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[ILUG] Old computers

[ILUG] Old computers

Sean Rima sean at tcob1.net
Thu Feb 21 22:31:01 GMT 2002


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On Thu, 21 Feb 2002, Graham Smith spake thusly:

> Keep your ear to the ground for more failed ".com" companies
> and other unfortunate casualties of the current climate.
> - you'd be surprised to find some fairly decent equipment that 
> people are dumping in skips... 
> 
> Be careful of dodgy power supplies on older boxes.
> Usually more of a problem with cheapy unbranded stuff.
> 

I use mainly old 486's and P90 and P166's which I have either been
given, found and in one case got free via a freeads paper in
England. All 5 run on the network and have done so for the best part of
2 years.

Most are unbranded cheap stuff :)

Sean
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