[GLLUG] Free Laptops

[Richard Houser]

Do either have both ethernet and serial ports?
On Jul 5, 2011 9:59 PM, "Chick Tower" <c.e.tower at gmail.com> wrote:
> Well, if I can't give away desktop PCs, how about laptop PCs? I know, I
> know, if they're too old for me, who else in GLLUG would be interested
> in them? I'm tickled to have laptops with 128MB of RAM and PIII CPUs.
> But here goes, anyway.
>
> They both have 233MHz Pentium MMX CPUs, 64MB of RAM, CD-ROM drives,
> PCMCIA slots, and power cords. Neither have carrying cases, floppy
> drives, or WiFi.
>
> The Dell CP has a 20GB hard drive, if I recall correctly. The screen
> has a bright line across it near the bottom, but it's really just a
> minor nuisance. I think the battery works, but I don't recall ever
> using it without it being plugged in. I think it has Fluxbuntu 7.10,
> Slackware 12.0, and Damn Small Linux installed on it. I know from
> personal experience that Xubuntu from 2006/07 will not run well on it.
>
> The Winbook XL has a 2GB hard drive. The battery does not work. It has
> Tiny Me installed on it, which was a pared-down version of PC Linux OS
> that might be no longer under development. But, it does run on that
> little hard drive with over half a gigabyte free, even with its swap
> partition.
>
> I doubt anyone would want to use one every day, but you could turn them
> into firewalls or routers with the addition of PCMCIA and USB network
> adapters and the right software. Maybe they could be low-power home
> automation servers, or portable interfaces for enterprise-level router
> hardware. The price is right (free), but don't call me Drew Carey. If
> you want one or both, or have any questions, let me know.
> --
>
> Chick
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