I found a computer...

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BarneyGumble

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...in the dumpster at my apartment complex. It a compaq presario, probably from 98-00, with the monitor and all. It boots just fine, with a celeron, but I'm not sure which one yet. What should I do with it? I thought about experimenting with linux or using it as a server or a folding machine. Any suggestions?
 
thats awsome free always kicks ass!! dont know much about setting it up as a server but have you ever seen offive space? i like their idea good old fashion stress relief

but why were you digging in the dumpster?
 
doug_7506 said:
thats awsome free always kicks ass!! dont know much about setting it up as a server but have you ever seen offive space? i like their idea good old fashion stress relief

but why were you digging in the dumpster?
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Dumpster Diving, mayhaps?
 
You'd be surprised what people will throw out. I found an old HP comp, monitor and all, outside a dumpster. I examined it and found it to be perfect physically. The reason I suspect it was thrown out was that it was infested with...462 instances of spyware and 28 viruses!! Yikes doesn't do that justice! I fixed all but one virus(a browser hijacker that was freaking impossible to kill) so I dismantled it for parts (still using the monitor to this day for a project!).
Don't weep for it's passing, for it ran on Windows ME...which ias far as I'm concerned is a virus anyways. :D
 
It was a problem with the BIOS on the HP being too proprietary...it prevented installing any OS other then the recovery disk, which it didn't have. Besides, it was worth more as parts...have you seen what pc-133 memory goes for these days?
 
MiG29TangentBoy said:
It was a problem with the BIOS on the HP being too proprietary...it prevented installing any OS other then the recovery disk, which it didn't have. Besides, it was worth more as parts...have you seen what pc-133 memory goes for these days?
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Cheap on the Forums!
 
doug_7506 said:
thats awsome free always kicks ass!! dont know much about setting it up as a server but have you ever seen offive space? i like their idea good old fashion stress relief

but why were you digging in the dumpster?
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I was walking to my apartment and I look over at the dumpster and saw a cord hanging out of the top. I said to myself "hey, that looks like a monitor cord!" I jumped up to look inside and there it was.
 
Sounds like a perfect "BSBox" as I call them.

I got my hands on a P3 900 a guy was gonna trash who claimed it was a dead machine. Ran fine, it just had a copy of 98 on it that was plagued with spyware and viruses. Sounds pretty much like the same deal with yours. Nabbed it, threw a big ass HD on it, and put a fresh copy of XP on it and it runs perfect as a storage system for torrents, downloads, IMs, and other stuff I don't want on my big box, yet can easily access via Remote Desktop.
 
Xephian said:
You just said it twice.
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So? It's the best suggestion in this thread yet, nothing wrong with repeating it to make sure the OP doesnt miss it.
 
Viper87227 said:
So? It's the best suggestion in this thread yet, nothing wrong with repeating it to make sure the OP doesnt miss it.
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Agreed. :) Anyone who has anything against folding should be taken out back and shot! It makes this world a better place to live in without selfish scumbags... :mad:
 
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