On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 19:02:55 GMT, James Sweet
wrote:

Dana wrote:
I am curious also if anyone found some really good computers out by the
curb also.



No, just old junk, but I did put one to use as a router/gateway which
lasted for a couple years until it was replaced by a wireless router.

I've got several fairly decent PIII's and a couple of P4's that went
curbside.
Also have a bunch of late model PII's, 500mhz or higher that aren't
too bad.
Depends on where you are geographically.
I live in an area where most are challenged just to flip on a light
switch so servicing ANYTHING is out of the question for these clowns.
(Just picked up a commerial duty Delta bench grinder off the curb.
It'd gotten wet in the aftermath of Katrina and the bearings had
froze.
All I did was bust it down, clean and repack the bearing and presto!
A 150 buck pro grinder for a couple of hours of work.)
I've also gotten several 27inch color tv's off the street with nothing
more wrong than a bit of water damage.(I have a large dehumidification
cabinet that works great for drying out electronics)
Ditto for dvd players and vcr's.( I've had to quit picking up vcr's
for lack of space to store them. I've gotten 3 dvd players in just the
past week. Two cyberhomes and an Apex. Lat week it was a Sony dvd/vcr
combo and a nice JVC unit.)
Also gotten a load of power tools in the past month. A nice Ryobi 14.4
drill kit as well as two Ryobi 12v drill sets.( All they needed was a
recoring of the battery packs, I get the sub-c's for around 60 cent a
battery, so it runs less than 10 bucks to rebuild each pack.)
Folks around these parts are cleaning out their houses and tossing
anything they can't take with them. I spend most days picking up
perfectly good appliances off the curb and giving them a second life
at my place.