What Can I Do With....Spare Computers?

Ice Rich · 1 Sep 2007 at 20:37

Hi all,

After sorting out some old bits and bobs i've managed to put together 3 PC's ranging from 2.8ghz Pentium's to a 3ghz Athlon. They all work fine have 512mb RAM around 100gigs of storage per PC. I know I won't get any decent money selling them but am looking for another use....

I'm just looking for some sort of project really as I have a bit of spare time tomorrow. How could I put them to good use?

Thanks

Dreadi · 1 Sep 2007 at 20:38

Folding ? bout all i can think of

thepharcyde · 1 Sep 2007 at 20:40

give them to a charity

paradigm · 1 Sep 2007 at 20:40

Practice setting up an Active Directory Domain, along with a mail server, DNS, DHCP, and anything else you care to tinkle with.

silversurfer · 1 Sep 2007 at 20:41

Firewall , seti farm, remote virus checking/email scanner/server, webcam or security server.
Mp3 player, htpc, kids game computer

Six6siX · 1 Sep 2007 at 20:48

thepharcyde said:
give them to a charity

Can you still give electronic equipment to charity? Last time I tried I was told they couldn't accept it due to Health and Safety / liability or something =/

thepharcyde · 1 Sep 2007 at 20:52

Six6siX said:
Can you still give electronic equipment to charity? Last time I tried I was told they couldn't accept it due to Health and Safety / liability or something =/

G/f works for a charity greatfully accepted

Six6siX · 1 Sep 2007 at 20:54

thepharcyde said:
G/f works for a charity greatfully accepted

Excellent, maybe it was just a few places that can't test them properly or something. Shall try and find somewhere that does

FrostedNipple · 1 Sep 2007 at 20:57

server is a useless idea as it will hog his bandwidth, i assume they are on the same tube as you main pc! Try to see the best overclock you can get on it,, then fold for cancer

Mephisto · 1 Sep 2007 at 21:00

Shoot 'em up, blow 'em up, smash 'em up. Breaking things is fun.

Kaed · 1 Sep 2007 at 21:14

Install Ubuntu or Debian or an OS each, and have a play around with that.

Yeah, charity is perhaps the best one so far, ask around some may be very happy to be given a computer or 2

Angus-Higgins · 1 Sep 2007 at 21:16

Conanius · 1 Sep 2007 at 21:31

donating any electrical equipment to anyone is dodgy of the proper sort.

If its faulty, even years down the line and does damage, you can be liable for it

Chaos · 1 Sep 2007 at 21:34

Learn 3d and set up a rendering farm

Spyhop · 1 Sep 2007 at 21:36

Invite some tramps round for a LAN party

Mr Mag00 · 1 Sep 2007 at 21:39

send them to me i am in charge of education at an independent charity education centre in dorset and i am looking for computers to use with school children and electronic microscopes. well its an option.

malfunkshun · 1 Sep 2007 at 21:41

Local schools are sometimes interested, they even get them electrically tested if they do take them (well they do around here anyway).

Angilion · 1 Sep 2007 at 21:43

These people specialise in donated computers, so liability shouldn't be an issue:

http://www.computer-aid.org/index.htm

whitecrook · 1 Sep 2007 at 22:34

build a cluster and encode some video

J.B · 1 Sep 2007 at 22:47

I used mine too learn active directory and other domain controller functions. Good practise. Could use one as a central file server with automatic backup and other fun functions.