What can I do with this system?

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NulloModo

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Hey,

My dad has this habit of buying random new stuff all the time, and just sticking the old in a corner. He recently replaced his old system (which was honestly fine for his needs, all he does on it is play online poker and sell stuff on e-bay), but the thing had a DVD burner (which I don't have) so I asked if I could have it instead of him throwing the whole mess out, and he agreed as long as I took the whole system.

So, now I have a P2 333, 256 MB Ram, integrated Intel 740 graphics, 10 gig HD and wireless network card comp sitting in the corner of my apt, and I have no clue what to do with it. Should I just rip out the DVD burner and be done with it? Or is there something useful I could do with this machine?
 
imo its pretty much garbage and wouldnt be worth messing with at all cept the dvd burner and yea you could fold
 
I'd say install your favorite linux distro to it, Borg it for Team 33 and then do whatever else you like... say make it your own little server.
 
Tivo/Jukebox/Fileserver

Go get a cheap tv card and record everything on tv you would otherwise miss.
Put stuff on there that you dont want on your harddrive (mp3's, movies etc.)
 
Well, if you have a ceiling fan, and it tends to blow paper around, you could put the computer on top of the paper and it would hold it down.

Also, sometimes you need to hold open a door that closes by itself, and I bet that would be heavy enough to hold the door open.

If it has a flat-ish top, you can put things on top of it, like beer bottles and stuff.

If you attach a chain to it and carry it around with you, if you get attacked you could whirl it around like a weapon. I bet it would hurt someone pretty good if they got whacked in the side of the head with a computer.

Otherwise, it's too slow to be useful, except to experiment with Linux and stuff.
 
Eh, I have a Mandrake installation set as a double-boot on my main box, and I can't say I really like the linux thing (maybe I just haven't spent enough time with it).

I also have a free Tivo-ish thing from Comcast (err, well, I guess I pay an extra $10 a month for it, but it does HD too, so I can deal).

Plus, no free ports on the router to let this thing fold, so I guess it is trash. I'll rip the burner from it, save the wireless card in case I ever need it, and toss the rest.
 
Sell the rest on ebay. You would be supprised at what people would pay for it.. Just start it @ a penny and let it sell itself. One of my buddies sold an old ibm 333mhz laptop of his without battery and managed to pull $80 for it.. I know it doesn't sound like much, but that was a really nice dinner/date with his girlfriend for something that he was about to toss in the trash.
 
lloose said:
Sell the rest on ebay. You would be supprised at what people would pay for it.. Just start it @ a penny and let it sell itself. One of my buddies sold an old ibm 333mhz laptop of his without battery and managed to pull $80 for it.. I know it doesn't sound like much, but that was a really nice dinner/date with his girlfriend for something that he was about to toss in the trash.
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Yep, you be suprised what you can get out of it..
As for notebooks them people on ebay are crazy... http://cgi.ebay.com/COMPAQ-LTE-5380...6800076051QQcategoryZ3711QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

That thing ain't worth the plastic it's made of..
 
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Install Linux or win2k and have it fold or just use it for a backup net surfing box should your old one go down.. You prolly have a relative somewhere that could use it.. My grandmother ended up with my Athlon classic 800 slotA with 384 megs of ram running 2k as an internet box.. Take the burner out and put a $20 48x cdrom it it first though.. :D
 
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