A few years ago I gave my original 233MHz Bondi blue iMac to my sister, since we'd gotten a flat panel iMac G4. I said if they ever didn't want it, I'd take it back, since I was kinda sentimental about it (my first real computer). Last year sometime they too upgraded to a flat panel iMac, so they shoved the 233 back in its box and put it in their basement. Last week, my mom was at my sister's to visit and no doubt instigated some massive basement-cleaning operation, and she uncovered the iMac and called to ask if I wanted it. I sorta waffled on the answer--I did want it, but JD didn't want anything extra cluttering up the house. I said I'd call her back in a day or two, and I figured in the meantime I'd try to convince the hubby that it wouldn't just sit in its box taking up space. I didn't call back, but when mom next called she said she'd gone ahead and sent it anyway. Now I'm in trouble, and I have to somehow get the iMac to earn its keep in our house--anyone know of a way to put an old machine like that to use? It's only got 4GB of HD space and 192MB of RAM. Our DSL comes with a static IP but we only get 128KB upload speeds, or I'd use it as a web server. I need to come up with something other than "you know, for guests to use", or I'm gonna be in the doghouse.