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dontwalkhand

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Jul 5, 2007
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What can I do with this computer? It is a 350Mhz.

I already have an iMac, but I want to put that G4 to good use.
 
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File server possibly?
 
iTunes server, Personal Web Server, Kid's Computer, Kitchen Computer...

Or you gut the insides and make it a modern PC.
 
Take out the power supply and sell the PS on eBay. You'll make a nice profit and put that towards something useful.

true... you can part it out for profit.

how much profit depends on how quickly you can pull it apart, and how much these parts are worth.
 
What can I do with this computer?

Properly recycle it, a door stop, a (slow) server, a mailbox or sell it on eBay for a $10 profit.

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That machine parted out, you'd be lucky to profit $5 or $10 if you're lucky.

To use it as a media/file server, you'd need to get a PCI SATA/IDE controller card to install large drives in there. Other than that I don't think there is much use for it besides checking email or very light web browsing.
 
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