Comp grbage sale and planned obsolence

[crash3m at trelane.net]

There are some of us that adopt boxes that old, fix them up and let
them do small menial tasks such as crank SETI or maybe a samba server
etc...  

ML

On Sun, 11 Aug 2002 15:38:12 -0500
zscoundrel <zscoundrel at kc.rr.com> wrote:

> Yeah, I got one like that too.  Unfortunately, getting a decent 
> motherboard for it costs as much as the rest of the parts, or about as
> 
> much as a new MB, CPU and case.
> 
> I wish the MB makers and case makers would standardize on a case with
> no special cutouts - just one standard sized hole with a mount for a
> cover plate.  Then the MB makers could ship the appropriate plate with
> all the required cutouts.  Cases could be in service for 10 or 20
> years, rather then 10 to 20 months!
> 
> THAT would be a more ecologically sound practice, and cut WAY down on 
> cases sent to the landfill.
> 
> Kurt Kessler wrote:
> 
> I know what you mean. I just built a 1Ghz Duron last
> month and have less than $300 in it. The only existing
> parts that i already had were my cdrw, hard drive, and
> video card. I got all the stuff through
> pricewatch.com. I start salivating when I see stuff
> like 512mb of pc133 for $40...
> 
> It's too bad you can't recoup some of the money on
> computers of yesteryear... I have a Compaq p133 that
> was a graduation gift. It cost my father $2500, not
> including the ram upgrade... I'd be lucky to be able
> to give it away now...
> 
> 
> 
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