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    I get this awesome machine on monday from my company as they are buying new ones. The thing don't even have a cd drive

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    keep it! and wait about 50 years and sell it as antique

    seriously just keep it or give it to a freind of your that doesnt have a pc

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    get a cheapo cd drive and run linux on it man!!! i have a server running off a 133mhz, the oldy computers never have heat problems, and run somehwta relaibly, and ya know you can't do anything else with it...

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    Originally posted by Kunal@29 November 2003 - 19:32
    keep it! and wait about 50 years and sell it as antique

    seriously just keep it or give it to a freind of your that doesnt have a pc
    Actually I'm giving it to my brother. I just wanna know what kind of stuff he will be able to do with it: Watching movies, web cam usage, ect...

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    Originally posted by leonidas@29 November 2003 - 19:39
    Actually I'm giving it to my brother. I just wanna know what kind of stuff he will be able to do with it: Watching movies, web cam usage, ect...
    he can do lots with it, dont worry about that.
    Just pop in a cd drive.
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    Originally posted by racer II+29 November 2003 - 19:41--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (racer II &#064; 29 November 2003 - 19:41)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-leonidas@29 November 2003 - 19:39
    Actually I&#39;m giving it to my brother. I just wanna know what kind of stuff he will be able to do with it: Watching movies, web cam usage, ect...
    he can do lots with it, dont worry about that.
    Just pop in a cd drive. [/b][/quote]
    I&#39;m not even sure you can plug one. I couldn&#39;t see no place for it looking the computer from the outside. The only thing I saw was a disquette drive.

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    Originally posted by leonidas+29 November 2003 - 19:46--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (leonidas &#064; 29 November 2003 - 19:46)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
    Originally posted by racer II@29 November 2003 - 19:41
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    @29 November 2003 - 19:39
    Actually I&#39;m giving it to my brother. I just wanna know what kind of stuff he will be able to do with it: Watching movies, web cam usage, ect...

    he can do lots with it, dont worry about that.
    Just pop in a cd drive.
    I&#39;m not even sure you can plug one. I couldn&#39;t see no place for it looking the computer from the outside. The only thing I saw was a disquette drive. [/b][/quote]
    Lmao.
    Well maybe you can make a hole in the case so you can fit a cd drive

    500 mhz is enough to watch movies, surf on the web and play some games.
    (if the video ram size is bigger then 1mb tho lol)
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    Originally posted by racer II@29 November 2003 - 19:54
    500 mhz is enough to watch movies, surf on the web and play some games.
    (if the video ram size is bigger then 1mb tho lol)
    infact if you read the topic title propaly again....




    a 500 mega gigahertz cpu&#33; (hook me up brother&#33; )

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    Originally posted by Kunal+29 November 2003 - 20:17--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Kunal @ 29 November 2003 - 20:17)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-racer II@29 November 2003 - 19:54
    500 mhz is enough to watch movies, surf on the web and play some games.
    (if the video ram size is bigger then 1mb tho lol)
    infact if you read the topic title propaly again....




    a 500 mega gigahertz cpu&#33; (hook me up brother&#33; ) [/b][/quote]
    Sorry 4 that B)

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    dude seriosly, if you put linux on it it will be blazing, and he can surf the net, watch movies play linux games... cool stuff

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