Here a notebook, there a notebook
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Bravo! :-D "Please don't put cigarette butts in the urinal. It makes them soggy and hard to light" - Sign in a Bullhead City, AZ Restroom
I meant this as a suggestion. I was talking to someone in the rotary org[^]. And they do all kinds of stuff. It's not hard to help the community, you just gotta get moving. So I'm seriously thinking about joining. There are probably some really good organizations in everyones local area, that could use computer help. A friend of mine gives computer classes to people looking for work. So I say be a part of the community and help with what you know.
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This last weekend my family and I went to see my wife's mother for Mother's Day. Upon our arrival my father-in-law says he has a "project" for me. He owns a maintenance/painting company that does a lot of work for a major self storage chain. Occassionaly a facility manager will tell them that a certain unit is overdue and that they are free to have anything in the unit. This happened last week and he found 25 notebook computers. :omg: Most are old, ill-equipped & under-powered. No CD-ROM, no ethernet, no modem, 8 MB Ram, 100 Mhz Pentium. He has given me 4 so far: 1 Micron, 1 Toshiba and 2 Compaqs. He tells me that there is a "bunch" of "misc stuff" for them in a box in one of his trucks. I will probably get everything in the next couple weeks. Anybody have any creative ideas on what to do with these beauties?? Mike Mullikin :beer:
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How big are they? Decent color screens? If they're a reasonable size you could turn one into slideshow picture frame[^]. Another idea: detach screen from hinges and hang the screen upside down below kitchen counter. You could make it hinge under the counter when not in use. Then attach a durable keyboard[^] and mouse and use for web surfing, recipe lookup, etc. in the kitchen. That should get you started, I can come up with more... :-D
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This last weekend my family and I went to see my wife's mother for Mother's Day. Upon our arrival my father-in-law says he has a "project" for me. He owns a maintenance/painting company that does a lot of work for a major self storage chain. Occassionaly a facility manager will tell them that a certain unit is overdue and that they are free to have anything in the unit. This happened last week and he found 25 notebook computers. :omg: Most are old, ill-equipped & under-powered. No CD-ROM, no ethernet, no modem, 8 MB Ram, 100 Mhz Pentium. He has given me 4 so far: 1 Micron, 1 Toshiba and 2 Compaqs. He tells me that there is a "bunch" of "misc stuff" for them in a box in one of his trucks. I will probably get everything in the next couple weeks. Anybody have any creative ideas on what to do with these beauties?? Mike Mullikin :beer:
"When I wake up in the morning, I just can't get started until I've had that first, piping hot pot of coffee. Oh, I've tried other enemas..." Emo Phillips
Mike Mullikin wrote: Anybody have any creative ideas on what to do with these beauties?? Possibly give them to a poor rural school, or similar?
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l a u r e n wrote: linux!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Imagine a Beowulf cluster of those! :omg:
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Distributed computing. :) Just harness all of them in one big cluster.
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My first thought. Make a Beowulf cluster out of under powered notebooks. :laugh: I'm guessing that would be fun.
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This last weekend my family and I went to see my wife's mother for Mother's Day. Upon our arrival my father-in-law says he has a "project" for me. He owns a maintenance/painting company that does a lot of work for a major self storage chain. Occassionaly a facility manager will tell them that a certain unit is overdue and that they are free to have anything in the unit. This happened last week and he found 25 notebook computers. :omg: Most are old, ill-equipped & under-powered. No CD-ROM, no ethernet, no modem, 8 MB Ram, 100 Mhz Pentium. He has given me 4 so far: 1 Micron, 1 Toshiba and 2 Compaqs. He tells me that there is a "bunch" of "misc stuff" for them in a box in one of his trucks. I will probably get everything in the next couple weeks. Anybody have any creative ideas on what to do with these beauties?? Mike Mullikin :beer:
"When I wake up in the morning, I just can't get started until I've had that first, piping hot pot of coffee. Oh, I've tried other enemas..." Emo Phillips
Mike Mullikin wrote: Anybody have any creative ideas on what to do with these beauties?? I like the "beowulf" cluster idea, make your own super-computer system. But seeing as they are notebooks you could create the worlds first mobile supercomputer. :-D Strap it into the boot of your car. Also the donating idea is good, but first have a play with them :)
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This last weekend my family and I went to see my wife's mother for Mother's Day. Upon our arrival my father-in-law says he has a "project" for me. He owns a maintenance/painting company that does a lot of work for a major self storage chain. Occassionaly a facility manager will tell them that a certain unit is overdue and that they are free to have anything in the unit. This happened last week and he found 25 notebook computers. :omg: Most are old, ill-equipped & under-powered. No CD-ROM, no ethernet, no modem, 8 MB Ram, 100 Mhz Pentium. He has given me 4 so far: 1 Micron, 1 Toshiba and 2 Compaqs. He tells me that there is a "bunch" of "misc stuff" for them in a box in one of his trucks. I will probably get everything in the next couple weeks. Anybody have any creative ideas on what to do with these beauties?? Mike Mullikin :beer:
"When I wake up in the morning, I just can't get started until I've had that first, piping hot pot of coffee. Oh, I've tried other enemas..." Emo Phillips
There are lots of associations that make possible to donate old computers to underdeveloped countries, imagine what can be done with those computers where there aren't computers... I have given all my old systems to them: an Amstrad 1512, a 486 33 Mhz, a Pentium 100 Mhz and a p2 400 MHz... The most surprising thing is that they wanted the Amstrad too... :omg: Another thing to do is to sell them at shops that re-buy old computers there are some and with all the money you can get, you will be able (almost sure) to pay half a :beer: ;) Of course all are suggestions...
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I meant this as a suggestion. I was talking to someone in the rotary org[^]. And they do all kinds of stuff. It's not hard to help the community, you just gotta get moving. So I'm seriously thinking about joining. There are probably some really good organizations in everyones local area, that could use computer help. A friend of mine gives computer classes to people looking for work. So I say be a part of the community and help with what you know.
I strongly urge you to join, despite the fact that Rotary and my own org, Kiwanis, are traditional rivals. Rotary does a tremendous amount of good in the communities where clubs are established, as does Kiwanis. Your computer skills are not necessarily the most important things you have to offer them, but your participation in the events they do will be very welcome. You will also find that your friends in the group will become the best you've ever known, and that when you need friends or contacts for some reason, they'll be first in line to assist. There is no smarter thing you will ever do in your life than to get involved in your community this way. It's impossible to fully describe the intense satisfaction you'll experience from being one of those who make good things happen around town, but I can assure you that you will one day look back and know that it was the best thing you ever did in your life.:-D "Please don't put cigarette butts in the urinal. It makes them soggy and hard to light" - Sign in a Bullhead City, AZ Restroom
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This last weekend my family and I went to see my wife's mother for Mother's Day. Upon our arrival my father-in-law says he has a "project" for me. He owns a maintenance/painting company that does a lot of work for a major self storage chain. Occassionaly a facility manager will tell them that a certain unit is overdue and that they are free to have anything in the unit. This happened last week and he found 25 notebook computers. :omg: Most are old, ill-equipped & under-powered. No CD-ROM, no ethernet, no modem, 8 MB Ram, 100 Mhz Pentium. He has given me 4 so far: 1 Micron, 1 Toshiba and 2 Compaqs. He tells me that there is a "bunch" of "misc stuff" for them in a box in one of his trucks. I will probably get everything in the next couple weeks. Anybody have any creative ideas on what to do with these beauties?? Mike Mullikin :beer:
"When I wake up in the morning, I just can't get started until I've had that first, piping hot pot of coffee. Oh, I've tried other enemas..." Emo Phillips
You could ship me one, so I can have a portable type-writer. :-D BW "I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific." - Lily Tomlin
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l a u r e n wrote: linux!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Any recommendations on what versions to use on this slow of machine? I've heard the new Linux distros (as desktop machines) have just about the same requirements as Win2K. Mike Mullikin :beer:
"When I wake up in the morning, I just can't get started until I've had that first, piping hot pot of coffee. Oh, I've tried other enemas..." Emo Phillips
I loaded Caldera 5.0(?) on a 166 machine, and it worked fine. BW "I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific." - Lily Tomlin
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I strongly urge you to join, despite the fact that Rotary and my own org, Kiwanis, are traditional rivals. Rotary does a tremendous amount of good in the communities where clubs are established, as does Kiwanis. Your computer skills are not necessarily the most important things you have to offer them, but your participation in the events they do will be very welcome. You will also find that your friends in the group will become the best you've ever known, and that when you need friends or contacts for some reason, they'll be first in line to assist. There is no smarter thing you will ever do in your life than to get involved in your community this way. It's impossible to fully describe the intense satisfaction you'll experience from being one of those who make good things happen around town, but I can assure you that you will one day look back and know that it was the best thing you ever did in your life.:-D "Please don't put cigarette butts in the urinal. It makes them soggy and hard to light" - Sign in a Bullhead City, AZ Restroom
You've given me new motivation, Roger. :) I joined a community services group last year, and have been completely negligent in doing any work with them. I need to get moving on that. BW "I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific." - Lily Tomlin