What can I do with 15 old computers?

Discussion in 'Computers and The Internet' started by Syntax, May 30, 2005.

  1. Syntax

    Syntax Senior Member

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    But I have a router already, and more than one router on a small network is not a good idea.
     
  2. _androidette

    _androidette Member

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    _I was going to suggest an Acquarium but I see TheRosesAreFree beat me to it.
     
  3. I'm talking lots of small routers for a rainy day, not for common use, or you can use them as gateways or all sorts of other low sys req machines (only e-mail, a sound only machine w\ a killer sound card, shit like that) hell, devote one to old dos games, emulators, fill them with absurd stuff that you don't want to put on your normal computer, make a print server
     
  4. TheRosesAreFree

    TheRosesAreFree Member

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    Hahaha, yeah, fish tanks rock man!
     
  5. Mr MiGu

    Mr MiGu King of the Zombies

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    network them and program them to repeatedly play risk against each other, giving them all their own names and strategies and see which one is able to conquer the others most often


    i suggest dressing them up in military costumes as well
     
  6. migu pwns.....
     
  7. Death

    Death Grim Reaper Lifetime Supporter

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    THat was my first thought. but thats alot of fun real quick.

    turning them into a crayzee ass home network would be cool.

    more evenly distributed fun over long period of time

    plus you dont have a huge mess to clean up.
     
  8. HomicidalMercury

    HomicidalMercury Member

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    One word: Linux

    You can never have to many Linux boxs.
     
  9. duke the hippie

    duke the hippie Member

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    If you can connect the pentiums to DSL or cable internet, you can run your own internet cafe. Charge a buck for thirty minutes online, or two dollars for an hour.
     
  10. jim_w

    jim_w Member

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    Beowulf!
     
  11. Jack_Straw2208

    Jack_Straw2208 Senior Member

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    strap razors to them and make them fight.
     
  12. underground04

    underground04 Member

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    hmmm 15 old computers...
    you my son, need either a shotgun or an automatic, high powered rifle of some kind
     
  13. Kris

    Kris Visitor

    Donate them to schools/computer for school organizations? Or simply break them.
     
  14. xaosflux

    xaosflux Lifetime Supporter Lifetime Supporter

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    beowolf cluster time!
    You could also go 'office space' on them
     
  15. WishIWasAHippie

    WishIWasAHippie Senior Member

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  16. canadian_boy

    canadian_boy Brohn Zmith

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    start a museum ...
     
  17. raysun

    raysun D4N73_666 4861786f72

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    cannibalize the systems or just try to sell them at ebay but keep a cool lets say 286 or 386 with a monochrome screen.... just kiddin realy like the 386 though...:)
     
  18. Trotsky311

    Trotsky311 Supporters HipForums Supporter

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    n00b question..."beowolf?"
    /i know what the poem is, but not in relation to 15 computers


    and if you do go all office space on them, i'm pretty sure you're required by law to videotape it and post it for all to see
     
  19. WayfaringStranger

    WayfaringStranger Corporate Slave #34

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    each of them has about 40 bucks worth of precious metals in em. melt em down and buy some pot.
     
  20. meishka

    meishka Grease Munky

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    find old dos games and run them on the old computer
     

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