Re: How to use old CPUs (Not Debian Specific)
The problem is there is a world of difference between doing up and old car as
a hobby and trying to use a 486 as a desktop machine.
Your old Model T is never going to do 60MPH or have air con but that is
understood from the outset.
If the intention is to save some computing history go for it. Otherwise scrap
them and save up for a half way decent machine.
Just my two €0.02
Graham
On Friday 14 October 2005 20:53, Craig M. Houck wrote:
> Here. here.
> I quite agree in particular with #3.
> Repair, Refinish, Rebuild and Reuse. I'm suspect there are a few more Re's.
> And when something is truly I mean truly at EoL. Its bonfire time
> (excluding stuff that produces toxins when heated). OK sometimes that stuff
> too if the fire will be big enough.
>
> >1) 200 bucks all at once may not be a feasible outlay.
> >2) some of the older software may run just fine on the older machines (a
> >newer one won't make the software run better).
> >3) I find something satisfying about computer resurrection that I don't
> > get by "taking them to a recycling centre". That goes for a lot of
> > "stuff" folks do with old things like: fixing the old '69 Mustang in the
> > garage instead of junking it, collecting/reading musty old first edition
> > books instead buying the newest repring, refinishing furniture instead of
> > hitting up IKEA, maybe pruning very old trees.
> >4) This is what the OP decided to do, presumably after ruling out
> > purchasing any new machine.
> >
> >> It's only cheap if your time
> >> isn't worth anything?
> >
> >Which is a statement that could be applied to any hobby or sport or (fill
> > in the blank).
> >
> >Rob
> >
> >
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