Load up a big cache file for seti, start it running and switch the monitor and cables to your good computer. Leave it going for a week and see if itstays running.
SETI or a retro DOS gaming machine. Alot of the old DOS games won't run at the correct speed on modern machines because their timings were built specifically for 486s
if you dont want to spend any extra money on it you could just set it up with vnc running as a services and connect to it remotly threw the old comptuer
Whats the fastest processor you can throw in a 486? My friend has an almost brand new (new as in hardly ever used) Packard Bell. It could be used for something (definately not folding, not fast enough).
i just made myself an internet server for back home... i needed a server or a router so i figured i would make some use out of an old yet reliable machine
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