Use my old laptop

[doctormo at gmail.com (Martin Owens)]

I'll take it, what do you want for it? or do you just need to get rid of it?

it's about the same spec as a OLPC funny enough, apart from the hdd.

but that was just an observation.

On 09/03/07, Bob - BLU <blu at scrunch.net> wrote:
> I have an old laptop that I think someone should repurpose.  It would make a nice dhcp or bind server - sitting quietly on a shelf using little power.  Putting it on my killawatt indicates it consumes <40 watts when fully active (booting) and <20 watts when sitting idle.
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> I load Ubuntu 5.10 as a test and it went in fine.
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> No name brand
> AMD K6-2/366 CPU
> CD-ROM/DVD-ROM
> 6GB HD
> 128MB RAM
> Floppy
> 2 CardBus
> 1 USB
> VGA Out
> 1024x786 display
> IrDA
> PS2
> carrying case
> power supply
> port replicator
> some left over docs and MS-Windows drivers
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> No integrated NIC, but I have a 100Mbit PCMCIA that I can sell for cheap.
> The battery is useless, needs to be plugged in to work.
> The LCD display has been flaky in the past, but is working alright today.
> An external monitor works fine.
> CD-ROM works and boots, DVD-ROM is untested.
>
> You can pick up in Newton or Watertown.  Let me know...
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