First post, by Panties
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Hi All,
I have this laptop, and seeking for your advice on this.
It is currently running on WinXP.
It is a Pentium M 1.6Ghz SpeedStep, 1GB RAM, 40GB Internal.
The Battery is totally KO (EBAY not selling it)
I want to re-purpose this laptop... Here's my questions:-
1. Install Win98/DOS, get a PCMCIA Soundcard(hopefully ISA compatible, if any..)
a. Can Pentium M, be throttle down via Speedstep, so that I can play those OLD DOS games?
b. Can the Soundcard be detected in DOS, to play Duke3D or at least Ultima/Wing commander?
2. Install a Dedicated Server for Multiplayer games, over the internet.....
a. Steam games? Anyone?
b. http://www.kali.net , hosting over the internet?
c. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XLink_Kai how about Xlink kai?
d. http://www.classicgamingarena.com/help/cgaserver how about ?
e. Unreal and Unreal Tournament dedicated server over the internet? Any suggestion? Minecraft?
f. PVPGN? Battle.net?
3. Turn it into NAS Storage?
a. Should I buy 5-Bay USB 2.0 , and make it into a NAS Storage?
I seriously had no clue what to do with this laptop. I do not want to donate it, nor dispose it. Battery maybe dead. .but i don't mind making it a dedicated-server for something. Windows 7? (I already have a Linux laptop, so no point in doing that..)
What's your take on this? Please advice.. 😕 😕 😕