15 Practical Things You Can do With an Old Computer

In this video we are talking about 15 practical things you can do with an old computer

00:00 Intro
00:10 working with hardware
00:43 learning how to solder
01:17 experiment with linux
02:09 home server or network attached storage
02:55 media server, file server, web server, email server, or dedicated game server
03:35 external firewall or router
04:05 retro gaming or emulation
04:37 TiVo / slingbox
05:19 arcade machine
05:44 guest room or kitchen pc
06:33 surveillance system
07:11 kids first computer
07:34 set-up a live weather station
08:03 sell it for parts or as a complete system
08:32 donate

Do you have an old computer? What to do with old computers that still work? surprisingly there are a number of uses for an old pc parts or complete systems! In fact, you can do any of these things with computers old and new. You don't have to recycle computer parts and systems; you could turn old pc into media server or you can turn old pc into arcade machine. There are so many great old computer projects. Well, what to do with an old laptop? you could turn old pc into emulator or you could turn old pc into server. Using old computer can be very satisfying

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