Re-purposing an old Pentium II with Xubuntu

[Eric Cyr]

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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