[aclug-L] Re: Things to do with older computers.

[Anne McCadden <ironrose@xxxxxxx>]

Uses for older pc's that aren't working:  

Door stops and boat anchors always come up in geek-like conversations.  
A roach motel -- we have seen severe roach infestations in computers at 
work and I have seen swarms of roaches kill a power supply.
A rodent motel -- at work we have also seen computers and printers with 
mouse dropping in them -- really grosses out most people as well as 
being a health hazard.

Some people have talked about modifying computers to have extra fans and 
cutouts for extra ventilation, old computers have a lot of sturdy metal 
in them and can be used for spare parts for modifications.  Any other 
ideas out there?  ~Anne

>>><snip>
>>>On Fri, Jul 05, 2002 at 09:04:30AM -0500, David Carmichael wrote:
>>>
>>>>Due to Nate Bargmann thinking that my "Weather Channel" 
>>>>
>>project was
>>
>>>>something that others would like to try I thought that I 
>>>>
>>would list some
>>of
>>
>>>>the things that I have seen and read about working older 
>>>>
>>PC's getting
>>used
>>
>>>>for: Most of these will run on a P-133 or faster.
>>>>
>>>>1: Home network DHCP hubs [Linux / Win]
>>>>
>>>>2: MP3 Jukeboxes [Linux / Mac / Win]
>>>>
>>>>3: Kitchen Cookbooks [Win]
>>>>
>>>>4: MAME game systems (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator)
>>>>
>>http://www.mame.net/
>>
>>>>[DOS / Win]
>>>>    (even at 133mhz some of the game ROM's require that the CPU is
>>>>
>>slowed
>>
>>>>down via software to run correctly!)
>>>>
>>>>5: Home security systems (multi web cam with web page 
>>>>
>>up-loading so that
>>you
>>
>>>>could check on your home away from home!)
>>>>
>>>>None working PC's
>>>>
>>>>1: Fish Tanks [MAC's]
>>>>    {speaking of such a project, does anybody have a 
>>>>
>>non-working MAC
>>
>>>>keyboard and mouse they want to get rid of?}
>>>>
>>>>2: many different forms of ART where everything from 
>>>>
>>chips made to look
>>like
>>
>>>>bugs to motherboards used to create '3-ring' binders.
>>>>
>>>>Do you have a use for an older PC not listed?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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