"Sam Goldwasser" wrote in message
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So we shouldn't repair anything anymore and clog up the landfills at an
every increasing rate? Sure, it doesn't make sense to pay $100 to repair
a monitor not worth $10. But, if he is able to check solder connections
and restore it in a few minutes?

That's the point of Freecycle -- get some more use out of it before it hits
the dump. I have three Tandy 6000s and a whole bunch of hard drives in my
garage - I'll try to redistribute them to collectors.

If the OP has the skills by all means fix it. I just bought a new toaster --
for $8 -- but I plan to open my old one and see what's failed in it. Still,
there simply are no parts for these any more.