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Re: What to do with old computers?



 [hidden email] wrote: 
>> On Thu, Oct 25, 2007 at 11:46:51AM -0400, [hidden email] wrote: 
>>     
>>> OK, I'm assuming we are most all pack rats and hoping there are one or 
>>> two people who are not. I bet most of us have a couple computers laying 
>>> around. 
>>> 
>>> What to do with them? 
>>>       
>> Assess, triage, and cannibalize. Then build useful boxen for odd 
>> uses -- kid's machine, firewall, extra MythTV frontend or 
>> backend... 
>>     
> 
> Well, yea, I mean "laying around!"  I'm not talking about the ones doing 
> stuff. I have a 600MHZ dual SMP PIII system. Too cool to trash, too old to 
> use. 
> 
> 
>   
>> Eventually, give away or recycle. 
>>     
> 
> Give away? to whom? Other nerds with the same over abundance of computer 
> gear? Fat chance!!! 
> 
> Recycle? I couldn't do it, they are like my children. :-) 
>   


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