Here. here. I quite agree in particular with #3. Repair, Refinish, Rebuild and Reuse. I'm suspect there are a few more Re's. And when something is truly I mean truly at EoL. Its bonfire time (excluding stuff that produces toxins when heated). OK sometimes that stuff too if the fire will be big enough.
>1) 200 bucks all at once may not be a feasible outlay. >2) some of the older software may run just fine on the older machines (a >newer one won't make the software run better). >3) I find something satisfying about computer resurrection that I don't get >by "taking them to a recycling centre". That goes for a lot of "stuff" folks >do with old things like: fixing the old '69 Mustang in the garage instead of >junking it, collecting/reading musty old first edition books instead buying >the newest repring, refinishing furniture instead of hitting up IKEA, maybe >pruning very old trees. >4) This is what the OP decided to do, presumably after ruling out purchasing >any new machine. > >> It's only cheap if your time >> isn't worth anything? > >Which is a statement that could be applied to any hobby or sport or (fill in >the blank). > >Rob > > >-- >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > RbtBotL Craig - ><> o BU SysAdmin /|\ 607 777 6827 ^ Tot Ziens -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
