CHARLES ANGELICH wrote in a message to WAYNE CHIRNSIDE:

WC> The more upscale just toss them. 

CA> I do recall some years ago that when 'used' computers were
CA> offerred the recipient felt the implication was that they could not
CA> afford to buy a new one and they were even somewhat
CA> insulted. Children didn't want to have a lesser system than
CA> their friends and felt (probably rightly so) that their parents
CA> would then _not_ buy them the 'latest/greatest' they had been
CA> asking for.

I guess that's the gaming software market driving the higher end of hardware...

WC> Two years ago I picked up 2 - 19" monitors set at the curb
WC> by the trash, both working. Using one now. 

CA> My 19" was damaged when moved here in the trunk of a car and now I
CA> am back to my 17" monitor. :-(

What happened to it?  Monitors oughta ride on the back seat,  I think.  :-)



CA> I kept an AT&T 8086 machine going for 15 years by taking dead ones
CA> from others and using them as parts. :-)

What are machines of that vintage useful for these days?

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