Turning an old PC into a file server, the Gentoo way
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| An old computer, to use Gentoo this will need to be at least a 486 (My choice
| is an aging Pentium 90Mhz, S3 Virge graphics card, with 80MB RAM upgraded
| from an original 16MB.) This should work on anything 486 and above, you could
| use a 386 (I think) with FreeBSD, but Gentoo should be much flexible and
| faster as well. Your limit is that defined by the Gentoo minimal install CD,
| that being 64MB of RAM and at least a 486. The biggest issue here is probably
| going to be RAM, but you can probably pick up some cheap old sticks on ebay
| for not a lot.
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http://www.instructables.com/id/E8NIPVUF4MSZZ7U
Landfill material becomes a wonderful service for homes.
Related:
16,000 Linux computers delivered - for free
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| With his non-profit organization called Alameda County Computer Resource
| Center, he built up a volunteer organization, collects donated stuff from the
| companies who provide them, strips any proprietary OS and software off the
| drives, re-installs everything with Linux and free applications, and then
| gives them to schools or other not-for-profit organizations or individuals
| without too much cash.
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| A great man with a great mission. CNN called him a hero already.
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http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/89792/index.html
WEEE directive threatens Microsoft OEM sales
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| There's a possibility Microsoft may well dump the OEM scheme and that
| could prompt small firms that don't want to be WEEEing to install Linux
| or even pirate OSes.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=40305
Greenpeace: Vista could trigger a deluge of electronic waste
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| Beau Baconguis of the Southeast Asia section of the environmental
| protection organization Greenpeace has warned that the introduction
| by Microsoft of its new operating system Windows Vista might as a
| side effect trigger a deluge of electronic waste (E-waste). "With
| Vista, Microsoft could effectively hasten the obsolesence of half
| the world's PCs, especially in the absence of fully-functioning
| global take back systems for PCs," Ms. Baconguis declared.
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http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/84816/from/rss09
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