[slinkelist] 486 re-use

[Kurt Albershardt]

At 11:39 AM 3/15/00 , George Tang wrote:
>In a few more month I'll get another faster machine to replace the 486, and
>have the 486 just be a file server, which is stupid since hard drives are so
>cheap now-a-days. Anyone else can think of what I can use the 486 for on the
>network???

Slap a couple of NICs in it and use it as a firewall/proxy/NAT box:

http://www.coyotelinux.com

minimum requirements: 12mb RAM, floppy, no HDD