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Re: What to do with an old pc...

jezebelus — Sun Jun 10, 2007 9:15 pm

Author: jezebelus

Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 9:15 pm

Well if it could be used in the future, of course I will not throw it in garbage or give it to charity, but if it couldn't (like old ddr modul which can't be used with newer motherboards) I used to trade it for new component in local store, of course with sur charge.

RE: What to do with an old pc...

towy71 — Thu May 10, 2007 11:54 pm

Author: towy71

Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 11:54 pm

good spot sc, now which way to the library

RE: What to do with an old pc...

spottedcat — Thu May 10, 2007 11:21 pm

Author: spottedcat

Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 11:21 pm

I don't know how old the donated computers were, but this librarian knew exactly what to do with them.

Warms the cockles of your heart, doesn't it?

RE: What to do with an old pc...

wyliecoyoteuk — Thu May 10, 2007 11:12 pm

Author: wyliecoyoteuk

Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 11:12 pm

I am a freecycle fan too

RE: What to do with an old pc...

Pobega — Thu May 10, 2007 8:45 pm

Author: Pobega

Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 8:45 pm

When I have an old PC I generally turn it into a server; Put Debian or whatever you're familiar with on it, and configure it with an SSH daemon and some other stuff. If you don't have a static IP look into http://dyndns.org and the ddclient updater software.

RE: What to do with an old pc...

M0PHP — Tue May 01, 2007 11:34 pm

Author: M0PHP

Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 11:34 pm

I've kept all the computers I've bought over the years (except the very first one). One for my brother, one for the living room, others servers and for testing things out.

RE: What to do with an old pc...

pootman — Tue May 01, 2007 9:50 pm

Author: pootman

Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 9:50 pm

I hang on to bits until i've got enough for a whole machine, then give it away.

Normally with Linux, but thanks to FUD, and because obviously even a cracked copy of windows is more secure than any other OS, once with a free-as-in-yo-ho-ho-and-a-bottle-of-rum copy of windows.

RE: What to do with an old pc...

godofthedevil — Tue May 01, 2007 4:50 pm

Author: godofthedevil

Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 4:50 pm

i would strip for parts that i can use in other machines, the other parts i sell on ebay..

RE: What to do with an old pc...

towy71 — Tue May 01, 2007 12:48 pm

Author: towy71

Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 12:48 pm

great topic and a great answer too, I have given 3 older systems away, via freecycle, all with Linux installed naturally and still being used by people who want to surf the web, send emails and type the occasional letter

What to do with an old pc...

eddien12345 — Tue May 01, 2007 12:33 pm

Author: eddien12345

Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 12:33 pm

Hi all, just last week I was surfing the net and stumbled upon a gemstone:
Freecycle. I promise you will like it and can offload all of your old stuff on the site instead of chucking it. The address is: http://www.freecycle.org

The key rule is that: you can only take 2 things per month and when the quota is reached, to get another thing, you have to balance it by offering another thing.