Thanks for the replies.
It's funny that you mentioned a tube radio. I'm trying to convince my daughter that a crystal set would make a cool science project for school (I might take you up on that offer).
My motives for trying this project are twofold. One, I'm haunted by the words of a professor I had back in the mid 90s. He was a retired Air Force Lt. Colonel who did a lot with missiles. He said that as computers were being developed, scientists believed the world would probably not need more than seven or eight to handle everything we needed. I figure it's a waste to let that computational power go to waste. It doesn't have to go fast, just go. Even a little (This machine will probably spend most of the time in the garage). Two, I'd like to show my daughter that computers can be "fixed" like any other machine. They aren't magical devices and you don't need a wizard's hat to make them work. So, it's kind of personal. Maybe I need to step away...
To simplify my question, if I were to drop something like this
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001DZBMIK/ref=dp_cerb_3
into my computer, would it work? At least a little? That's just something that popped up as I was looking around. I haven't seriously looked into buying something.
As far as operating systems, I was looking at Ubuntu again. I used an Open Office program to build the database before. I figure I can do that again.
Originally Posted by JohnnyDrama
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