What would you use it for ?? Old Laptop

Xtreme Barton · 12-29-04, 10:55 PM

hey just got a old laptop .. but at first i was like cool... but then about an hour later i was scratching my head wondering what i could use it for..

is there anyting cool i could do with it ??

i have no clue when it comes along the line of this but could i use it as a network monitor ?? maybe have a firewall or ineternet / antivirus protecting my main computer ??
i dunno ..

its only a 150 cpu and 48mb ram 2gb hard drive

i couldnt think of one dam thing i could do with it ...

well itake that back i could give it to a family member going to school .. maybe re-install OS and put office on there.. bout all i can think of ..

Avg · 12-29-04, 10:59 PM

Here is your answer=What To Do With Your Out-of-Date, Non-Saleable Laptop

enduro · 12-29-04, 11:59 PM

Wow, that's pretty creative. I've never seent that before. You could have a new poster every day for your room.

AZNBoiOnFIYA · 12-30-04, 01:42 AM

it can still be used to surf the net and word processor. thats what i use my old laptop for

Xtreme Barton · 12-30-04, 09:44 AM

yes that link is definetly creative !!

but im not trying that .. to much of a headache for me !!

sunrunner20 · 12-30-04, 04:45 PM

Server of some sort. Think about it, unless you have some high load website you could have almost 2 hours of time before your system would go out.

David · 12-30-04, 05:08 PM

Leave the battery out, shove linux on it and bam you have a nice little firewall if you run it off the mains.

ukdan · 12-30-04, 05:45 PM

what a great idea. im going to get two pictures of the misses with her eyes pointing in two different directions then put it on slide show or some program that will change between the two pictures. That should freek out guests lol

Fr3ak · 12-30-04, 06:39 PM

thats a great idea, in case I get an old notebook, I ll give this a shot

I am using a old Toshiba P133, 3gig hdd for old games, running win98 on it. Took me quite a while to set it up, cos that thing doesn't have a floppy, neither is it able to boot from cd ;P I had a 2.5"USB IDE adapter which want detected by any small linux versions or by windows setup ;[ A 2.5" IDE adaptor was the final solution to get win 98 on it

Playing Leisure Suit Larry 7 with it atm, which didn't run on XP. So if you wanna play some old games, that old notebook will be good enough for it.

My old notebook is quite noisy and tbh I don't really trust the fan to run 24/7 without my attention. Thats why I dont use it as firewall, etc.

sunrunner20 · 12-31-04, 08:54 AM

Lol, Always nice to have an older system for old games. Like "The even more incredible machine" It will run perfectly on Windows XP, but it runs so freaking fast that it is imposable.

I need to figure out how to run it on my laptop 1.2ghz laptop or my 3.0ghz desktop, I guess I could boot into a special Linux install after undercooking my system to 200mhz or something.

Elif Tymes · 12-31-04, 02:52 PM

DOSBox.

Sorry, that was in answer to the people who want to play Leisure Suit Larry on their XP machines

sunrunner20 · 12-31-04, 05:13 PM

Nice, I think that will come in handy sooner or latter.

TheGreySpectre · 12-31-04, 07:45 PM

i have an old toshiba 400mhz a litle faster than yours but still slow

I have win2k professional and open office installed on it and i take notes in history with it,

really it depends do you have another laptop?

Captain Slug · 01-02-05, 10:02 PM

I had one and it made a very capable MP3 stereo. Couple it with a scan converter and you have a quiet, space-saving HTPC as well.

But of course mine had ethernet so I was serving everything over the network. Unless they're REALLY old, they should still be capable of mp3 playback.

TheGreySpectre · 01-03-05, 01:53 PM

if it doesnt have ethernet (mine doesnt) just get a PCIMIA nic

CL56 · 01-09-05, 10:35 PM

Night Light

Xtreme Barton · 01-11-05, 11:59 AM

lol night light !! .. i thought about maybe just using it as my giant mp3 player !! LOL !!

what was i thinking ..

Arkaine23 · 01-11-05, 07:37 PM

Use mine as an alarm clock/wordprocessor/bedside webbrowser.

P2 366 w/192mb ram

ozzlo · 01-18-05, 01:28 AM

get an external tv card for it and turn it into a second monitor for your main rig or throw vnc on it so you can controll your rig anywhere in your house.

>HyperlogiK< · 01-18-05, 02:07 PM

or try a car installation, too tired to find linky, but makes a great mp3/cd car jukebox and if you can dash-mount the screen you can run map software (even get a gps card) on the thing

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Xtreme Barton Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Omaha,NE	What would you use it for ?? Old Laptop hey just got a old laptop .. but at first i was like cool... but then about an hour later i was scratching my head wondering what i could use it for.. is there anyting cool i could do with it ?? i have no clue when it comes along the line of this but could i use it as a network monitor ?? maybe have a firewall or ineternet / antivirus protecting my main computer ?? i dunno .. its only a 150 cpu and 48mb ram 2gb hard drive i couldnt think of one dam thing i could do with it ... well itake that back i could give it to a family member going to school .. maybe re-install OS and put office on there.. bout all i can think of ..
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12-30-04, 01:42 AM	#4
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12-30-04, 09:44 AM	Thread Starter #5
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ukdan Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: uk	what a great idea. im going to get two pictures of the misses with her eyes pointing in two different directions then put it on slide show or some program that will change between the two pictures. That should freek out guests lol
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Fr3ak Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany	thats a great idea, in case I get an old notebook, I ll give this a shot I am using a old Toshiba P133, 3gig hdd for old games, running win98 on it. Took me quite a while to set it up, cos that thing doesn't have a floppy, neither is it able to boot from cd ;P I had a 2.5"USB IDE adapter which want detected by any small linux versions or by windows setup ;[ A 2.5" IDE adaptor was the final solution to get win 98 on it Playing Leisure Suit Larry 7 with it atm, which didn't run on XP. So if you wanna play some old games, that old notebook will be good enough for it. My old notebook is quite noisy and tbh I don't really trust the fan to run 24/7 without my attention. Thats why I dont use it as firewall, etc.
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sunrunner20 Masta Tweeka! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Dallas, Texas	Lol, Always nice to have an older system for old games. Like "The even more incredible machine" It will run perfectly on Windows XP, but it runs so freaking fast that it is imposable. I need to figure out how to run it on my laptop 1.2ghz laptop or my 3.0ghz desktop, I guess I could boot into a special Linux install after undercooking my system to 200mhz or something. __________________ Desktop: Q6600 G0@3Ghz,eVGA 8800gts,P5k Premium,2x2gb Kingston,120gig Agility 3,Seasonic S12-600HT Laptop: Toshiba M7(Tablet): T2300, 4gb ram, 160gb seagate My Heatware Last edited by sunrunner20; 12-31-04 at 09:06 AM. Reason: spelling.
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