I'm_a_spammer wrote:

I have access to about 15 PII 266, 20 PII 233 & 15 Pen 166 that are
currently doing nothing but gathering dust.

[...]

But are these units just too slow to bother?
I don't need to have a monitor running except during setup so power isn't a
biggy.

Some good comments are already given by others.

I'll just add from my own view:

If you want to learn about computers and networking, then yes and have fun!

If these machines are to support other uses aswel, then yes.

If they are to be dedicated only to s@h, then your electricity costs could well better benefit s@h directly as a donation. The performance of those 50 machines could be bettered by just two or three of the latest CPUs.


In summary, give it a try if you just want the fun!

(Quickly ducks into a fireproof bunker (:-|)

Regards,
Martin