godmode117 Posted May 10, 2005 Posted May 10, 2005 what should i do with it other than fold on it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byron Posted May 10, 2005 Posted May 10, 2005 I've got an extra, and I put all of my storage hds into the comp and run it as a folder/file server. Its also nice to use while gaming so that i can still talk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DECwakeboarder Posted May 10, 2005 Posted May 10, 2005 Server of some sort, what are the specs of it and what kind of internet do you have? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybergrunt69 Posted May 10, 2005 Posted May 10, 2005 Use it for any kind of testing you can throw at it! Testing running a web environment (tomcat, java, etc), ftp, email, database, proxy, etc. Try running a Linux distro on it. Maybe use it for just a file server for multimedia, installs, etc... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeble Posted May 10, 2005 Posted May 10, 2005 firewall maybe? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
godmode117 Posted May 11, 2005 Posted May 11, 2005 its a k-6 with 128mb ram and tiny 3gb mac hdd regular cable internet as well. 3 or 4 megs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybergrunt69 Posted May 11, 2005 Posted May 11, 2005 well, that rules out any recent version of windows. interested in trying linux? a number of distributions will run decently on that, and even better if you just run "shell mode" (without the gui). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
godmode117 Posted May 12, 2005 Posted May 12, 2005 ^^ guess you didn read the topic title it runs windows 2000 and pretty good i guess. and windows only takes up like 900 megs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybergrunt69 Posted May 12, 2005 Posted May 12, 2005 Technically, yes it can run Win2K. I've also run Win2K3 (web edition) on a P400 with 128 ram, 4gb hdd. Yes, It can be done, and MS has made good advances in making sure their OS can "run" on a limited system. However, from what I've seen, it's obviously horribly slow, and if you do any kind of testing (install/remove/update/hardware changes/frequent reboots) it will quickly start to die. Yes, the OS also does this on more modern systems, but because of their speed, it takes much longer to notice. Point I was trying to make is just that a different environment would probably be a bit more responsive on the hardware... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
galla2k4eva Posted May 14, 2005 Posted May 14, 2005 try lindows or something if you dont like the idea of linux. Still linux but similar to windows Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaguy02 Posted May 14, 2005 Posted May 14, 2005 I recommend Gentoo, it's portage system is very easy to use. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
godmode117 Posted May 16, 2005 Posted May 16, 2005 it was running suse for awhile but i went back to windows casue im lazy and just gunna use it as a test coputer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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