wa4chq Posted January 17, 2021 Posted January 17, 2021 Uses for an old PC It's hard to say what I'd do with an old PC after finishing the house. I have my old tower I built years ago from bits and pieces and new stuff from NewEgg and another recent acquisition from my brother. The company he works for got new stuff. I think most likely they will reside in the room that will be my Ham Radio Shack. I will use the one I built for Amateur Radio Digital modes. I installed a HD switch and I know I have 2 HD's in it. So ham radio and maybe games. That leaves the other one... Using it for a music server is an option but I'm using my Raspberry Pi for that. Using it for storage maybe? Well I'm also using a Rpi for that. So maybe I could use it for video editing? I like doing that, so maybe that's what I'll use it for. Then there's the laptops.... Dang, I forgot about them! Maybe I should have built another room.... 1 1 1 Quote
wa4chq Posted January 17, 2021 Author Posted January 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, securitybreach said: That's a cool option. Building the extra room?? Quote
V.T. Eric Layton Posted January 17, 2021 Posted January 17, 2021 You're a nautical kinda' guy Neil. You can always use it for... 2 Quote
wa4chq Posted January 17, 2021 Author Posted January 17, 2021 43 minutes ago, securitybreach said: Nah, using it for HAM stuff. It really is. Back in the day doing things like RTTY (teletype) or SSTV (slow scan tv) was very costly and bulky. Now, beside the radio you use a computer with a sound card and software. If no sound card, a simple interface. 1 Quote
wa4chq Posted January 17, 2021 Author Posted January 17, 2021 Eric...that's what I use some of my old radios for! lol . I know, I could use the tower as an end table! 1 Quote
securitybreach Posted January 17, 2021 Posted January 17, 2021 10 minutes ago, wa4chq said: Awesome lamp from A Christmas Story 2 Quote
abarbarian Posted January 17, 2021 Posted January 17, 2021 2 hours ago, wa4chq said: Painting it would be a good idea that beige is so so yesterday. 1 1 1 Quote
V.T. Eric Layton Posted January 17, 2021 Posted January 17, 2021 5 hours ago, wa4chq said: I could use the tower as an end table! Yes. That'll work quite well. 1 Quote
V.T. Eric Layton Posted January 17, 2021 Posted January 17, 2021 Posting those funnies in the wrong thread, you know. Quote
wa4chq Posted January 17, 2021 Author Posted January 17, 2021 Glad I copied them down before they went dark! Quote
V.T. Eric Layton Posted January 18, 2021 Posted January 18, 2021 Heh! You're still posting funnies in the "Uses for Old PCs" thread. 1 Quote
securitybreach Posted January 18, 2021 Posted January 18, 2021 I keep the tabs pinned. Fixing now lol 1 Quote
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