I have a discarded intel P-III based system(abt 933MHz), tucked away in
junk, and am currently having a better Desktop, a P-IV based system(3.0GHZ).
Can I use the old hardware in conjuction with this less older one, I mean my
current desktop? Something like distributed processor or something else. I
can arrange few other components if needed. The old system is almost ready,
but just discarded due to being obselete.
One way to connect was through lan ports, but thats not fruitful for me.
Any other suggestions? Some more complex coupling, involving hardware
manipulations?

Regards,
Abhinav

Abhinav Nishant wrote:
> I have a discarded intel P-III based system(abt 933MHz), tucked away in
> junk, and am currently having a better Desktop, a P-IV based system(3.0GHZ).
> Can I use the old hardware in conjuction with this less older one, I mean my
> current desktop? Something like distributed processor or something else. I
> can arrange few other components if needed. The old system is almost ready,
> but just discarded due to being obselete.

You could use your old P3-933 as a linux server plus router. But it will
consumes more electricity than a dedicated hardware router. The PC might
also be a fire risk if powered on 24 hours a day.

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A nice option, will it help me increase my computational speed? Does a Linux
server, any distro supports something like that distributed/parallel
processing? (I am not sure if I used the right terminology
"distributed/parallel" apologies, I don't know any better word.)

I have a single monitor, and as per my limited expertise, I guess the option
suggested can be implemented nicely, installing a Linux server on the old
system and reallocating the monitor to the primary system, there must be
something to connect to the server remotely.
I can allocate the network oriented tasks, such as torrents and all, to the
server and access/transfer the files through some remote login methods, as
this will help me reduce the load on my primary system, and I can turn it
off too, while the server is running.

Are there any methods for that?

I have a primitive access to the internet, a dial-up modem, though it is not
the best offer for me but it is the cheapest for me. Will putting the
server/router in between eat up my bandwidth? A drop of few Kb/s is a lot
to me, in a dial-up.

Well, my current system is running 24x364, and it has been abt three years
like that, still no fire!
I don't know how will an old system react to such a harsh regime, but still
lets give it a shot. In the end I have nothing to loose. Better wear out the
systen than to leave it to decay. I just need to take care of the fire
hazard, else I along with my house can be on fire!

Is it an optimal solution, side lining the electricity and fire hazards?
Any better ideas are welcomed. I am waiting.

Regards,
Abhinav

Thanks, Ani!

For taking the time to answer in such detail and in a plain language that
everybody can understand

I have a couple of old machines standing around, and I like the idea of a
server for file storage.

Greetings,
Knut Otterbeck


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>> I have a single monitor, and as per my limited expertise, I guess the
>> option
>> suggested can be implemented nicely, installing a Linux server on the
>> old
>> system and reallocating the monitor to the primary system, there must
>> be
>> something to connect to the server remotely.
>
> Several options for this.
> One of them is actually a part of the linux distribution itself where
> you can connect to the server as a terminal.
> Otherwise there are several graphical options you can install once the
> server is up and running so that you can browse the server as a regular
> system with a viewable desktop and so on.
>
> If you are going to set up the old system as a linux server you might
> want to invest in setting up a network and not use it for the dial-up
> connection.
>
> Dial-Up connections are slow to begin with and having multiple systems
> on one connection is gonna slow it down just through packet transfers
> from the ISP.
>
> If you're considering using the server for file storage I'd recommend
> you buy a HUB or a desktop switch... 10mbit will be good enough.
> This way you won't have to worry about losing speed from the dial-up
> connection and you can still enjoy fast file transfers between the two
> systems.
>
> A 10mbit 2-3 port desktop switch cost about 10-15 USD or something like
> that.
>
> Fire hazard? The fire hazard has nothing to do with the age of the
> system but with maintenance... A brand new computer that has collected
> dust has just a big a chance of catching fire as a 10 year old
> computer... Just make sure to keep the case clean.
>
> When was the last time you checked your TV for dust collections within
> the case? I'm gonna bet my imaginary 1,000,000 dollars your TV has a
> larger chance of catching fire than your computer
>
> / Ani
>
>