On Sun, 2022-11-06 at 17:44 +0000, Kleene, Steven (kleenesj) wrote: > On November 5, 2022 7:21 PM, I wrote: > > > > As you might understand, I'd like to replace my desktop, a 2006 Pentium 4 > > > with a 3-GHz processor. It has always run Debian, and so will the new > > > one. > > > > > > My concern is about support for three ancient peripherals that I like > > > better > > > than the modern equivalents: > > Thanks to all of you for your helpful replies. It sounds as if, one way or > another, I will be able to accommodate these devices. > [...} > Here's a more remedial question. I haven't bought a desktop in 16 years. To > have a custom desktop built with some of the options I've seen recommended > here, where would you go? Would you patronize a local shop, or is there an > online store that is good at discussing and implementing customizations? I > am not an expert when it comes to hardware.
Have you checked used workstations that you can find on ebay? It might be easy to find one that has PS/2 ports and a serial port, and you can save money and won't need to build something. >From what I was told, USB to serial adapters my work or not. For parallel >port, you might find a print server with a parallel port that would connect your printer to the network.
