Hi
23 Mar 2001, "Sam Ewalt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> I bought a new Duron 750 for 550USD not long ago so I think you have
>> a way to high price on that used machine.
SE> Well, the newspaper ad I'm looking at is from December. I can't keep
SE> up with the falling prices. I hate to buy anything knowing that it'll
SE> be half price in six months. Or less!
than you'll never buy :))
But honestly ...
Bernie is completely right ... you will get a Pentium for nearly nothing.
And IMHO you should try it ;)
SE> True enough. I could have upgraded long ago. But I like this old
SE> computer.
You don't have to through it away !
SE> It's been absolutely reliable for five years of daily use.
I have put my also 5 years old pentium into the other room, installed
linux, and it now 'plays' linux server.
OK it makes sense here because of the 24/7 cable internet connection ...
but even without that you could set up fetchmail and leafnode (for news)
and make a cronjob that downloads mail/news 2-3 times a day.
there are many things you could do with it ...
SE> Sam Ewalt
CU, Ricsi
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