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[Kristen Eisenberg]

[GLLUG] Free, Old PCs III


I found a use for one of these old Dell OptiPlex GX100s I have sitting 
around.  I wanted to install FreeBSD and Linux on an old laptop I have, 
but it has no CD-ROM or floppy drives.  I got an adapter (on eBay, for 
$.99!) to allow me to connect the laptop hard drive in a desktop PC and 
put it in one of the GX100s.  Since it has CD-ROM and floppy drives, I 
was able to install what I wanted and then put the hard drive back into 
the laptop.  The GX100 was ideal for my purpose, as it was relatively 
small and light, opens up like a clamshell with no tools (just two push 
buttons), and I wasn't already using it.

Does anyone foresee needing a test PC, something easy to open that you 
can pop in something to try out or, as in my case, do something you 
couldn't ordinarily do?  Does anyone else want one now????
Kristen Eisenberg
Billige Flüge
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10317 Berlin
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