Don't buy that, you can easily find better machines for free.I think they wanted $15 for it. It was an old HP Pavilion. I don't know the exact model number but it is one from the '90s and it has a purple plastic swing-out door on the front that reveals a DVD-ROM drive and a floppy disk drive.
I might reimage it into Linux and use it as a terrible server.
I might reimage it into Linux and use it as a terrible server.
A Windows 95 era PC will not be capable of hosting that. The "craptop" you have sounds higher spec than a Windows 95 machine.I just want to host something like a forum (PHPBB). The only thing I am afraid of is it bogging down my internet speeds at home. All I have is gigabit DSL-over-ethernet.
I have a craptop with a 120GB HDD but it is such an old piece of [you know what] that it isn't even worth trying with.
A Windows 95 era PC will not be capable of hosting that. The "craptop" you have sounds higher spec than a Windows 95 machine.
What do you mean you have "gigabit DSL-over-ethernet"? What speeds do you get?
Do you mean 300KBps or 300Kbps? There's a bit difference.My internet speed hasn't gone over 300KB/S. It drops to a 90kb/s connection when I use it.
So you have a 2.4Mbps DSL connection give or take. Not ideal at all for hosting anything online, specially a forum. What upload speed do you have?300KB/S is my average PEAK. I said it is Gigabit because I have a Gigabit router.
So you have a 2.4Mbps DSL connection give or take. Not ideal at all for hosting anything online, specially a forum. What upload speed do you have?
There is no way in the world you could host ANYTHING on that connection.
Honestly this is one of the best speed results I've gotten in awhile now.
We can get DSL out here with 40/20 speeds, in varying areas. But other areas get oversubbed and you end with less. it varies.