Re-purposing an old Pentium II with Xubuntu

[Matt Price]

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On Fri, 2007-29-06 at 18:56 -0300, Eric Cyr wrote:
> OOOooooo.....
> 
> More details on the transmitter please! :)
> 
> 
> 
> On 6/29/07, Wolf <wolf.pusztay at gmail.com> wrote:
>         Hey bob way to go!!
>         
>         Nothing like keeping e-junk out of the landfill :-) 
>         
>         I was wondering if your screaming-streaming audio system also
>         has an
>         internet connection and if so how troublesome it was to get it
>         working?
>         
>         I have a similar system, an old IBM Aptiva, same specs, that I
>         would like to 
>         find some use for as it runs fine.  I normally have win98 on
>         it but now that
>         it is no longer supported  by MS I wanted to switch it to
>         linux, perhaps use
>         it as a print/file server.  I tried this once before and it
>         ran like 
>         mollasses - slow!!  I thought of DSL and maybe I should try it
>         again but I
>         have been using 'buntu and debian on my lap/desktops for a
>         couple of years
>         so I would like to stick with what I (think) I know.
>         
>         I'm also interested in your radio transmitter thingy.  I live
>         in the boonies
>         with a large backyard and I would love to be able to stream
>         some tunes out
>         to the fire pit.
>         
>         Can you tell me more?
>         
>         Thanks, 
>         
>         And have a wonderful Canada Day Weekend!!
>         
>         Wolf in Sauble Beach, ON
>         
>         
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>         
>         
>         
>         -----Original Message-----
>         From: ubuntu-ca-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com
>         [mailto:ubuntu-ca-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Bob
>         Chandler
>         Sent: June 29, 2007 3:41 PM
>         To: ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
>         Subject: Re-purposing an old Pentium II with Xubuntu
>         
>         
>         I have found a great use for an old Pentium II 450 MHz.
>         machine with 192 MB
>         RAM, and a small 9 GB hard drive.
>         
>         I installed "Xubuntu"...it's Ubuntu but with the lightweight
>         and less 
>         resource-hungry XFCE desktop.   The applications that come
>         with Xubuntu
>         tend to be a bit more "lightweight" than Ubuntu or Kubuntu,
>         but you have
>         access to all of the same package management tools that you'd
>         have with 
>         Ubuntu/Kubuntu.
>         
>         What I'm using the machine for is as a dedicated "streaming
>         audio"
>         computer.   I have a small micro-FM radio transmitter
>         connected to the
>         soundcard output jack on the machine, I've tuned the
>         transmitter to 90.7
>         MHz. (which is an "empty" frequency in the Toronto area) and I
>         can listen to
>         whatever audio stream is coming out of the computer on any FM
>         radio in the house.   Actually the range of this little
>         transmitter is 
>         about half a block...and so I can take a portable radio out to
>         the back yard
>         on a nice summer day like today and listen to whatever I feel
>         like listening
>         to!
>         
>         The machine I got in a yard sale for $5 (minus hard drive and
>         non-working 
>         video card...quickly remedied with stuff from my computer
>         "junque box").
>         
>         While this machine is old and slow, it's more than adequate
>         for streaming
>         audio...and Xubuntu makes it possible.  Just one caveat...for
>         machines with 
>         low RAM, use the "alternate install" CD.
>         
>         Cheers,
>         
>         Bob
>         http://www.ve3sre.com
>         
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