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Subject:    Re: [opensuse] howto use an OLD pentium 3 with 192MB RAM as webradio receiver?
From:       John Layt <johnlayt () googlemail ! com>
Date:       2013-03-08 11:03:51
Message-ID: CAM1DM6nVw_wq5Bo-wYJCp4W=komFejYOUPXsagYQFbo70=c5tQ () mail ! gmail ! com
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On 7 March 2013 23:59, Andreas <maps.on@gmx.net> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've got an old notebook from about 2002 that has only a pentium 3 600mhz
> with 192mb RAM and a 20 gb hdd.
>
> Now I'm wondering if I could use it as a web-radio receiver or throw it out.
>
> OpenSUSE won't even run the installer with 192mb RAM.   :(
>
> Basically I'd like to connect it to my stereo and have it playing some
> streams via WLAN.
> If got an PCMCIA WLAN-card (atheros) as it hasn't got either LAN nor WLAN
> built in.
>
> Some console app that plays streams managed via ssh would be OK.
>
> Any GUI connected by VNC would even be better.
>
>
> Any suggestions, please?

 And now reply to the list, darn gmail :-)

 I use http://www.squeezeplug.eu/ for such things, really light-weight
 and fast and designed to work as a media server.

 Cheers!

 John.
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