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-sup****t.

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.