Is there anything cool I can do with an old, slow netbook?

Started by The Shocker, July 25, 2012, 12:26:18 PM

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The Shocker

Like turn it into some cool moog synthesizer or other instrument?


I,Galactus

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Jake

poop.

The Shocker


VOLVO)))

Reload it with the android system and have a non touch screen kindle?
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The Shocker

Quote from: SunnO))) on July 25, 2012, 12:57:18 PM
Reload it with the android system and have a non touch screen kindle?

That's the thing.  I have a Kindle, a Kindle Fire and an iPad, so the netbook is just sitting there.  I can't stand using it anymore cause it is so fucking slow and the screen is so damn small.

neighbor664

Get a basic usb keyboard controller and use it for vst plugins. there are tons of free ones that mimic the gamut of classic synths.

edit: I didn't catch the SLOW part. Maybe not so good then.

The Shocker

Quote from: neighbor664 on July 25, 2012, 01:06:49 PM
Get a basic usb keyboard controller and use it for vst plugins. there are tons of free ones that mimic the gamut of classic synths.

edit: I didn't catch the SLOW part. Maybe not so good then.

Well it's relative.  Certainly not Commodore 64 slow. Just a 3 year old netbook.

neighbor664

Quote from: The Shocker on July 25, 2012, 01:11:25 PM
Quote from: neighbor664 on July 25, 2012, 01:06:49 PM
Get a basic usb keyboard controller and use it for vst plugins. there are tons of free ones that mimic the gamut of classic synths.

edit: I didn't catch the SLOW part. Maybe not so good then.

Well it's relative.  Certainly not Commodore 64 slow. Just a 3 year old netbook.

Mine is older than that, and it works fine for that purpose.

Lumpy

Rock & Roll is background music for teenagers to fuck to.

RacerX

Livin' The Life.

fallen

SNES emulator and a NES emulator and a PS1 style USB joystick. Super fun.

Rock out on some old Donkey Kong Country or NHL 94 or something.

Lumpy

Rock & Roll is background music for teenagers to fuck to.

The Shocker

Quote from: fallen on July 25, 2012, 07:40:21 PM
SNES emulator and a NES emulator and a PS1 style USB joystick. Super fun.

Rock out on some old Donkey Kong Country or NHL 94 or something.

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ryansummit

urinal cake
lawn dart target
external harddrive
lets face it whatever device you use the most is your porn wagon

Pissy

I have one in the garage that's close to 10 years old, I use with Ubuntu.  My garage Internet surfer, I use it for streaming my buddy's heavy broadcast on Sunday nights, and looking up things for whatever project I might be working on.

Bonus is it's a music player as well, so I don't need my iPod out there necessarily. The downside is that it's painfully slow with the most recent Ubuntu, and I've found running older versions doesn't work well. Updates are almost mandatory ever 6 months. Otherwise, after you're three upgrades behind, it's difficult to skip versions to the most current. Then a clean re-install is necessary. My experience anyway, I'm sure more savvy folks have figured out the most efficient way to use it.
Vinyls.   deal.

Pissy

Doh!

You said netbook. Mines a laptop. I think there is a netbook version tho.
Vinyls.   deal.

moose23

Quote from: Lumpy on July 25, 2012, 05:33:27 PM
Can't you use it to record with Reaper?

You should be able to alright. Long as you keep the number of plugins low it's a really light DAW. Great too!

chlorpromazine

Use it along with an external hard drive as a network file server to share music and video files to all of the other devices that you have.