I found your post quite easy to read. it was also interesting, a insight into your life and your thinking.
I think your stuffed if you want to try and reuse your ithing hardware, that your going to have to replace it all. maybe the desktop/laptop can be reused (minus wifi unless with a different distrio that does not priorities supporting only libre hw. http://thinkpenguin.com/ sell good free software only wifi dongles)
