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What to do, What to do!

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Ok i have a cheap mobo that supports my 233 pentium, cant OC. have ram, vid card(cheap) sound card, hard drive, what the hell can i do with this, folding is no option cuz its not gonna be on the net! any ideas?
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Post by Brent »

sell it

i should say, TRY to sell it

heh

it's a good computer for wordprocessing, Office type work, and Internet surfing...
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Use it for "experiments".
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Post by YARDofSTUF »

lol oh i have experimented with it, found i can run it with out a heatsink or fan aslong as i dont play games! lol
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Post by jlwggns »

what would you want it and what will come with it? i have a son in school learning about windows and would rather not have him using mine. i jack it up enough without his help !! :)
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Stick Linux on it and, learn baby learn!
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Post by Brent »

yeah, it's a good platform to start linux on, learn that...
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Post by YARDofSTUF »

jlwgg... sorry, plan to keep it, its my baby, first system that was "mine" as for linux, it will be on my new systemwin2k/linux dual boot... i'll have to look for a at mobo that i could overclock it on!
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Post by 7 »

You could make it a dedicated mp3 player. Or you can make it a media center in your living room that can
1. control cd's and dvd's
2. broadcast internet music stations
3. digital vcr.
4. You can even hook up a remote to it.
Or you can make it a porn station :)
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