[Chester LUG] Has anyone got a spare pc?

[Joe Foy]

I also don't have a full spare PC but I do have lots of bits I am
currently trying to get rid of including an old 17in CRT monitor. Let
me know if you want the monitor or anything else.

On 16 May 2012 21:42, Sebastian Arcus <shop at open-t.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi Stu,
>
>
> On 16/05/12 21:26, Stuart Burns wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Just wondering if anyone had a spare PC they have that is surplus to
>> requirements. My wife works with people with exceptionally challenging
>> behavior and they really do like using the internet but they haven't got
>> their own computer and they haven't got the money either to buy one.
>>
>> Does anyone have anything they would be prepared to donate, or sell for
>> a few quid. Something that runs XP fairly well and I can still put some
>> cheap dimms in there. It's only for browsing and playing with photos.
>> CRT monitors are ok too !
>>
>> Let me know
>>
>> Stu
>>
>
> I always have some spare stuff around the house. I might not have a full PC
> - but maybe a case, mobo and some ram - and even an older (but workable)
> hdd. Even a spare CD/DVD drive I think. I would recommend a new power supply
> anyway - as they get tired and loose capacity - so a 4-5 year old one risks
> killing the hdd or the mobo - so it is not worth the effort.
>
> I'm out of the country at the moment though until next Tuesday - so I'm
> afraid I can't help if you need it at short notice.
>
> Sebastian
>
> P.S. - Thinking about it, I don't know what the situation is, but if they
> only need it for the Internet, one of the lighter distros (or just a light
> desktop environment, such as LXDE, XFCE or FluxBox/OpenBox) would make a
> great (and safe) machine to browse the Internet out of older hardware.
>
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