[SGVLUG] old hardware.. what to do?

Joel Witherspoon joel.witherspoon at gmail.com
Wed May 3 18:20:33 PDT 2006


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On 5/2/06, Harold Totten <haroldtotten at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> In January I posted to this list:
>
> "I built a computer for a neighbor.  It's a 133MHz w/ 32 meg RAM.
> It booted and I was able to open the word processor.
> When I tried to reboot it wouldn't.  No beeps, no lights on the keyboard,
> nothing on the screen.
> I don't want to try and fix it.  It was my last 'give away' computer.
> Does anyone have something like this they want to get rid of?"
>
> Might this be what I am looking for?
>
> Harold
>
>
>
> On 5/2/06, matti <mathew_2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Well,... it's about time I actually
> > admit to myself that some old hardware
> > I probably will not be using ...
> >
> > So.. the question comes.. what to do w/it?
> >
> > I've got Pentium 133-233mx boxes about here
> > somewhere, as well as PII/PIIIs.
> >
> > Can charities even used pentium systems?
> >
> > I'm currently using the PII/PIIIs .. but
> > the Pentiums and their AT cases looks like
> > they're just taking up space.
> >
> > Likewise I'm wondering about the CRTs I
> > have left.. it would be nice to reclaim
> > desktop space. LCD monitors seem to be the
> > answer - but the CRTs I have still work well.
> >
> > argh... space - guess it's a good thing I
> > don't live in Japan.
> >
> > cheers
> > matti
> >
> >
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> --
> Harold Totten
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