I am not an egghead like you lot so I use my PC for games sometimes. Even more immature; I have a Playstation 2.
Now looking at the PS2 I couldn't help but wonder; it is a computer that has USB connectors and is to get a harddisk and modem (this being Europe I am still waiting for those to come out). Now it isn't a particularly impressive machine hardware wise, but still .... could it not be made to work on the Proth testing too ?
The X BOX was made to run Linux, in many respects it is a PC in an ugly box. Not that I have one, but I do wonder if - as it can do Linux - it could be made to do 17orbust-ing ? If it could be made to do that I'd seriously consider buying one as it is rfelatively cheap (your buying one costs Microsoft money you know )
Meanwhile I have an abacus and a notepad next to the PC so that numbercrunching will continue in case of a power failure