Re: [TCLUG:23077] Creative uses for old PCs using Linux?

[Dave Sherohman <esper@sherohman.org>]

On Mon, Oct 23, 2000 at 04:16:00PM -0500, Chris Opp wrote:
> What kinds of things can be done using Linux on old PCs, (i.e. 486, Pentium 
> 100, etc)? I am already aware that you can use an older 486 to make a router 
> out of it, but what other creative things can be done?

I've got a P100 that makes a great MP3 box.  Couple hundred MB hard drive
with a few GB of mp3s NFS-mounted and a command-line player like mp3blaster,
a half-decent sound card, and you're set.

Side question:  Anyone know a cheap way I could get this thing doing TV out?
All the video cards I've been able to turn up with TV out seem to be either
video editing boards (with TV in, etc.) or heavy-duty 3D accelerators.  I
just want something that will put text on my TV screen so I don't need to have
a monitor sitting next to it.

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