turn it into a juke box runnning windows xp. me and my roommates at college got an old P2 300, dropped in 128MB of ram, XP Home ed, 60GB harddrive, winamp and a video card that had tv out. it came with a nic so all we did was hook it up to the tv and now we can play hours of music for all our drunken parties!! ditto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Dorr Veteran Posted April 15, 2002 Veteran Share Posted April 15, 2002 -distributed.net or seti@home cruncher -stereo via mp3s and shoutcast streams -get tv out and make a divx player -remove the heat sink and use it as a space heater :D -file server (if you've got the cash for hard drives) -small webserver -router/firewall -waterseal it and make a fishtank (get it to run and get double points :D ) -sell it for parts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishie Posted April 15, 2002 Share Posted April 15, 2002 give it to me im poor and cant afford a pc. pm me for my address. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Gates Posted April 15, 2002 Share Posted April 15, 2002 take out all the insides and use the case as a dog house :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riven_uk Posted April 15, 2002 Author Share Posted April 15, 2002 psw: yeah it was a P150 but I got a Powerleap upgrade to AMD K6-III 400MHz - great minds and all that ;) as for the jukebox idea's - hmm nice but i personally don't have a need for it - thanks anyway :) timdorr.. waterseal it and make a fishtank - that has to be the best idea! I remember seeing one or two articles in various PC Mags pop up now and then about that kinda thing! It would totally kick ass - I think I'll wait til SONY invent some robo-fishies to have a bit of consistency :p:D :ponder: Doghouse...mmm.... - it's big enough! ~seems to be a wild life theme comming to light :s omg neowin is secretly run by GreenPeace - bunch of hippie soap dodgin tree huggin crap ;) [no offence :roll: i'm just kiddin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Dorr Veteran Posted April 15, 2002 Veteran Share Posted April 15, 2002 if you get a fishtank into it AND get it working, I'll bet you $20 that'll show up on /. in a day :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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