Re: What do you do with your old computers?



"SkippyPB" <swiegand@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Tue, 4 Mar 2008 21:48:54 -0600, "HeyBub" <heybub@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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However I still own and have stored in my closet waiting for the day
when I can build my own computer room, a C64 and a C64-C Commodore
computers.

Ah, somewhere amongst the carnage that is my "stuff" I have an Amiga with a
PC bridgeboard. Happy days... :-)

A note to Pete. About your printing issue. I recall seeing a Lexmark
(I believe it was) printer that had a wireless interface built into it
so that it could be shared by all your computers without the need for
cabling.

That, to me, seems eminently sensible. I have an Epson Stylus CX3100. It is
also a scanner and it is quite a big machine. With my new "LAN node" setup
the cabling isn't a problem; it is located alongside the Win 98 notebook
(petesp3) that drives the "node", so a physical connection is no problem. I
put all the wires (the USB hub with wireless adapter, the printer, and the
new disk drive, plus the power leads and everything) into a cardboard box,
which keeps all the wires off the floor, avoids having ot look at a tangled
mess of wires, and allows my housekeeper to vacuum without ripping out my
LAN :-). The whole thing looks quite tidy and sits in the guest room of the
house.

I don't need to have it on all the time, but it is easy to boot up petesp3
when I need to do backups or print, and soon, when I need the answerphone
on.

A wireless printer would be good; in fact, I reckon anything that reduces
wiring has to be a bonus. (I'd like to see the same for stereo/TV
connections... there probably is something but I haven't seen it. Wireless
is the way to go.

You may want to look into that option if they are available
in New Zealand.

When time comes to replace the printer, I certainly shall. Thanks.

Pete.
--
"I used to write COBOL...now I can do anything."


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