should i sell?
hi...i got my grandmas old computer after we gave them a new one...i was originally going to refurbish it for myself, but i dont believe that is possible now. heres the specs:
486 (processor) HP PC
56MB of Ram
small harddrive (not sure of size)
13" monitor
etc etc
should i try and sell it on EBay?
zollet posted this at 02:27 — 19th December 2002.
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Hehe, good one
I would keep it and install Linux on it or something, just to play around. I don't think you can get more than $25 for it*.
* I could be wrong
Abhishek Reddy posted this at 03:55 — 19th December 2002.
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Yeah, I'd keep it as a spare box to toy with. I don't know how much you could sell it for, but I know I wouldn't pay for one of them... unless I had some special and urgent need for one.
Mark Hensler posted this at 07:07 — 19th December 2002.
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I want to tell you to ditch it. But I've got a PI 100MHz in the garage. I never use it, but I've not gotten rid of it either.
Busy posted this at 09:26 — 19th December 2002.
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I got a P 90mhz I still use
keep it for a test pc
mairving posted this at 11:21 — 19th December 2002.
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If you put it on Ebay, you would have to pay someone to take it. About the only thing that you could do with it, would be to make a router out of it if you were so inclined.
Mark Irving
I have a mind like a steel trap; it is rusty and illegal in 47 states
kb posted this at 22:48 — 19th December 2002.
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aight thats what someone told me today at school...i'll read up on how to make it a router and try that one out...thanks for the input...i knew it was worthless, just wasnt sure if an old collector would want it
mjames posted this at 22:54 — 20th December 2002.
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In addition to Mark's suggestion, you could also turn it into a jukebox, Linux test machine, or dedicate it to SETI or something.
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=site:techtv%2Ecom+old+computer
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