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Sun Dec 26, 2004 1:29 am Post subject:
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Better to burn them and get high from the solder smoke...
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| Quote: | Once you've got enough, and if you wont give them, pile them and with
the hand do the stab on. Then search for the gold within. Afterwards
don't put them in old computer. |
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Richard Miller
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Tue Dec 28, 2004 5:09 am Post subject:
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I also save my old stuff. You can build a great little linux server for a
home network on very old hardware. My runs a PII 500 and works fine as a
samba server for me. Also use it as a great firewall, squid cache etc.
Great exercise in learning new things.
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| Quote: | "HockeyTownUSA" <magma@killspam.comcast.net> wrote in message
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60GB is still pretty large if you don't do a lot of gaming.
Quite true. I'd even say 30GB is serviceable, as long as you're diligent
about burning any and all downloads you make to CD or DVD on a regular
basis.
I have a system that I used a 60GB on for the longest time, and use it
mainly for internet, photos, and MP3's. Then I got a great deal on a
120GB SATA when I upgraded my mobo. Hell, my other machine is a gaming
machine that "only" has the Raptor 74GB drive. But for gaming these days,
I realize that it will quickly be filled considering most new games take
up 2-3 GB on average. I have a 55GB partition on this drive for games,
and it is already at 30GB!!! Oh well, I can always get another Raptor,
unless they figure a way to make one at 120GB or larger. Hopefully soon.
Would prefer using one drive to two.
The games are getting pretty big now. It's at the point now where I fully
expect a game to eat 2GB to 3GB (as you mention) of hard drive after
installation. I guess the trick is to try to limit the number of games
you have installed at any given time and try not to purchase a game until
you've completed one of the games you already own. Unfortunately, it's a
hard thing to practice!
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James A. Cooley
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Tue Dec 28, 2004 6:13 am Post subject:
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I put them into older systems for kids and for grannies to check email and
do eBay with. You don't need a screamin' machine to do most of what average
non-gaming folks do on computers. |
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SL
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Tue Dec 28, 2004 6:28 am Post subject:
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I want my stuff back.... :)
I have to walk around my "pile" to get to my shirts in my closet.
Funny thing, I use to install every new piece of hardware with kid gloves
and treat it like God. Now, I just pull the "whatever" out, and toss it
like a frisbee onto the pile. They always seem to work still, figure that?
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What do you do with your old cards? Because I know it's damn hard to
sell them unless you cut the price to almost free.
I know, it sucks.
I stick them in a old system here, or just add them to the pile of old
hardware here.. I hate throwing them away, and they aren;t worth the time
to even post on ebay..
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Same here. I eventually get enough parts to build a new system, after
maybe dumping another $50-$100 into it. I built a PC from spare parts to
use in as my MAME machine. It's only a P3-733, 256MB, Viper V550 video,
and Win98, but hey, it was free! I must have at least 6 old hard drives
all smaller than 6GB, several video cards including TNT and TNT2, 3DFX
Vodoo 5500, 2 Voodoo 2 12MB, and a few old mobo's and misc
processors/memory.
I say either try to assemble an old PC and give to a friend or family
member, sell it on eBay for what its worth, or just pitch it. I am doing
just the same as I have some time off this Holiday. I always think I'll
use that old stuff, but hell, when its older than 5 years, forget it.
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