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Using the Rasberry Pi on older PC systems

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Former Member over 13 years ago

I currently have several laptops a Dell lapstop Inspiron 1501, a Compaq Intel, both are about 7 yrs old and work well. I also have 2 laptops about 15 yrs old Toshiba Techra 8000s that work well for what they are capable of doing. Will the Rasberry PI B attach to these laptops?  The Dell & Compaq can already surf the net, do office functions, watch movies and store quite a bit, but the download times are long. The Toshibas are basically good to type with and email with a little surfing. My question is this will the Rasberry B give them a comparable functionality to newer Laptops?

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    Former Member over 13 years ago

    I think your missing the point the Pi is a stand alone computer..

     

    It wont attache other than via networking, and would not be easy to mount inside an old laptop.

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    Former Member over 13 years ago

    I think your missing the point the Pi is a stand alone computer..

     

    It wont attache other than via networking, and would not be easy to mount inside an old laptop.

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    Former Member over 13 years ago in reply to Former Member

    I understand that it is a stand alone computer but from all of the pictures and

    some of the discussion that I have read there is no casing around the Rasberry

    Pi boards am I incorrect that it is the internal mechanisms? Which brings my

    question about using old lap tops.

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    Former Member over 13 years ago in reply to Former Member

    Duke.

     

    The release in September will have a transparent case. I do not see any reason to use your old laptops to case the Raspberry PI - its pointless - and a very hard task.  Although this release has no case it can still be used to plug all of your devices into it (keyboard, mouse, etc).  It will run perfectly well as long as you dont spill drinks on it, overheat it, etc.

     

    Ed

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