Hi all
We are getting ready for our yearly clear-out-and-replacement of a few hundred lab PCs this Summer. In the past, we have simply given away old lab machines to any takers within the University and beyond, on the understanding that they are taken "as-is", with no on-going support from central IT. This year, we're just wondering if there's anything more creative we can do with these old PCs. For info, the spec of the PCs is :
3GHz Pentium 4, hyper-threading capable
1GB memory (400MHz speed, with room for upgrade to 2GB, if we combine the memory from two PCs together)
40GB hard drive
CD-ROM, floppy, keyboard, mouse
Mix of CRT and TFT monitors
In the past, the spec of ex-lab PCs was so poor, that it wasn't worth contemplating any further use for them. However, with the general slow-down in growth of PC performance, the above is starting to look not so terrible compared with a newly-bought PC. So, does anyone have any ingenious/creative ideas to share, re how you've redeployed ex-lab PCs?
Andrew Edmond
IT Services
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow
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