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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Sun, 14 Jan 2007, Greg Mayman wrote:

> On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 14:26:36 +0000 (UTC), sindi keesan wrote:
>
> > Which makes your $57 version of Running Linux about US$45.  I could buy
> > two 700MHz computers with 256MB RAM and PC-Linux in 6GB from a local store
> > for $50.  They have had them for a year, no buyers.  Circa 2000.
>
> That's very nice for you, Sindi!
>
> I can't get bargains like that here. So there's no point in crowing
> about it.

Was I crowing?  I thought I was commenting on the fact that a good recent 
used computer book costs more than a good used computer.  I used to 
volunteer some place that was asking $50 for a used IBM PS/2 386 that cost 
$5000 new even without any hard drives.  A year later we were giving them 
away to people who wanted four to hold up the corners of their beds.

What is the going price on a 7 year old 500Mhz computer where you live? 
In my college town people are throwing them out.  Steven has now provided 
a P2 kernel for BL3 and people are giving us P3's.  Our newest working 
computer is only 6 years old.

> .   ,-./\
> .  /     \     from Greg Mayman, in Adelaide, South Australia
> .  \_,-*_/     "Queen City of The South"    34:55 S  138:36 E
> .       v

I just figured out your ascii art.

Sindi