Re: How to use old CPUs (Not Debian Specific)
Here. here.
I quite agree in particular with #3.
Repair, Refinish, Rebuild and Reuse. I'm suspect there are a few more Re's.
And when something is truly I mean truly at EoL. Its bonfire time
(excluding stuff that produces toxins when heated). OK sometimes that stuff
too if the fire will be big enough.
>1) 200 bucks all at once may not be a feasible outlay.
>2) some of the older software may run just fine on the older machines (a
>newer one won't make the software run better).
>3) I find something satisfying about computer resurrection that I don't get
>by "taking them to a recycling centre". That goes for a lot of "stuff" folks
>do with old things like: fixing the old '69 Mustang in the garage instead of
>junking it, collecting/reading musty old first edition books instead buying
>the newest repring, refinishing furniture instead of hitting up IKEA, maybe
>pruning very old trees.
>4) This is what the OP decided to do, presumably after ruling out purchasing
>any new machine.
>
>> It's only cheap if your time
>> isn't worth anything?
>
>Which is a statement that could be applied to any hobby or sport or (fill in
>the blank).
>
>Rob
>
>
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