Folks, I'm visiting NY from Florida, where I'm friendly with the local linux group - http://mlinux.org/
About a year ago, I set up my father with a new laptop, and his old desktop is collecting dust on the desk - my mother is ready to put it in the trash, but I'm doing my best to intervene. The PC works fine - it's just old. The OS was Windows 98, and an early attempt to put Win2K on it (by me) was not successful, but I never investigated why, or tried again with XP. It was once an office machine, with a working Ethernet connection - my father used the dial-up modem, and then when he got FIOS to his house, the Ethernet plug worked just fine and he continued to use the PC on FIOS for about 6 months. The breaking straw for his upgrade was that people started sending him PDFs that he couldn't open - the newest readers wouldn't install on 98, and he couldn't upgrade the OS - nor is he a high-tech user who needs to spend that much time mucking with hardware. However, I KNOW that the local LUG group must have some hardware muckers ... anyone looking for an extra web/print/email server? I'm sure this machine would drop in nicely as a mostly-headless server. My father is in the Mahopac area, and I'll be making at least one more trip to Stewart airport before I head back. If anyone is interested in repurposing this machine, drop me a line by e-mail or phone. Happy Holidays! Sean P -- Sean Phelan http://www.sqcn.com - Web Development & Management by Sequoia Consulting http://www.VIRTUssist.com - Secretarial And Virtual Assistant Services (321)698-7987 _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Dec 2 - MythTV Jan 6 - Git
