Thinking From the Box
Have you got what it takes to write for the Web? If so, Thinking From the Box is your place to share your opinion on PC-related topics. To get things started, we'll only be publishing one or two articles per week, expanding that as time permits.
Thinking From the Box thinks different. Too many Web sites take your text, throw it up, and let the world see your writing - typos, mispunctuation, and all. We won't do that to you. Every article ever published on Low End PC gets edited, and that's not going to change now.
We can do this because I took a lot of writing courses in college, and because we're not going to publish just any submissions. They have to be good. If they're not, we'll send them back with a note explaining why. At least at the start, one of those reasons will be lack of space - we'll only be doing two articles a week during May. We'd rather do a few things right than do a lot of things poorly.
We have guidelines. If you want to write for publication, be sure to read Writing for Low End PC and Writing for the Web.
Then launch your favorite word processor and start writing.
We hope to hear from you soon. Send your submission to <webmaster@lowendpc.com>.
Dan Knight, publisher, Low End PC
Thinking From the Box Articles
- Value and cost: With a PC, you get what you pay for, Katherine Keller, 2003.02.26. With the right choices, your PC can be easy to upgrade and avoid becoming a doorstop.
- WinXP ruins useful file sharing, Mark Lim, 2002.09.16. Windows XP takes a huge step backwards on the network, losing the ability to control file sharing for different users.
- Picking a low end system, Chad Page, 2002.09.10. "There are many different ways of buying an inexpensive PC, especially if one is willing to use Linux, BSD, or older versions of Windows."
- This old Compaq sings, Jeff Garrison, 2002.09.09. "He left impressed, and I added another notch in my belt in the war against obsolescence for these older PCs."
- A simple low-end PC project, Roger M, 2002.06.26. How to turn an ancient PC into the heart of a home monitoring and security system.
- GEM, a Mac-like GUI and OS for Low-end PCs, Roger M, 2002.05.30. GEM, a Mac-like GUI launched in the mid-80s, can be a real choice for low-end PC users.
- More reasons to run a low-end PC, Roger M, 2002.05.22. A second PC for games and experiments can protect your main PC from unexpected software-related problems.
- Basilisk II: Solving the printer problem, David G. Bell, 2002.05.15. While Basilisk II emulates a Mac, it doesn't include drivers that work with your PC's printer.
- More things to do with an old PC, Roger M, 2002.05.03. You have a lot more choices than just DOS and Windows 3.1/95.
- Why Not Use a Freenix?, Joseph Bales, 2002.05.02. Why use DOS when free and powerful versions of Unix are available?
- This $5 PC is a keeper, Jeff Garrison, 2002.03.05. "This machine is a delight. It surfs pretty well. I call it quick. It's quicker than any other 486DX I've fooled with."
- Why not use DOS?, Eric McCann, 2002.01.10. The pros and cons of setting up an inexpensive DOS computer - and what they can do.
- What can you do with a low-end PC?, Eric McCann, 2002.01.04. Some ideas for using really inexpensive, very low-end systems as file servers, firewalls, and even basic productivity.
- Low end is a state of mind, Peter Nelson, 2001.12.13. Low end is a mindset that approaches challenges with a maximum of mental resources and a minimum of material resources.
- Sorry, Bill, but my PCs work, Chris March, Thinking From the Box, 2001.12.10. No, Mr. Gates, some PCs do work as well as they should - but they don't run Windows.
- My first PC, Katherine Keller, 2001.10.26. "Upgrading and Fixing PCs for Dummies" made that computer mine.
- Upgrading your Socket 7 computer, James Burton, 2001.10.17. Advice on updating that old system with a Socket 7 motherboard.
- Free DOS for the lowest-end PCs, Freya, 2001.10.15. Introduction to FreeDOS, a free alternative to MS-DOS that even works on XTs.
- How to turn that 486 into a webpliance, Katherine Keller, 2001.10.11. A floppy, an old 8 MB 386 (or better) PC, a modem, and a free OS = instant Web access.
- The PC performance scam, Mike Wafkowski, 2001.10.08. The need for the latest and greatest and fastest PC is nothing but marketing hype and adolescent ego insecurity.
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