I have "recovered" many PCs that were somewhat old (and some really OLD old) by collecting several from companies moving and discarding old equipment. In the process I find several that are trash, and a few that work fine once I consolidate memory from several into the good ones. There are computers that will NOT run Windows 10 (or even Windows 7+) that RIP under Linux or FreeDos or other more efficent operating systems.

Never throw away good memory. You never know when you (or a friend) will have a use for some.

This is an excellent reminder for me. I may not need the entire old PC that is discarded, but if I come across one such,
I can take RAM, CPU, HD etc., from inside it. Will keep an eye out again when I walk around.

As a society, at this stage it seems to be that excess tech is being produced for all to consume as this generates profits. If all were content with old tech, these profits will be lost and be a great blow to economy. So inorder for folks to constantly buy the new tech, they must be lead to believe that the old is not needed/not good and to discard it. Recycling started when the waste got to be high. We see this with old computers and Linux also.

https://www.cnet.com/products/intel-...x-i845e/specs/

S845WD1-E
This is the Motherboard that is present on this P4 server.
So the Ram is:
184 Pins
266Mz, 200 Mhz
DDR SDRAM Technology
Unbuffered
ECC
2Gb Max
PC1600 PC2100
2xDIMM 184-Pin (2.5V)

On board Video Memory 2Mb SDRAM

Since the Video Memory is so low, perhaps installing a graphics card might solve the video performance issue to some extent.

USB Memory Stick Facing Extinction:
https://www.fastcompany.com/1816192/...ing-extinction

I have 256 Mb PC133 168 Pin Ram, must install this in one of the PCs that I have.
It is good to collect, Memory modules and hard drives for laptops also.
Sooner or later, they will come in useful. I have this thread running for so long
still keep forgetting and am uncertain about Ram Specs./terms etc., Same for CPU also.

Most of the DVD drives I have in my older PCs have been stuck and don't come out easily
even if the tiny hole pin press is used.

Basically marketing want a new device that they can sell even though USB sticks do the job!!!

From the article linked to https://www.fastcompany.com/1816192/...ng-extinction:


I store all the documents and images I consider worth saving from one install to the next on a 4GB USB stick and have been for years. I still have 1GB USB sticks I use for installing FreeBSD and OpenBSD, and you know how long ago it must have been when I purchased those. I've never had a USB stick fail on me and have redundant backups in case one does. I make heavy use of them and have USB sticks larger than the HDD I'm using on machines now.


Now why would I want to do that? Upload all the files I consider important, including my encrypted passwords, to someone elses computer? Then log in from any computer, say from the library to access them? Is this your regular job?

Don't quit your gig at Starbucks.


Security. Same reason I won't be using my device to sign into PayPal like they offered to let me do instead of signing in with my password, for "a more streamlined shopping experience".

Not that something like celeb nakky pix have ever been hacked floating in the fluffy pink cloud.

Well, as I use a fair few of my pendrives/USB sticks to install Linux & BSD, or actually run them from them, I don't see me getting rid of them any time soon.
(& I notice it said 2012 in that, & we're still using them).

Yes, a lot of people are using 'Cloud Services', we have a generation brought up on mobile phones, but I like to keep hold of my data, so I only share video clips of me playing my instruments to fellow music forum members.

Indeed! I often wonder whether companies like that are actually set up by hackers!!

The streamlined experience involves removing your money without the inconvenience of getting something in return.

Early Hackers, there are few of very old computers mentioned:
http://listverse.com/2018/05/14/10-e...home-computer/

https://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=linuxfx

This distro above is interesting, however the home page is in Portugese only. So don't think it will be good for English users.

I don't want to get out my sharp poking stick right now, name names or direct you to the thread I have in mind, but I would be very careful about who I chose to store my data online. I doubt it will become a real issue so will leave it at that, but their level of incompetence is as astounding as their aspirations in this area are high.

Well. Since the pigeon flew coop, And you have some bird seed funds saved < maybe? >, Might I suggest < for a more fun experienced life if you like listening to music ? >? This?

Biggest expense will be a micro sd card,

Then there is a AAA battery You need insert after loading songs first with the battery pulled. Never hook this player with the AAA battery in it to the USB port on dumpster dive computer.

Here is the videos I watched to understand mine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8Dwk3tdeR4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_GdGm3RkQg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0cCeBEUBqg


Sound quality aint the greatest. But for the price and ease of maint. I don't regret my cheapo purchase. It should be right up your budget. IT AUTO MOUNTS IN MY lINUX INSTALLS . Drag and drop ,mp3 files works easy peasy. It makes staring at a computer screen Bearable.

I have no dog in this hunt and no affiliation with this mp3 player manufacturer or ebay. I just thought you might like to know, is all. Since you are on a tight budget. You can hook up a small set of external speakers in the headphone jack, Do voice recordings, Listen to FM Radio, Listen to MP3's. Also run it on a external AA battery Box with a usb port.

Best thing I like about mine. It uses AAA flashlight batteries. No internal charge battery that wears out and you need to be rocket engineer to change it.

All for the cost of bird seed money.

Or? do like I do. Buy a mp3 splitter cable.

Hook it up to the input jacks on the back of a old junk free stereo system, Set the switch on the stereo to accept that input jack. Blast away at your hearts content.