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Anyone have a few old hard drives?



Re the Power converter, I've been using a Tripp-Lite 300W PowerVerter 
for years now to power various computing components in my car; right now 
there are two laptops running off the unit.

--Tim



David Kramer wrote:
> I'm going to be selling at the MIT Flea this month
> (http://web.mit.edu/w1mx/www/swapfest.shtml).
>
> I have two or three old, slow computers that are almost complete, but need hard drives. 
> I would like to put hard drives in them and do a minimal Linux install, just to show
> they work.  I'm only gonna charge a few bucks for these computers (it's more about
> cleaning my basement than striking it rich), so I can't afford to pay for them, but if
> anyone has a hard drive or two that's at least a gig, I would love to take them off your
> hands.
>
> Aside 1: If you have other computer crap you just want to go away, let's talk.
>
> Aside 2: I'm thinking of buying one of those emergency car battery/AC inverter things,
> in part to have it, and in part to demonstrate these computers with.  Any
> recommendations?  Is that something that's rentable?
>
>
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