[wellylug] Use for Older Laptop

[Enkidu]

Bruce SImpson (of Aardvark fame) is looking for a laptop for the
guidance system for his cruise missile.

http://www.aardvark.co.nz

(Couldn't find Bruce's request).

Cheers,

Cliff

On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 08:44:06 +1200, you wrote:

>I use an old (P200 Compucon) laptop as an E-Smith (aka Mitel SME)
>server/gateway for my home lan.
>Wouldn't even know it is there. Only niggle with setting it up was getting
>PCMCIA working for the NIC
>but even that was just a matter of following the tutorial at the E-smith.org
>site.
>Peter
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ilia Pavlenko [mailto:ip at globe.net.nz]
>Sent: Wednesday, 27 August 2003 9:34 p.m.
>To: LUG
>Subject: Re: [wellylug] Use for Older Laptop
>
>
>> > terminal, or a basic laptop?
>>
>> You could use it as a internet gateway/firewall, as being a laptop it
>> should be very quiet.
>
>i've seen some compaq's (3-4 yr old) that make the sound of jet plane when
>the fan kicks in :))
>
>
>>
>> --- Jethro
>>
>> dodocaptain at paradise.net.nz
>> homepages.paradise.net.nz/jethroc/
>>
>>
>
>
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