-=> on 04-28-05 16:41, WAYNE CHIRNSIDE wrote to TOM WALKER <=-

 WC> Well I've gotten a lot of my stuff spotting disposed of equipment
 WC> in the trash when walking the dog but nothing here in the last two
 WC> years.

Hee. When we were in FL, the folks in back of the subdivision were
'better off' than some of us in the front.  I had some good 'finds' by
driving around the next trash pickup day after Christmas - - snagged a
few good monitors that way.

Also, when we were getting ready to move up here, I did some dumpster
looking to find packing boxes - - there were a couple of good-sized
office complexes just up the road, and I found a couple of working VGA
monitors that way, too.

 WC> Were I more mobile I know of an excellent place to pick up a few
 WC> systems a day for free.
 WC> Local computer school junks out about ten systems a day to much problem
 WC> to repair, I'd take the trouble.

Good.  Maybe if you called and explained you situation, they would save
you a box or two.  Maybe a friend (if I were nearby, I'd take you) or
your landlady would give you a ride over there to pick them up.

What I'm thinking about is your flexibility for future upgrades - - if
you can get yourself a std ATX mid or mini-tower case with a std ATX ps
vs that itty bitty 145W SFX PS in your current case - - even if the
mobos were bad, older ATX mainboards from maybe 5 yrs ago are now dirt
cheap, and that would give you an upgrade path when/if your current HP
Celeron system gets sick or dies.  I know I have some MicroATX
mainboards here which cost me maybe a couple bucks apiece which will
take AMD Athlon/Duron chips up to 1GHz, which will accept those memory
sticks which are in your current Celeron system.

Anyway - - Good luck.  - - -  JimH.



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