Re: (OT) Donating old hardware...
hi daniel...
if you are local..... i think we can find a home for
the local school districts....
- 286 class machines.... nah...i'll pass...
- 386/486 class machines still make good (simple) firewalls
- put um in 1u chassis ???
- pentium-90 -- P200 class machines are still good typical webservers
- put um in 1u chassis and you got a nice firewall/something ???
i think the local school districts around here is working with some
local "state housing/room service" ( jail ) ....to provide them
training and tech skills etc..etc...and the school gets free pc repair
and assembly etc....( free PCs )
-----
i almost bought a cray-1 about 5 years ago.... just for the gold
in it ..but actually just wanted a "lobby item"...
have fun
alvin
-- if you're local ( silicon valley )....i can rattle their cage...
On Thu, 5 Apr 2001, Karsten M. Self wrote:
> on Thu, Apr 05, 2001 at 08:23:03PM -0400, Daniel Freedman (freedman@ccmr.cornell.edu) wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm looking for suggestions (maybe things you've done in the same
> > situation) on what to do with some old hardware that I'd like to
> > donate or find a good linux home for. Worst case scenario, I'd
> > probably just have to throw it out, but I'd rather reuse/recycle it
> > (ahhh, the good old days of Mike Jacknis's reuse@mit.edu). So far: I
> > posted a message two weeks ago to my local linux users group mailing
> > list, asking if anyone locally would want the stuff (and even
> > offerring to bring it somewhere), but got no responses. I don't think
> > it's sensible to ship it somewhere, as the cost of shipping these
> > heavy things is not worth the value of the stuff. Finally, I'm
> > hesitant to donate it to someplace like a Goodwill/Thrift store, only
> > since some of it might not be completely useable and I wouldn't want
> > the thrift store to sell this donated stuff (even at low cost) to
> > someone hard-up, whose money would go much further with a better system
> > (say, pentium on auction for $50, or the like).
> >
> > I feel like I'm out of options and it might be time to just toss it.
> > Any suggestions on this list are sort of my last hope. I appreciate
> > any responses. Take care.
> >
> > Thanks so much,
> >
> > Daniel
> >
> >
> >
> > PS: Incidentally, we're talking about:
> >
> > 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/
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>
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