What to do w/ a 500mhz Compaq laptop?

[notfred]

I have this older laptop here that I've been using as a server for a while. It works well as a linux server, but now that I've bought some professional webspace, I no longer really need it to do that. I really can't think of anything I need it for. Anyone got any good ideas for what to do with it?

System specs are:

Compaq Armada E500, 500mhz P3, 192mb ram, 6gb (I think) HDD, w/ a PCMCIA 10/100 card.

It's running redhat 7.2 w/ KDE 3 on it right now. I just logged into the desktop for the first time in months. Still works fine. Uptime right now is 109 days, so you can tell it's a pretty stable little machine.

 

[HonkeyDonk]

i'm sure 20 people will say "give it to me"

 

[Anubis]

1st to say

"give it to me"

post it in FS/FT someone will buy it

 

[ElFenix]

probably works fine for surfing from the couch

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
probably works fine for surfing from the couch

I already got another laptop for that, and that one has wifi.

 

[axelfox]

standing in-line for "give it to me"

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: axelfox
standing in-line for "give it to me"

I might sell it, but definitely not giving it away

Doesn't anyone have any cool ideas for it?

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: axelfox
standing in-line for "give it to me"

I might sell it, but definitely not giving it away

Doesn't anyone have any cool ideas for it?

make it run SETI. and put it on my account. YEA WU'S

 

[Semidevil]

um..........take it apart and educate yourself about it........learn about the insides of a laptop if you don't know much about it...

or use it as a word processor...........

 

[Mill]

Just keep it as a linux box to screw around on.

 

[SSP]

Turn it in to a multimedia (or at least an MP3) box? Or have it setup so that any friends/family/visitors can surf the net or listen music in the living room? Give it to charity? Run over it with your car? Make sweet love to it? Give it to Mrs. Skoorb?

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: ElFenix
probably works fine for surfing from the couch

I already got another laptop for that, and that one has wifi.

i didn't say for you

 

[Joony]

donate it to a fellow family member

 

[Soybomb]

Put it in the car and use it to monitor the engine or play mp3s or something.

 

[KEV1N]

Find a way to detach the LCD and use it as a second monitor for your desktop

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: KEV1N
Find a way to detach the LCD and use it as a second monitor for your desktop

no, I think I'm going to keep it intact.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

I'll give you $100 for it.

 

[Sluggo]

I think some kind of Multi Media PC for the Living Room or the car would present a nice balance of challenge/reward.

 

[QTPie]

Originally posted by: Jellomancer
I'll give you $100 for it.

I'll give you $120 for it, hehe...

 

[flavio]

Defeat the alien invasion!

 

[heartsurgeon]

load it up with a free slide show program - several available, use it to display your digital photos in your livingroom etc.. turn it into a digital picture frame..

 

[Wolfsraider]

x10 camera type thing

or use it to run the coffee pot and radio,lights etc

show off those geek talents lol

 

[conjur]

Pull a David Letterman and drop it off a rooftop

but be sure to film it and post a thread about it!

 

[FrustratedUser]

It is sad to see that you consider a PIII @ 500 as useless.
I still have a 500 as my main rig.

 

[FrustratedUser]

You could build a time machine and go back to 1994 and have the badest rig out there.