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BetaDot: Make a Linux Home Data Server of an Old PC

“You’ve got an old computer, and you don’t know what to do with
it. Sure, it can’t play new video games, maybe can’t run the latest
and greatest software, don’t fret, it’s not totally worthless.
Converting your old computer in to a home data server opens a range
of possibilities, and a range of new things you can do with your
computer(s) and the network.

“So, how do you do it…?”

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