I Need Help With My old PC

[doucy2]

okay what i have is on old dell optiplex Pentium III
450mhz
256mb
40gb
Windows Xp Pro

i dont wanna run xp on it ne more, what should i so with this:

1: should i run Ubuntu on it and learn UNIX

2: or is this capable of being turned into a server (if it can that wat i want to do)

3: Any sugestions you have i'll think about too

cheers

 

[Roger1]

Your ideas are pretty good. I would use Debian or Redhat to learn Unix/Linux. Ubuntu is more of a desktop type software, not really for learning the guts of how Unix/Linux works. Using it as a server is also a good idea. Better yet, use Debian or Redhat to set up the server, and go from there.

Good luck.

 

[doucy2]

Your ideas are pretty good. I would use Debian or Redhat to learn Unix/Linux. Ubuntu is more of a desktop type software, not really for learning the guts of how Unix/Linux works. Using it as a server is also a good idea. Better yet, use Debian or Redhat to set up the server, and go from there.

Good luck.

cool ill read up on those 2 other ones
i'll prob turn it into a print server

wat spec would i need to host my site on it

 

[Laser47]

You could also use it for folding.

 

[doucy2]

You could also use it for folding.

what is folding

 

[Laser47]

what is folding

Foldiing, as in folding proteins. Its a distributed computing project where you use your unused cpu cycles to help find medical cures. Kinda like Seti@home.
http://folding.stanford.edu/
You get points for folding and when you join a team you can see how you rank against others, Macrumors even has its own team.

 

[doucy2]

Foldiing, as in folding proteins. Its a distributed computing project where you use your unused cpu cycles to help find medical cures. Kinda like Seti@home.
http://folding.stanford.edu/
You get points for folding and when you join a team you can see how you rank against others, Macrumors even has its own team.

wow way cool
i could boot up all my unsed macs and do this
thx for the info