Old, but not "Classic"

From: Doug Yowza <yowza_at_yowza.com>
Date: Wed Nov 11 14:32:09 1998

On Wed, 11 Nov 1998, Marvin wrote:

> I frequently get given 286 and 386 computers as well as hearing about people
> that are just throwing them away. Does anyone else on this list try to find
> homes for these things, or know of homes? It seems such as waste to throw
> out perfectly good computers just because they don't run the current rage of
> the day.

That's a tough one. It seems like most organizations that accept
donations get plenty of useful 486 and Pentium machines, so they trash
everything less powerful than a 486. You might consider positioning them
as application-specific embedded systems rather than general purpose
computers. Take a 286, add an ISA card and some free software, and you've
got a network router or a digital answering machine. Add Linux to a 386
box and you've got a web server and network router.

-- Doug
Received on Wed Nov 11 1998 - 14:32:09 GMT