What are some fun or unconventional uses for an old Atom notebook with 2GB RAM?
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Bitcoin node maybe?
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@[email protected] 24 hours "remind me"
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It's okay to let things go when they're not useful any more.
Or, turn it into art.
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It would have to be a very old version of Minecraft. The recent ones take a lot of CPU power and RAM, even without mods.
It would probably work great for something like a Quake III or Unreal Tournament server though.
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Assuming it's not completely useless for this purpose, you could load FreeDOS on it and use it for playing older PC games.
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@monovergent I've always wanted to get something like this and just make it boot up to a full screen asciiquarium. Lol
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Could use it kind of like an extra monitor with something like Barrier.
Could use it like a home assistant for a kitchen or something, but I don't know if there's any good privacy respecting software for that ATM (looks like MyCroft went bankrupt).
I used an old laptop I had laying around for controlling a Maslow CNC. Could also use a laptop to run OctoPrint or something.
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If it has an ethernet port (or perhaps a USB to ethernet dongle), maybe a PiHole DNS using Debian or the like? It is apparently supported on other Linux distros than Raspbian.
If it supports micro SD XC (i.e. capacities higher than 32GB) or you have a USB hard drive or high capacity USB flash drive, maybe a samba server for file storage? I often use my file server as a substitute for digging out a flash drive any time I want to quickly pass a file between two machines in my house.
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Batocera linux and retro games!
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Host a Lemmy server
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If it’s an asus ee, the vents are all on the sides. With a couple of shims underneath it would fit in a bookshelf with a bunch of other books.
As far as uses… nat hole punching for an overlay network is one way I’ve used these devices before.
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sh.itjust.breaks
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Try to flash Coreboot on it.
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Server for various open source games that don't require much cpu or ram. E.g. freeciv, battle for wesnoth.
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Swap in a new display controller board, get a cheap Bluetooth keyboard and wire the eee PC (maybe?) to the controller board. Then, remove the internal board and drive to make space for an old Android phone on which you can install a Linux distro.
Voila! A "laptop" that you can upgrade whenever you get a new phone or if someone donates a phone to you.
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