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I've got several of those myself...<br>Quite a few, in fact.<br><br>What =
to do when they threaten to take over your space? Here's a few of my favori=
tes:<br><br>reuse - wipe the hd, clean the physical machine (fans especia=
lly), throw on a lightweight distro for small servers, controllers, e=
tc. <br> &nb=
sp; I'd like to create a Windows VM that works well on ol=
d pc+linux to give away - maintainance-free pc without the learning <br>&nb=
sp;  =
; curve.<br><br>donate - freecycle.org has a program in the QC, but I'v=
e never seen any activity.<br>  =
; My favorite donation spot is he=
re:<br> &nbs=
p; https://portal.idonate.com/index.aspx?org_id=hfc<br>=
&nb=
sp; Hackers for Charity donates equipment and expertise to comput=
er education in Africa.<br><br>recycle - if nothing else, Scott County re=
cycles e-waste here: <br> &n=
bsp; http://www.wastecom.com/inde=
x9346.html?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemi=
d=41<br><br>What else do you do? Surplus shops, yard sales, a=
rt project, use as paving material?<br><br>Ben Z<br><hr id="stopSpellin=
g">Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 12:02:46 -0500<br>From: dbergert@gmail.com<br>To=
: qclug@qclug.org<br>Subject: [QCLUG] Free [OLD] Computers<br><br>while cle=
aning my basement I've found a few computers that I do not need anymore:&nb=
sp; they are up for grabs or will be recycled.<br><br>Case/Tower only, =
all disks have been wiped and ready, no OS installed, although they did=
have various installs of linux -<br>
<br>1) PIII Celeron 700 Mhz / 256 MB / 40GB CD-ROM/CDRW--- a QLILin=
ux built computer ;)<br>2) Celeron 366 / 256MG CDROM,Modem,Ne=
towrk 13GB HD ?<br>3) (2) Dell PowerEdge PII 233 128MB ram SCSI Hard drives=
, CDROM <br><br>
Let me know if you are interested.<br><br>Regards,<br>Dave Bergert<br><br=
><br /><hr />Lauren found her dream laptop. <a href='http://www.microsof=
t.com/windows/choosepc/?ocid=ftp_val_wl_290' target='_new'>Find the PC =
that’s right for you.</a></body>
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