On Wed, 03 Jan 2018 21:15:59 +0000, Tim Lamb wrote:

Right! The old XP box has taken up space in our hall for too long. I am
told the space is needed for a row of wellington boots in readiness for
the next GC. visit!

;-)

I'll strip out the hard drive but are any of the other bits of interest?
Free to appreciative home:-) Memory cards?

It always seems a shame to disable an old PC like that when it's actually
working (assuming it is etc).

So, what I might be inclined to do is get a copy of DBAN and securely
wipe the drive (assuming you don't want what's on it etc), it's just a
couple of inputs and you leave it to do it's thing.

At that point you could stick it on Freecycle / Freegle and let them 1)
come and get it and 2) do what they want with it.

Or, get a copy of Linux Mint (MATE) if it's only got a basic graphics
solution and stick that on it (you could try it first from the LiveDVD)
and then give it away as a complete working solution. ;-)


There has been occasional mention of alternative uses for PC power
supplies. I stopped playing with electronic components around the time
TTL came along so nothing springs to my mind.

If you needed a high current 12V DC supply to run some lights or a de-
rusting tank then you only need to short a couple of wires on the ATX
plug (green and black) to get it to power up and connect up the wires you
need (yellow is +12 and black (gnd) to your load and you are good to
go. ;-)

I'll process the PC and give it away for you if you don't get any other
takers. ;-)

Cheers, T i m