Any suggestions what to do with an old G3 Powerbook??

I have a 7 year old G3 Powerbook? Any suggestions what to do with it? It only has an 8 GB hard drive. But it runs 10.4.10. I've read somewhere you can turn it into a second monitor for editing.

Can't use it as a second monitor...dunno where you heard that.
How about do the Letterman "things you drop from a 5 story building?" Kidding.
I have one of those...the first edition ICEbook...the non-toilet seat ones, right? Well, my kids use it and I have FCP 4.5 installed on it for them to play with. Not that they have. All they do is research for school and online video games. Darn them.
Dunno if a school will take it. Hey...give it to a homeless person. Introduce them to the World Wide Web!
Sorry...not helpful...
Shane

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