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ok this laptop is preety oldschool it has

HP Omnibook 2100
Windows ME

Processor: Intel Pentium II 233 MHz

Data Bus Speed: 66 MHz
Cache memory

Type: L2 Cache - Pipeline Burst

Installed Size: 512 KB
Ram

Installed Size: 96 MB ( 32 MB soldered) / 288 MB (max)

Technology: SDRAM - non-ECC

Form Factor: SO DIMM 144-PIN
Storage controller

Type: IDE
Storage

Floppy Drive: 3.5" 1.44 MB floppy - plug-in module

Hard Drive:8 GB


Read Speed: 24x

Compliant Standards: Kodak PhotoCD, CD-DA, CD-XA, CDi
Display

Display Type: 12.1" TFT active matrix integrated

Max Resolution: 800 x 600 ( SVGA )

Widescreen Display: No

Colour support: 24-bit (16.7 million colours)
Video

Graphics Processor / Vendor: NeoMagic NM2160A - PCI

Video Memory: VRAM - 2 MB

Supported Display Graphics: SVGA (800x600)
Audio

Audio Output: Sound card

Compliant Standards: Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster 16/Pro, AdLib

Audio Input: Microphone - integrated
Input device(s)

Type: Keyboard, touchpad
Expansion / connectivity

Expansion Bays: 1 x front accessible

Expansion Slots Total (Free):

    * 2 ( 2 ) x memory - SO DIMM 144-PIN
    * 1 ( 1 ) x PC Card - type III (2 x type I / II)

(Got this of a webiste)


and that's all i can see
soo what should i do with it

NOT INVOLVING SELLING PARTS
lol nah i won't do that i might install a new os

maybe put a portable hardrive in
But hey, the hat could be very stylish....
expand ur ram n new hardrive r the first things to do

change ur cd drive to a dvd combo
upgrade graphics if possible
i don see any need for a floppy drive
rember its a lapto[
Install damn small linux for lulz
^^that's not bad actually i was gonna say just upgrade the damn thing to something newer, by the way raider i like your avatar i have the whole anime on dvd
ok so were should i get the parts from (in uk)
should i install ubuntu on it wiv WINE (runs .exe)
yeah if you want, wine is pretty good, but remember that it doesn't run all .exe files
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