Best uses for a Pismo?

Hi folks,
Been quite a bit since I posted to the PBG3 boards, but as you can see, I've been keeping up with things.
I got a MacBook Pro last month. Very good system, to say the least. Should hold up 3-4 years, maybe more, given the stuff I use it for.
And yet, I still have my old Pismo with the AirPort card and 512 MB RAM. I'm trying to figure out how I can put it to better use, or at the very least, to bring it up to modern stamdards. Tried Fedora Core 5 on it, but the sound driver was a no-go. The machine itself is in outstanding shape, but could use a good cleaning. It's in the process of a security wipe while I figure out what to do.
Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
Nate

Does the Pismo have Mac OS X or 9? 512MB is plenty of RAM for Mac OS X Panther, which is a good fit for the Pismo's graphics hardware. Unless you are experimenting with or trying to learn Linux, I'd go with Panther.
Since it has Airport, you could use it in the living room as an "extension" to your TV. You can look up TV schedules. If you watch sports, you can look up team/player stats online. Many times, a TV show will flash up a web site link for "extra features," like those that come on DVDs. Speaking of DVDs, if you do not have a DVD player, you can use the video out port to connect the Pismo to your TV and play DVDs.
Also, since your new Mac Book Pro is Intel, you may want to have the Pismo handy to run classic apps. At the same time, it serves as a nice second laptop in case the Mac Book Pro ever goes down for repair. You can use it as a place to hold a backup of your User directory. There is a great program called ChronoSync by Econ Technologies that allows you to synchronize files in any two locations connected by a network connection.

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