What do you do with your old computer(s)?
What do you do with your old computer(s)?
turn them into servers
Why do you need a server
Use parts for decorative purposes. Build a large tower out of the cases.
install gentoo.
i need somewhere to put my files, i need a VPN to bypass blocked websites and hide my trail on public networks, i can run a couple of scripts that archive websites 24/7, etc etc
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or give them to family, anything with a c2d or better and at least four jiggerbites of ram is plenty for a facebook/youtube machine
>Use parts for decorative purposes. Build a large tower out of the cases.
I am so confused
Who pays your electricity bill?
why do people always ask that here? it's not like computers are a huge power draw. it'd be stretch in most places to say it costs twenty bucks a month in power to run a server
it only draws 60 watts
dis
>why do people always ask that here?
Sometimes it's cheaper to replace aging hardware with more efficient, new hardware.
Install firmware backdoor and leave them out in public
I have lots of old hardware piling up in a cupboard. I might get inspired by something i see in this thread though
This. My old desktop now runs OpenMediaVault with Plex for media, a torrent daemon and a OpenVPN server so I can reach my network when out and about.
yes pay $300+ to save $0.19
>smart
Play comfy DOS games
how to i turn one its to a vpn?
Store them in my closet because...
>one day, I will need these parts.
Install gentoo on them
In the thumbnail I thought that's a street with a grey building to the right and your window looked like a power transformer you'd find standing on the street