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Blitz

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From: Athens , Greece

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What to do with an old laptop

I was given an old laptop HP Compaq Presario 2140 with an Athlon XP 2400+ , 128MB ram , 40gb hdd  whose screen went dead on me , so i removed it. I don't know what kind of vga chipset it has , and i can't seem to find the specs anywhere. I also have an old 15" tft screen which just gathers dust on my closet.
I was thinking stuff to do with them...but more original than the stuff found by googling , 'cause i already have a file server/firewall/leech machine , a media center and a distro-hopping machine.

I don't know what kind of vga chipset it has , and i can't seem to find the specs anywhere

Any suggestions of what to do with them are welcome!!

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iggykoopa

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Re: What to do with an old laptop

maybe a digital picture frame/jukebox?

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Blitz

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Re: What to do with an old laptop

I have seen some how-to's on these two but i don't really need neither ...

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iggykoopa

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Re: What to do with an old laptop

home automation system? the starter kits aren't too expensive, and you could integrate climate control as well.

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Blitz

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Re: What to do with an old laptop

Interesting idea , i will check it through.But i live in an apartment 60 M², i don't know if it is going to be helpful..But i appreciate the idea i'm already googling it

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IgorP

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From: Zagreb, Croatia

Registered: 2009-07-10

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Re: What to do with an old laptop

* Cook-book for kitchen..
* Video controlling system
* Internet kiosk for your street (you can sell 15 min on internet)
* Donate this comp some poor kid

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Blitz

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From: Athens , Greece

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Re: What to do with an old laptop

* Cook-book for kitchen..

LOL , i don't cook

* Video controlling system

Good thought wiil think about it

* Internet kiosk for your street (you can sell 15 min on internet)

There are so many free wifi points around here that i won't have a single client...ever

* Donate this comp some poor kid

Haven't really thought of this? Am i a bad person?

Thnx for your thoughts btw

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sevenup

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From: Barnsley, UK

Registered: 2009-07-05

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Re: What to do with an old laptop

we got an old dead laptop running zenwalk, similar spec to yours, but only 90 odd meg of ram, its poor to be fair, but it handles mame quite well, booting into the full zen, it can browse, even boot gimp! but its as quick as a 3 legged horse.

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Blitz

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Re: What to do with an old laptop

A friend suggested yesterday to turn it into an arcade gaming station (MAME etc) ... I am thinking turning it into a full project and make a cabinet with controllers (arcade style)

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iggykoopa

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Re: What to do with an old laptop

I've wanted to build one for the longest time. The only expensive part would be the controls. If you end up building it post pictures please

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Blitz

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Re: What to do with an old laptop

Of course

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iggykoopa

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Re: What to do with an old laptop

You probably know what you're doing, but here's where I was going to get my controls from http://www.happcontrols.com/ and if you aren't going to just hack the controls into the keyboard this is what I would recommend http://www.ultimarc.com/ipac1.html

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Blitz

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Re: What to do with an old laptop

Hahaha , i have absolutely no idea what i'm doing , haven't tried anything simillar in the past ... These are ideas flying around my head , thanks for your advise btw

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iggykoopa

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Re: What to do with an old laptop

well if you need more help don't be afraid to ask, I've been thinking about building one for a few years so I know a decent amount about wiring up the controls and stuff.

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