Old Horse

Raphs

Raphs

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Hello I have recently inherited two very old computers and i was looking for any suggestions as to what i can do with them. Here are their specs: 366 MHz Intel Pentium 32 Mb Ram Graphics Card Maximum is True Color at 1024x768 An ethernet port. 5 Gb HDD. I there anything useful I could use them for ? For Example, it was suggested to me that I boost the HDD capacity,connect it to the tv and turn one into some kind of media server for my home where i could store videos,music, etc... What can old,slow computers be used for in general ?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Hewlet Packard,HPG500
    CPU
    Intel Pentium Dual-Core,Genuine Intel(R) T2080 @ 1.73 GHz
    Motherboard
    What's that about my mama ?!
    Memory
    1 GB Ram
    Screen Resolution
    1200x800
    Hard Drives
    120 GB
    Other Info
    The damned DVD Drive expired way before MTBF !!
It would be lousy at rendering video for TV output and will have ata33 drive size limitations of 120gig at the most.

You could maybe use it as a router/firewall with a Linux distro or a doorstop :sarc:
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Workstation
    Manufacturer/Model
    doofenshmirtz evil incorporated
    CPU
    Ryzen 9 5950X
    Motherboard
    Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Formula
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO Black 64GB (4x16GB) 3600MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16GB ROG Strix LC OC
    Sound Card
    Creative
    Monitor(s) Displays
    3 x27" Dell U2724D & 1 x 34" Dell U3415W
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 980 Pro 1TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe Solid State
    Drive
    PSU
    1500W ThermalTake Toughpower
    Case
    ThermalTake Level 10 GT
    Cooling
    Enermax Liqtech 240
    Keyboard
    Surface Ergonomic.
    Mouse
    Logitech Performance MX
    Internet Speed
    350 Mb/s
    Other Info
    WinTV NovaTD
    HP CP1515n Color Laser
    Sony BD-5300S-0B Blu-ray Writer
    Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
    APC 750i Smart UPS
  • Operating System
    windows 10
    Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Pro 3
    CPU
    1.9GHz Intel Core i5-4300U (dual-core, 3MB cache, up to 2.9GHz with Turbo Boost)
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 4400
    Monitor(s) Displays
    12" Multi Touch
    Screen Resolution
    2160 x 144
    Hard Drives
    128GB
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Keyboard
    yes
    Internet Speed
    350 Mb/s
I've had a better idea....how about a barbeque.

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My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Workstation
    Manufacturer/Model
    doofenshmirtz evil incorporated
    CPU
    Ryzen 9 5950X
    Motherboard
    Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Formula
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO Black 64GB (4x16GB) 3600MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16GB ROG Strix LC OC
    Sound Card
    Creative
    Monitor(s) Displays
    3 x27" Dell U2724D & 1 x 34" Dell U3415W
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 980 Pro 1TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe Solid State
    Drive
    PSU
    1500W ThermalTake Toughpower
    Case
    ThermalTake Level 10 GT
    Cooling
    Enermax Liqtech 240
    Keyboard
    Surface Ergonomic.
    Mouse
    Logitech Performance MX
    Internet Speed
    350 Mb/s
    Other Info
    WinTV NovaTD
    HP CP1515n Color Laser
    Sony BD-5300S-0B Blu-ray Writer
    Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
    APC 750i Smart UPS
  • Operating System
    windows 10
    Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Pro 3
    CPU
    1.9GHz Intel Core i5-4300U (dual-core, 3MB cache, up to 2.9GHz with Turbo Boost)
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 4400
    Monitor(s) Displays
    12" Multi Touch
    Screen Resolution
    2160 x 144
    Hard Drives
    128GB
    Mouse
    Logitech
    Keyboard
    yes
    Internet Speed
    350 Mb/s
Lol.. The firewall idea sounds useful... But hasn't anyone seriously considered what to do with archaic computers ? I'm sure i'm not the first person to have this issue. Are we all doomed to have old technology gathering dust in the garage somewhere ?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Hewlet Packard,HPG500
    CPU
    Intel Pentium Dual-Core,Genuine Intel(R) T2080 @ 1.73 GHz
    Motherboard
    What's that about my mama ?!
    Memory
    1 GB Ram
    Screen Resolution
    1200x800
    Hard Drives
    120 GB
    Other Info
    The damned DVD Drive expired way before MTBF !!
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