Re: What do you do with your old computers?

Pete Dashwood wrote:

[...]

As noted above, if you decide to leverage some of your "old"
equipment and hit problems, I'm really happy to help. This has been a
really fun project... :-)


Cool. If you want a hobby. With lickty-split computers, pre-laden with
Vista, available for under $300, it's not economical to put a 386 machine on
life-support.

You could donate grandpa computer to a school, but the computer doesn't have
any software and the school will forever be calling you up for help. Besides
which, the paperwork for a tax deduction is overwhelming. Many
municipalities forbid putting them in the trash and recycling centers
sometimes demand you pay a fee to take them.

No, the only thing you can do with ancient computers is to leave them in a
school yard during the dark of the moon. I've done this several times, and
even once with a refrigerator. Works swell.


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