Free stuff from school.

Post by **bicostp** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 10:06 am

The computer that eventually evolved into my P3 500 machine was built completely out of scavenged parts. They gave it to me because it was a motherboard in an otherwise empty box. I threw in a P2 333 board, then up to a 450, and eventually a P3 500. (It was Slot 1, so swapping processors was a simple matter of replacing cartridges.) Eventually it had 256 MB of RAM, a CD burner, and 54 gigs of storage. Then it couldn't do what I needed it to, and I built this one.

My next machine (in 5 years or so) will either go in this old case or a Gateway 2000.

When I graduated someone donated a whole bunch of Compaq DeskPro ENs. They gave me one that didn't have a hard drive because I basically kept their random fleet of computers running for 4 years. (It was a small school.) It served as a media PC and a sandbox web server, but then I discovered the joys of virtualization so it lives in the garage. I might wipe it, install a second LAN card, and run Server 2003 on it.

Specs:
Pentium 3 950
512 MB of RAM (it had 64 MB when I got it.)
Integrated everything
40 gig HD (didn't have one when I got it.)
DVD-ROM (had a CD-ROM.)

Dr. KillGood · Post by **Dr. KillGood** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 1:36 pm

You surf the internet, ON THAT!?

My comp powns j00's!

2.6GHz dual core
1GB RAM
250GB HDD
8800GTS 320MB
CD RW(52X)/DVD(16X) drive

nightwheel · Post by **nightwheel** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 2:15 pm

Only computer I got for free(besides christmas). Was a Compaq Prolinea 590 with Windows 95 on it from a friend.

No neeed to read off the specs because that compaq sucks comparead to most of your computers you got for free guys.

bacteria · Post by **bacteria** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 3:25 pm

Dr. KillGood wrote:You surf the internet, ON THAT!?

My comp powns j00's!

2.6GHz dual core
1GB RAM
250GB HDD
8800GTS 320MB
CD RW(52X)/DVD(16X) drive

My computer used for the internet is a Pentium 3, 800Mhz, 1Gb RAM, a Matrox Millenium 64mb video card. It works perfectly fast. You don't have quicker surfing because you have a faster computer - my computer will load sites (eg BenHeck) just as quick as yours!

My gaming PC is a dual core processor system (of course).

HazmatB · Post by **HazmatB** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 3:35 pm

I once picked up a server computer from my school for 10 bucks. I still have it. It works fine as a server, I run slackware linux on it, with no trouble!

Bibin · Post by **Bibin** » Sun Dec 16, 2007 9:45 pm

My 2.8GHZ 4700c (got free) is decent for non-gaming.

2.8ghz P4
1GB DDR2 SDRAM
DVD/CD burner
7 USB ports
2 firewire ports
flash card readers on front
about the size of a nes
10000RPM SATA HDD
17" 1280x1024 LCD (also free)
more free stuff I got:

I actually managed to get everything I want through fixing old broken stuff or asking:

My free PSP + new screen: 30 bucks
2.8GHZ PC: Free
17" 1280x1024 screen: free
iMac G4 keyboard: Free
Fujitsu LifeBook: Free
160GB firewire HDD: Free (mother's old one)
Dell c600 laptop for school notetaking: Free (sister's)
MacBook: last november's birthday gift
A few DS lites: free "broken" as in a broken hinge. Some glue == perfectly fine (the part with the lights)
iBook G3

Let us not forget every handheld made by nintendo and released in the US, and then some

Kyo · Post by **Kyo** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 10:46 am

...so jealous at all those handhelds. I never get ANYTHING

HazmatB · Post by **HazmatB** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 11:29 am

Haha, the only gaming system I ever was allowed as a kid was a Game Boy Colour.

Moving out got me a N64 and a PS2, but I really still have very few systems.

elementxmaster · Post by **elementxmaster** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 2:15 pm

adam_d · Post by **adam_d** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 2:55 pm

Only thing I ever got free was a IBM Thinkpad I posted about in the Tech Q&A section. They had 2 t20s and an a21p (i got this, more powerful) and they said I could take one if I made a working laptop out of the 3.
Other than that, haven't had many freebies.

Bibin · Post by **Bibin** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 4:10 pm

I'm also getting a free fujitsu s5582 lifebook. Tommorow, my school is holding a "turn in yer broken old electronics" thing. I intend on scavenging for some awesome gameboys or broken PSP's.

Post by **Triton** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 4:18 pm

Let us not forget every handheld made by nintendo and released in the US, and then some

ill take a nomad please and thank you

Bibin · Post by **Bibin** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 5:58 am

I may consider giving someone the one with the broken screen. Perhaps someone can remove the screen and build the best genesis handheld we've ever seen.

Kyo · Post by **Kyo** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 11:27 am

small hint:

memememememememememememememememememememememememe

ME

Post by **Triton** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 2:08 pm

first dibs yo!