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In lugnet.loc.ca.on, Derek Raycraft wrote:
> I got this 486 - 33Mhz with 8Mb RAM that taking up too much space and
> all I can think of using it for is a boat anchor and forgetting to put a
> rope on it.
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> So if anyone can think of a use for it, or would like to have it, let me
> know.
I have heard of people running linux on tired iron like this (there's even a
linux on a floppy distribution, I hear, that's already set up to do this) and
using the box as a firewall/dhcp server between the outside world and the rest
of your network. You need two network cards in it though, IIRC.
I seem to remember asking about this myself but I ended up just buying an
integrated router/dhcp server from LinkSys because I'm lazy.
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| I got this 486 - 33Mhz with 8Mb RAM that taking up too much space and all I can think of using it for is a boat anchor and forgetting to put a rope on it. So if anyone can think of a use for it, or would like to have it, let me know. You have until (...) (21 years ago, 1-Sep-03, to lugnet.loc.ca.on)
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