Re: Ideas for and old laptop

["Robert G. (Doc) Savage" <dsavage@peaknet.net>]

On Wed, 2011-03-30 at 19:06 -0500, Wolfgang wrote:
> I have an old laptop that is pretty much just sitting around and need
> ideas for what to do with it.
> specs:
> 
> 1.6 GHz Sempron mobile (32-bit)
> 
> 768MB DDR 333 RAM
> 
> 40 GB 4200 rpm Seagate hard drive
> 
> 10/100 Ethernet 
> 
> 802.11 b/g wireless (broadcom 43xx)
> 
> DVD/CD Combo drive
> 
> 2 USB 2.0 ports
> 
> VGA out
> 
> 1024x768 15" screen
> 
> currently has XUbuntu installed
> -- 
> "You must control your future by taking command of your present, and
> fixing and learning from your past."
> 
> "When history is forgotten people don't realize when it repeats."
> 
> "Я - тот. Я - всемогущее. Я буду управлять по всем."

Wolfgang,

Actually I have one even less capable of yours that I keep a hard drive
prepped with WinXP for exactly one purpose: WinXP and Office 2003 to
make envelopes with my HP Laserjet. That and those few government web
sites that simply won't work with anything but IE.

--Doc


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