Quoting Greg Farrel (greg at netsoc.tcd.ie):
> I'm looking to build a completely silent pc. It's gonna be a gateway for
> a wireless network and will sit in my room (as my room is only
> spitting distance from the chimney where i'll be mounting the aerial)
> It has to be completely silent, or it'll do my nut. What do I need?
An old laptop would probably be ideal. That way, it comes with its own
UPS (the battery).
Some people strip down old 486 boxes, take out the hard drive, disable
the fans, and run the thing from just a floppy drive or a CDR you've
burned for the purpose.
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