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Name: Commodore Date: December 15, 2003 at 01:12:50 Pacific OS: WinXP, updated
Comment:
So I've been building/upgrading computers over the years and i just have such a hard time throwing away these little friends that have served me well...Is there anything I can do with those old systems, or cpu's?
Name: SkipCox Date: December 15, 2003 at 01:23:15 Pacific
Reply:
Yes there is:
1. Get them working and stable. 2. Give 'em away to deserving folks who can't afford to purchase a rig.
I hit the notebook last week and I've given away 54 machines in 2 1/2 years.
Beats the hell out of a can of green beans...
Merry Christmas,
Skip
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Response Number 2
Name: Commodore Date: December 15, 2003 at 04:23:55 Pacific
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That's the answer I was hoping to hear... Happy Holidays.
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Response Number 3
Name: Brother Grim Date: December 15, 2003 at 14:44:03 Pacific
Reply:
You go Skip. I'm the same way. Feels good to help someone out. Besides, the only alternative is use 'em for boat anchors, and I don't have a boat!!
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Response Number 4
Name: ranchhand Date: December 15, 2003 at 17:36:57 Pacific
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Hey-y-y Skip, you're a class act, buddy.
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Response Number 5
Name: T.J. Date: December 15, 2003 at 22:35:40 Pacific
Reply:
good job of ya there cox, and good bring up commadore, i have given away 3 systems since i start messing with computers..
(the mobile athlon in desktop thread)
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Response Number 6
Name: Rob Date: December 16, 2003 at 21:26:21 Pacific
Reply:
I just gave away my first pc 1500+ 640mb pc133 its a start
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Response Number 7
Name: SkipCox Date: December 17, 2003 at 08:51:13 Pacific
Reply:
To give y'all an idea of how hungry some folks are for a pc, in the last two weeks...
1 286 3 386 2 486 1 P100
assembled from a carload of junk and down the road. All had recoverable OS's, office apps, etc. While not modern by any stretch of the imagination, they work reliably and the repairs help get the old stuff out of my garage.
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