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I have a hankering to build something that as yet defies convention.........

Im looking to build a P4 server of sorts, as I have plenty of crap floating around. For what its worth Im a tried and tr ...

Macbuntu perhaps?
http://sourceforge.net/projects/macbuntu/

Im running it on things as low as a PIII Notebook without significant issues. Might just scratch the itch you are having.

Ron

Im here, lurking for many, many months. Sort of got hooked on IBM laptops. Refurbing and donating everyone I can get my hands on.

Thinkpadsforum.com has most of my attention.

Ron

Lets use a Plasma Ball!

Ron

Odd thought:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,508193,00.asp
I have done these for less than $50.00 complete
Better yet:
http://compreviews.about.com/cs/laptops/gr/aaprIBMTPX31.htm
With 2 gig ...

I have had opportunities to use most of the major brands, some specific models I have like better than others. OVERALL the toughest standard laptops on the open market are the IBM built Thinkpads, not ...

Not a clue on Tivo, on Time Warner boxes, Windoze does not see it. Linux (ubuntu does) on the other hand saw it instantly. I regularly formatted it under linux, swapped it into a winblows box then wen ...

I have a router installed after the cable modem, but before the WRT's now. It is running cooler, but I cant get the darned thing reconfigured to work correctly wireless. However the "other" ...

I have a pretty extensive wired/wireless network on the 1.25 acres I own. Primarily I use the Lynksys WRT54G (6 or so total).
Cable Modem in @ 8mb max (normal is 5mb)
Cable modem to the first Lynksy ...

Are you running and Intel wireless card?
Im really not impressed with them, in the several laptops I have running them. If it were not for the Centrino, i would have pitched them long, long time ago. ...

Author	Message
Topic: Lost P4
jronald Replies: 5 Views: 457	Forum: General Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 12:04 pm Subject: Lost P4
jronald Replies: 5 Views: 457	I have a hankering to build something that as yet defies convention......... Im looking to build a P4 server of sorts, as I have plenty of crap floating around. For what its worth Im a tried and tr ...
Topic: Question about building my own blackintosh
jronald Replies: 5 Views: 410	Forum: General Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 11:40 am Subject: Question about building my own blackintosh
jronald Replies: 5 Views: 410	Macbuntu perhaps? http://sourceforge.net/projects/macbuntu/ Im running it on things as low as a PIII Notebook without significant issues. Might just scratch the itch you are having. Ron
Topic: Where Did Everybody Go ????
jronald Replies: 27 Views: 1990	Forum: The Water Cooler Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:03 pm Subject: Where Did Everybody Go ????
jronald Replies: 27 Views: 1990	Im here, lurking for many, many months. Sort of got hooked on IBM laptops. Refurbing and donating everyone I can get my hands on. Thinkpadsforum.com has most of my attention. Ron
Topic: how many forum members does it take to change a light bulb?
jronald Replies: 1773 Views: 221760	Forum: The Water Cooler Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 7:08 am Subject: how many forum members does it take to change a light bulb?
jronald Replies: 1773 Views: 221760	Lets use a Plasma Ball! Ron
Topic: Wondering how to navigate netbook jungle?
jronald Replies: 3 Views: 854	Forum: General Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 2:45 pm Subject: Wondering how to navigate netbook jungle?
jronald Replies: 3 Views: 854	Odd thought: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,508193,00.asp I have done these for less than $50.00 complete Better yet: http://compreviews.about.com/cs/laptops/gr/aaprIBMTPX31.htm With 2 gig ...
Topic: Buying a slightly used laptop on craigslist
jronald Replies: 7 Views: 1591	Forum: Recommendations Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 3:17 pm Subject: Buying a slightly used laptop on craigslist
jronald Replies: 7 Views: 1591	I have had opportunities to use most of the major brands, some specific models I have like better than others. OVERALL the toughest standard laptops on the open market are the IBM built Thinkpads, not ...
Topic: tivo HHD
jronald Replies: 4 Views: 832	Forum: General Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 2:45 pm Subject: tivo HHD
jronald Replies: 4 Views: 832	Not a clue on Tivo, on Time Warner boxes, Windoze does not see it. Linux (ubuntu does) on the other hand saw it instantly. I regularly formatted it under linux, swapped it into a winblows box then wen ...
Topic: Router question
jronald Replies: 6 Views: 2140	Forum: Networking Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 3:12 pm Subject: Router question
jronald Replies: 6 Views: 2140	I have a router installed after the cable modem, but before the WRT's now. It is running cooler, but I cant get the darned thing reconfigured to work correctly wireless. However the "other" ...
Topic: Router question
jronald Replies: 6 Views: 2140	Forum: Networking Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 5:20 pm Subject: Router question
jronald Replies: 6 Views: 2140	I have a pretty extensive wired/wireless network on the 1.25 acres I own. Primarily I use the Lynksys WRT54G (6 or so total). Cable Modem in @ 8mb max (normal is 5mb) Cable modem to the first Lynksy ...
Topic: The strangest thing
jronald Replies: 11 Views: 2451	Forum: General Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 3:44 pm Subject: The strangest thing
jronald Replies: 11 Views: 2451	Are you running and Intel wireless card? Im really not impressed with them, in the several laptops I have running them. If it were not for the Centrino, i would have pitched them long, long time ago. ...

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