[Noisebridge-discuss] Hardware donation?

jim jim at well.com
Tue Jan 3 17:53:38 UTC 2012


    please restate to clarify. Seems you believe old hardware 
should never be recycled, but the balance of what you've 
written seems unclear. i'd like to know what you mean by the 
remainder of your response. 
    one problem with keeping old hardware is replacement of 
components as they fail; after maturity, the industry does 
not manufactured components perceived as obsolete and fewer 
and fewer point of purchase businesses have old components 
in stock for sale. 



On Tue, 2012-01-03 at 07:13 +0000, Ben M wrote:
> I'm not sure old hardware should ever ever be "recycled" after watching 
> this talk I did not hear at 28c3 where I did not attend but sadly I do not 
> have the money to store your old computer junk and in 20 years people 
> might be cursing everyone who threw a P4 away, like REALLY cursing them.
> 
> I am going to invest in lottery tickets. Old Hardware FTMFW.
> 
> http://youtu.be/HUEvRyemKSg
> 
> "Sopa breaking the internet on this fundamental level in the name of 
> preserving top 40 music, reality TV shows, & Ashton Kutcher movies"
> 
> On Mon, 2 Jan 2012, Ben Kochie wrote:
> 
> > Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2012 20:12:11 -0800
> > From: Ben Kochie <superq at gmail.com>
> > To: Ian McKellar <ian at mckellar.org>
> > Cc: NoiseBridge Discuss <noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net>
> > Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Hardware donation?
> > 
> > Sorry, but these would be best put on ebay or added to the e-waste bin.
> >
> > On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 10:16, Ian McKellar <ian at mckellar.org> wrote:
> >> Hi hackers,
> >>
> >> I've got some old-ish hardware kicking around my small apartment
> >> getting on my wife's nerves. I'd like to get it out of here - I'll
> >> "recycle" it (ie: send it to developing world slums) but I thought I'd
> >> see if Noisebridge is interested in it. I have:
> >> - Shuttle SB86I
> >> (http://www.bit-tech.net/custompc/reviews/69796/shuttle-xpc-sb86i.html)
> >>  it has ram, a p4 cpu a hard disk and an optical drive. I estimate
> >> that it's probably worth about $150 based on ebay auctions for similar
> >> gear.
> >> - Dell Optiplex GX110
> >> (http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/opgx110/en/index.htm)
> >>  p3 with some ram, a cpu and an optical drive. The internet seems
> >> to think it's worth about $100.
> >> - CoolerMaster 500W PSU
> >> (http://www.coolermaster.com/product.php?product_id=57). Probably
> >> worth $30.
> >> - Belkin F6500H-SER UPS
> >> (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Belkin-Surge-Protector-F6500-SER-/330559011607#ht_2388wt_1165).
> >> Haven't used it in years - I assume it works.
> >>
> >> Are there any Noisebridge projects that could use these fine vintage
> >> computing items? I'm sure sick of looking at them.
> >>
> >> Ian
> >>
> >> --
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