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#1
May 4th, 2002, 08:23 PM
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| Got a P3 sitting around... I need a good solution here. I've got a P3 just sitting there. What should I use it for? I'm on 56k, so web-server is not an option. The network already works, so there it isn't needed...what can a Linux comp otherwise be used for?  |
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#2
May 4th, 2002, 09:09 PM
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| You could do some number crunching.. Seti.. RC5... <sarcasm> Or you could buy Windows(R) XP(TM) Home Edition and have a wonderful Windows eXPerience! </sarcasm> Or I'll give you $20 for it  |
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#3
May 4th, 2002, 09:19 PM
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| how fast? i would buy the mobo & processor if it's over 1 GHz for it... |
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#5
May 5th, 2002, 04:47 AM
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| Figure out what happens when you put things like Processor into the microwave! 
__________________ Best wishes, Alex Athlon XP 1900+, Ge-Force 4 Ti 4400, 512MB DDR RAM, 80GB HD (ATA 133), ZIP 100MB, TEAK CD-RW 40/12/48, USB 2.0/FireWire PCI, USB 2.0 onboard, BlueTooth onboard, DSL-Router, Ethernet Hub, 768kb/s DSL, Philips DVD-ROM; beige G3 500MHz, 768MB RAM, 30GB + 10GB + 60GB HD, USB/FireWire UpgradeCard, ATA 100 Card, ZIP, Jaz, TDK Cyclone CDRW 24/10/40, DVD, Radeon PCI, LaserWriter; 6 other macs; |
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#6
May 5th, 2002, 10:43 AM
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i'll buy it for $300... you should take Redhat off since we'll just delete it anyways... edit: on second thought, i'm gonna buy a mac & upgrade it... Last edited by BlingBling 3k12; May 5th, 2002 at 12:57 PM. |
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#7
May 5th, 2002, 11:35 AM
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| scrap redhat and put GNU/Darwin/x86 on it! but really, what do you mean, what use is it? there are other uses for a computer tthan web server. what do you do with your life? if it is digital photography mp3s and DVDs, then stick with your OSX box. but linux is a great platform to program on, in lots of languages. maybe you could make a software router out of it to share your 56k modem connection to your other computers. |
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#8
May 5th, 2002, 12:12 PM
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| If I were you voice- I would install FreeBSD or some other UNIX on it. Just to get some experience and to see the dfferences between the various UNIX versions. You could simply use it as a test-machine (...just don't "poison" it with Windows). Kris |
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