What can i do with an old 486?

[mtn26bkr]

sell it on ebay as an antique or a rare colelctors item

 

[Metron]

Send it to David Letterman, and have him run over it with a steam roller...

Metron

 

[chocoruacal]

Thow it away. Seriously. Its total value is less than $10. There's no point donating it and wasting anyone else's time with it.

 

[howdyduty]

Linux learning very slowly on a 486. Hmm, maybe a 1991 version of slackware?

 

[grrl]

Originally posted by: Breezie
use it to play leisure suit larry games and police quest ^_^

I remember Leisure Suit Larry!

 

[aswedc]

Buy a $15 tuner and make it a TV (assuming you have a monitor too)

 

[Beller0ph1]

Search for computer recycling programs in your area. I know the Milwaukee Correctional Dept. takes care of old comptuer equipment. They break it down, then send it someplace to demanufacture. Seriously, it's not worth the electricity to keep it on. Kinda hard to get rid of something you may have once paid over 2 grand for. I know, I just did that with an old Gateway we had since the "dawn of time".

 

[skez]

make an insane mod case for it, if you mess it up theres no loss

 

[Cygni]

Hit up a bunch of abandonware sites and turn the thing into an old game win3.1/dos heaven.

 

[meanpc]

You could put MAME on it. Those emulator progs don't take much CPU.

 

[ViciouS]

Originally posted by: Train
I have an old 486 that i havent even turned on in years, its supposed to have Win 3.1 on it but im not sure if the hard drive hasnt been wiped yet. But anways, ive ehard of people setting up 486's as linux servers. Im thinking i should try getting some stuff made in linux just to expand my IT knowledege beyond windows based environments.

Any ideas? and where should i start? thanks guys

ps, ive got some Unix exp from college, but am a total Linux n00b

I hear 486's make funny colors when you burn them.

 

[thomsbrain]

take it to a recycle place. it can serve no purpose which outweighs the electricity.

 

[BatmanNate]

Originally posted by: Breezie
use it to play leisure suit larry games and police quest ^_^

5 pixel boobies, yay!

 

[Nab]

Originally posted by: Rectalfier
Throw it at someone you don't like.