24 Nov
1998
24 Nov
'98
12:59 a.m.
At 08:40 PM 11/21/98 EST, SUPRDAVE(a)aol.com wrote:
harrumph; typical clueless non-computer type that
thinks any old computer is
worth plenty. there's a guy at an established flea market that tries to get
the same price out of old machines.
I live in a tiny town of 6,000, 30-40 miles from the nearest metro
areas, and the small mom-and-pop computer store here routinely throws
away 486 and even slow or odd Pentium machines. They often grab
the useful RAM or CPUs and cards from them, but once you're down
to 386s, they'll often leave the parts. These machines are trade-ins
or unclaimed repairs. Sheesh, I must have a dozen or two in the
basement.
I can't imagine what the situation must be like at computer stores in
the "big city." They must toss out PCs by the dumpster-full. Even if
they refused trade-ins, there must be a lot of good finds because of
the "it's easier and cheaper to replace it than fix it" mentality.
- John