7 Jun
2004
7 Jun
'04
5:57 a.m.
What would be considered a good use of older laptops? Are the machines in
the Computer Museum being under-utilized? (http://www.computerhistory.org/)
I'm not disagreeing with you, but there are a LOT of laptops (and other
computers) out there, and there is a certain vintage that I wouldn't
consider classic, or collectable, but I wouldn't consider them usable
either. Most 386 and early 486 laptops come to mind. The cost of Pentium
laptops are so low the 386/486 machines are basically free. Most charitable
organizations won't accept machines that old.
Here's an interesting article on where some restaraunts get the junk they
put on their walls:
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/021115.html
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From: "R. D. Davis" <rdd(a)rddavis.org>
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Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 7:51 PM
Subject: Re: Possibly OT: FW: Vintage Laptops Wanted
animals:
Quothe Erik S. Klein, from writings of Sun, Jun 06,
2004 at
01:30:02PM -0700:
TGI
Friday's restaurants. We are about to remodel all 500+ of our
domestic TGI Friday's restaurants with an updated decor package, to
include vintage laptops. Can you help me? Please let me know.
That is indeed a sick thought; a perverse waste of laptops. Darned
biz'droids... mumble, grumble... What will become of those laptops
when they remodel the restaraunts again and no longer want them?
Recycling bins or landfills?
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