should i sell?

He has: 1,380 posts

Joined: Feb 2002

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?

He has: 1,016 posts

Joined: May 2002

Hehe, good one Laughing out loud

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's picture

He has: 3,348 posts

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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.

Wink

Mark Hensler's picture

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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's picture

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I got a P 90mhz I still use Laughing out loud

keep it for a test pc

mairving's picture

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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

He has: 1,380 posts

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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

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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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