Got an old laptop...
I have an old laptop here, spec:
200Mb HDD
486 (I think)
8Megasmegs of RAM
Monochrome LCD
Failed battery
I have in bits at the moment, but what should I do with it?
Either:
A. Use the bits like the hdd and floppy drive (the dinky hdd is so cute, lol) for other things...
B. Get it running a minilinux distro and ebay the thing as an old lappy reconditioned into a gateway...
Opinions?
No poll - I want justifications...
Last edited by Steve; 20-06-2004 at 07:47 PM.
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I would go for plan B, I think its always a shame to split up perfectly working computers when they could be put to good use, plus there is always the opportunity to make some dosh. And people will buy almost anything from ebay
Recycling consultant
Well the lack of a network interface is gonna cause me problems with plan B.
I guess I could sort the CMOS battery out and sell it on still - should get maybe a tenner...
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In that case gut it and mod the case into an sff machine with a PSone LCD.
Ambitious? Yes
Ubercool? Most definately.
Recycling consultant
If you take it to bits, all you have is old bits.
Make it into a project, will use some time.
That's a plan, but I'd probably just wire up VGA out/TV out instead of messing about too much.Originally Posted by mgh0
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Go for it is what I say.
Recycling consultant
just get a cheap PCMIA nic =) thats what i did with my old one, ran slackware on it for a while till i got my thinkipad 560X [p233, 64megram, 5gig hd]
i gutted my old lappy and now i use the 1gig HD it had as backup for important data (have a IDE >> USB2 converter off ebay)
I'm investigating converting the screen for use with a PC =) i'm sure its possible...
Start a cyberpunk rock band.
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