Suggested use for an "old" computer

Well, now that I'm going to buy a new case and HD's, I will have enough hardware for a second complete system with the following specs:

PIII 450
128 MB RAM
20 GB HD
Voodoo Banshee
56K Modem
SB16 Sound Card
No monitor

Question is, what should I use it for? My first choice would be to give it to my GF who still uses a PII-350 and score major bonus points :-)

Any other suggestions?

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Athlon T-Bird 900 Mhz
MSI K7T-Pro 2A
128 MB PC-133
64 MB PC-100 (2x)
20 GB Maxtor ATA 33/7200
6.4 GB Maxtor ATA 33/5400
Hercules MX II - 32 MB
HP CD-RW
Pioneer DVD (105-S)
Monster Sound MX300
19" KDS Flat Monitor

That computer's not that bad of a system! Use it as a server https://www.sharkyforums.com/images/.../2005/06/5.gif

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Gateway Performance 1000:
1ghz P3
256 MB RAM
64MB GeForce2 GTS
45 GB Harddrive (IBM)
16x DVD (Pioneer)
8x CD-Burner (Philips)
19" monitor

Put Linux on it and build a firewall. If you have some type of broadband internet and not a dial-up.

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Asus P3V4X Mobo
Asus s370 converter card
p3-933@1050
FOP38-1 & AS2
256MB generic pc-133 (CL3)
Voodoo5 5500 AGP
Realtek 10/100 nic
SBlive X-gamer
Asus 50x CDROM
17.2 GB Maxtor

Visit the iNsAnE Counter-Strike Clan

well, i suppose I could connect my cable modem to it using some sort of LAN setup. But what kinda server would it be good for?

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Athlon T-Bird 900 Mhz
MSI K7T-Pro 2A
128 MB PC-133
64 MB PC-100 (2x)
20 GB Maxtor ATA 33/7200
6.4 GB Maxtor ATA 33/5400
Hercules MX II - 32 MB
HP CD-RW
Pioneer DVD (105-S)
Monster Sound MX300
19" KDS Flat Monitor

Put your cable modem on your old machine and set up a fire wall. Then connect into it via ethernet. That will take cpu strain off of your new machine by allowing your old system to run all the modem transfers.



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--What if I were to ask a hypothetical question?
--My software doesn't have bugs, it just develops random features.
--Error: Keyboard not attached. Press F1 to continue.

Use it for parts if u ever need something or put files on it on a lan

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• CPU Amd Athlon T-bird 800 Mhz @ 800
• ram 192 Mbs of SdRam
• Video Card Vision tech Geforce 3:)
• Board Asus A7v mother board
• sound card Sound blaster live X-gamer 5.1
• Silent-Invasion clan
  My 3D Mark 2001 scores

Geforce 4 Ever!!

You could alwase send it to me if you don't have a use for it. https://www.sharkyforums.com/images/.../2005/08/2.gif

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They Q Continuum- a pathway to any time, any place, any dimension, but still only a crappy 26.4k dial up connection.
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AMD T-Bird 1000mhz (1ghz) :)
Giga-byte 7ZX mb :)
geforce256 :/
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The only girl I will ever love, now if I could only tell her.