What's the crappiest computer you have....

[Hyperblaze]

which runs Linux or Unix?

I've got a bunch of spare computers at work which are't doing squat.

Thinking of installing Linux/Unix on them since Windows NT is just pointless on there.

(I can think of more uses out of a unix box then a windows box, but hey, that's just me)

They are Pentium 2 (the megahertz vary).

Wonders if it's even worth keeping the motherboards or just replacing them with something better.

 

[The Linuxator]

I have a spare P II machine, but.... I wouldn't call it crappy.
To keep it short, it's a trusty little IBM Intellistation E Pro and it's been with me since ever, and I am too attached to it to let it go, and it's been chugging along on my desk for years now.
It serves as a Streaming Audio / Video playing /recording machine, it has loads of MP3 and MPEGS on it, and it is pretty much my HTPC as I have it most of the time hooked up to my Stereo and might try to get a decent PCI Linux supportes card so I can hook it up to my TV.

I have recently sold my AMD 64 Gaming rig and the leftover parts were given as a reward to my IBM for it's trustworthiness and reliability Specs :

Stock Photo

IBM INtellistation E Pro

Fedora Core 4

-PII 450MHZ.
-Chaintech 7.1 24-bit Surround Card PCI
-SONY DRU 710-A Dual DVD Burner ATA
-80 GB SATA Western Digital SE 7200 RPM 8 MB cahce HDD
-Matrox Mellennium AGP 2X card (soon to be replaced with a PCI with Video out suppport in Linux).
-Thermaltake XASER 480 Watts PSU ( not that it's needed but it's lying around and I was like what the hell why not LOL)
- SATA / USB 2.0/Firewire Controller 2 ports each

To be honest the performance is pretty sweet for a PII, but of course that major contribution is due to the fact that it's NOT running an OS that is % 90 Bloat-Ware and the rest % 10 crappy semi-functional code

Have you ever seen anyone treat his / her old IBM with more respect than me ? No one spoils an IBM more The Linxuator does, and that's a fact SON, Call 1-800-SPOIL-IBM NOW!!!

 

[Doh!]

I still have an Abit BP-6 dual celeron 366@550 w/ 512MB RAM with an original TNT card. I have Debian on it and use it as a home server.

 

[doan]

PII 400 as an Itunes server - Its amazing how well old hardware runs with modern ram and hard drives

 

[Nothinman]

My slowest running is an dual 400 Ultra2. I do have a 167Mhz Ultra1, but it's not being used because the onboard SCSI port broke a while back.

 

[AnonymouseUser]

Athlon XP 1600+ w/256MB PC2100 running FC3.

 

[daniel49]

Originally posted by: Hyperblaze
which runs Linux or Unix?

I've got a bunch of spare computers at work which are't doing squat.

Thinking of installing Linux/Unix on them since Windows NT is just pointless on there.

(I can think of more uses out of a unix box then a windows box, but hey, that's just me)

They are Pentium 2 (the megahertz vary).

Wonders if it's even worth keeping the motherboards or just replacing them with something better.

Packard Bell (originally with 133mhz pentium) Now a cyrex 200 mhz overdrive cpu in it
is the crappiest but its just sitting in the closet for now not enough time to play with one more machine.

I would have to make a floppy boot for it though and besides maybe DSL linux I think it would be a waste of time.

 

[BlueWeasel]

My wife's old HP Celeron 433Mhz mini-tower system....it's a pain to add even simple things like RAM because of the space, but works great as a small file server running W2K + UltraVNC (for remote management).

 

[xcript]

An old P100/8MB laptop running Debian.

I even use X/Fluxbox on it.

 

[tiap]

P200mmx on a tyan mb with 98mb ram using win98, I built somewhere around 1994
Use it with a scsi scanner still.

 

[kamper]

This is inspiring me to get off my ass and put something on the 100mhz 486 that's going to waste in my closet right now.

 

[skyking]

Originally posted by: kamper
This is inspiring me to get off my ass and put something on the 100mhz 486 that's going to waste in my closet right now.

If it has a PCI slot, put a promise ata100 controller in it and a big disk.
It will make a nice quiet fileserver.

 

[RebateMonger]

n.m.

 

[pkme2]

My Linux e-Machine has an Intel P3 Celeron 466MHz. It working now with Ubuntu; its slow but still working.

 

[Stas]

I have a P-75 and 24 MB of RAM + 1GB drive and 512KB video LOL. And guess what has on it... Win 3.11! ROFL
Also have a p3-667, 256MB, 6GB, Savage2000 (64MB) for local server

 

[Stas]

pkme2
My Linux e-Machine has an Intel P3 Celeron 466MHz. It working now with Ubuntu; its slow but still working.

I'm pretty sure that would be P2.

 

[pkme2]

Stas, you're right. It's a P2 and its just as old like me, in dog years. Thanks for the correction.

 

[Zugzwang152]

p2 ~300mhz + 64mb ram just died, so my oldest is a pentium 3 1ghz + 512mb ram.

 

[Seeruk]

It's also not that crappy... bought recently but a very very cheap build ~£300. Like most people's I think its used as a audio/visual/backup server for the Xbox 360 & and an awesome set of Phillips Wireless headphones I use to listen in the Garden / Walking the dog round the block.

Sempron 2800
Some Gigabyte Mobo
512mb Ram
200GB sATA HD
Radeon 9600 Pro
DVD Burner/Floppy/Other Irrelevant Stuff

It dual boots Ubuntu 5.10 and Vista

Ubuntu & Gnome runs like sh1t.
Vista flies

Go figure!