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RE: [Off Topic] 486 is too good to waste
I think that some part of the spirit of the linux lies in cheap parts
that are non useful for any other purpose and are worth in this way
their weight in gold (well, maybe a little less), so as part of the
effort we might set some standard to "window$ 98 extremely unuseful
computers and eqipment" to be advertised here, of course only if it
won't harm the main purpose this list was primarily created for.
maybe another list should be established for this specific purpose, so
that people will be able to create their own private networks at their
homes.
how does it sound?
...Ziv
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Oleg Goldshmidt [SMTP:goldshmt@netvision.net.il]
> Sent: Sunday, November 22, 1998 14:17
> To: linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il
> Subject: [Off Topic] 486 is too good to waste
>
>
> This seems to be the only forum in Israel that agrees with the text
> part of Ira's signature (see the subject), and there have been offers
> of hardware before, so I dare post this even as it is off-topic. Sorry
> everybody, especially MAV. ;-) Flame me personally, if you really feel
> the urge, not the list.
>
> My friends wish to get rid of their 4-year-old 486 and some periferals
> (got their kid a new computer). They have
>
> 1) Intel 486 DX with 8 Meg of RAM, 260 Meg IBM hard disk
> 2) 14" color SVGA monitor
> 3) external Creative CD-ROM
> 4) keyboard
>
> They'd happily unload the whole package for a few hundred shekels (I
> think they've got an offer of NIS 300 for part of the stuff, like, the
> 486 only without the monitor, so any offer should better that; they do
> want to get rid of all of it together though). They are non-technical
> people, and I didn't see the documentation myself to give more
> detailed information (although they do have the docs, as far as I
> know). They don't want to throw it all away and don't know anybody who
> could use the stuff with Win98. Someone here might be looking for
> something to tinker with though.
>
> If anyone is interested, please contact me by email (don't post to the
> list, please!) or phone: office 03-6944214, home 09-9566369. My
> friends live in Yad Eliahu, Tel Aviv.
>
> Sorry for OT again, and blame (not flame!) Ira for his signature that
> prompted me ;-)
>
> --
> Oleg Goldshmidt goldshmt@netvision.net.il
> BLOOMBERG L.P. (BFM) oleg@bfr.co.il
>