Re: (OT) Donating old hardware...
On Thu, Apr 05, 2001, Karsten M. Self wrote:
> on Thu, Apr 05, 2001 at 08:23:03PM -0400, Daniel Freedman (freedman@ccmr.cornell.edu) wrote:
<snip>
> > Original CGA monitor by IBM (Model 8513: near fine condition)
> > Original Compaq Deskpro 8088 (built like a tank;
> > if I can find it, still :) )
> > AST Research 386sx/16 (BIOS issue)
> > Assorted peripherals
>
> A museum?
>
> Seriously, this stuff's mostly of interest to someone with an insane
> interest in very arcane and old hardware. I'm not surprised you're not
> getting takers.
>
> My practical suggestion would be eBay, describing the goods fully, and
> working out suitable shipping arrangements.
>
> The 386SX/16 tugs some heartstrings -- my first Debian install was on a
> Compaq Deskpro 386SX/16 with 12 MB RAM. The computer was a piece of
> junk, but the OS shone. No, I don't need to relive my lost youth, in
> case you're wondering.
>
> --
> Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/
> What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? There is no K5 cabal
> http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ http://www.kuro5hin.org
Hi,
Thanks for the suggestions. I appreciate them. I don't want to go
the eBay route, mainly because whatever meager monetary value I could
get out of it isn't worth my time. I'd rather not get any money for
them, anyway, I was just hoping to find them good homes. As another
poster pointed out, if shipping were free, they could probably find a
good home in some school or developing country or the like.
Anyway, you mention the foundness of your first Debian install on a
Compaq; I guess that's primarily why I'm so hesitant to throw this
stuff out. It's mainly nostalgia. That, and I remember that during
my undergrad days, I'd definitely be able to find someone who would
want this stuff, as old as it may be (maybe there were just more geeks
around there :)
Incidentally, to follow up your story, I should also happily mention
that I recently liberated (from running windows) the first PC that I
ever owned: a Compaq Deskpro 386sx/20 (and my final machine running
MS); I installed Debian Potato (CDROM then network install). I was
going to mention it on the list at sometime anyway, since it only has
8Mb of RAM, and, although I've heard of others trying to install on
similar or less memory, the on-screen install isntructions for Potato
list 12Mb as the minimum configuration and 16Mb as the recommended.
So, I was awfully proud of my poor machine to struggle mightily and
pull off a real OS. No X, but it makes a fine ssh-mail station, and
will potentially do some light network tasks (ipchains, maybe light
personal mail relay). Well, I'm getting sort of nostalgic here, so
please forgive me...
Anyway, as to my present situation, it seems that the concensus of
respondents is to dump the stuff (I'm in cold central New York, not
local to Silicon Valley; but thanks to the person who kindly offered
to find a school for them if I were). I feel bad but it seems that
that's it.
Thanks again for all the responses.
Take care,
Daniel
--
Daniel A. Freedman
Laboratory for Atomic and Solid State Physics
Department of Physics
Cornell University
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