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I've been rummaging through my garage, and I found my old 486 lying around. It has a 66 MHz of processing power and a 14.4 kilobaud modem.
I'm looking for a way to share the internet connection on my laptop to the 486 through its modem. The 486 is current OS independent, however I will most likely install a small linux distro on it (suggestions welcome -- it only has 8 mb of ram). I also probably have my Windows 95 CDs lying around, but I'd prefer something slightly more modern. The laptop is running Windows XP.
What is the best approach to getting my 486 online? What software do you recommend?
Cheers.
do you want to use it for anything serious, or just as a gateway ? Who is supposed to route the packets? your laptop or the 486 ? – Stefano Borini – 2009-08-21T02:46:37.410
I'm looking for it to go Internet -> Laptop -> 486. Naw it's not for anything serious, just for the fun of getting my 486 online. – Joey Robert – 2009-08-21T02:50:44.920
It's a pity, but computer like this eats more power than it costs by itself. – Alex Bolotov – 2009-09-01T21:33:27.453