How To Reuse A 486?

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I have a 130 MHz 486, I am planing to run Doom on it but what else can i do with it?

 

[electrontau]

linux box-> storage server

 

[Zenthar]

I used one as a decorative pin for a LARP I was playing in

 

[Dougie Fresh]

recycle it

 

[cpatel1987]

Dude, I agree, its not worth it. Theres a dos emulator out there called DosBox that will run Doom just fine if your issue is running it on a computer that will shoot the framerate to an unplayable speed.

 

[evongugg]

Router with m0n0wall:

486 processor - Any 486 or higher processor is sufficient for m0n0wall. Exactly how much processor you will need for your particular implementation varies depending on your Internet connection bandwidth, number of simultaneous connections required, what features you will use, etc. For most deployments, a 486 or Pentium processor is sufficient.

router with IPCop

It will run on old, or "obsolete" hardware, such as a 386 processor, 32Mb of RAM, and 300Mb hard disk. But if you plan on using some of IPCop's features, such as the caching web proxy, or Intrusion Detection Logging, you are going to need more RAM, more disk space, and a faster processor

 

[Mrsh4dy]

Give it to nasa they like using old tech in state of the art space rockets.

 

[Thaizasaskand]

Build a legacy system that runs windows 95 or 3.1 or something like that. Some good deals on websites like ebay right now.

 

[Thaizasaskand]

Give it to nasa they like using old tech in state of the art space rockets.

Yeah they also use 'em when they're duplicating things as software regression may be a problem otherwise. They were using 8086 cpus in 2002 (about 7 1/2mhz).

 

[someone19]

boat anchor - some good uses above, I just love that phrase.