My husband is convinced no one has any use for this PC and simply wants to trash it. I figure that someone can use it if only to use it for the word documents. Would my local school system or even a goodwill/salvation army store accept it happily? Any other suggestions? One problem is that we cannot perform a restoration on it because we have lost the key/code to perform this function. It is a Sony PCV-230.
2007-09-25 05:52:03 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Check around your area for electronic recyclers. We have one around here, and they have a truck parked at the local garbage collection site. If I was close enough to you, I would take it, because I load them up with kid games and give them out. The schools get new computers in their budget, and usually don't take them.
2007-09-25 06:03:55 · answer #1 · answered by Chic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In most states in the US, the whole of Europe, China, Japan, Korea, etc. it is now illegal to throw a pc away!
The toxic chemicals inside the unit require special disposal, so contact your local waste authority for information.
Some museums might be interested in it for sentimental reasons but the processing power of something 10 years old will be less than you find on a hand held unit now, so it has little or no functional use.
Even the power consumption of an old unit would make it uneconomic to run.
2007-09-25 13:08:25 · answer #2 · answered by typoifd 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If the OS is not working then I can't imagine any charitable organization that would want it. It's hard enough to give away an old computer if it is WORKING OK.
I recently donated one to Salvation Army and I went through it and deleted everything but the Windows programs... and they still didn't want to take it... but finally did.
2007-09-25 13:01:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would take it and add it to my "legacy" collection.
I still use my Win98 computer for some older games; my mother-in-law has a computer that still uses Win95, and my wife's great aunt still has a computer with Win3.1 (including the installation disks)...if she'll ever get around to getting it out of storage.
2007-09-25 14:27:20 · answer #4 · answered by Mathsorcerer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used my old Gateway to try out the free operating systems. Linux, Ubuntu, Mepis. Now it has several usb external hard drives plugged into it and I use it for network backups. Hang on to it!
2007-09-25 13:08:42 · answer #5 · answered by Larry W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
useful things for it:
1. drop it out of a tree
2. light it on fire
3. trade it for a gumball
4. paperweight in a hurricane
5. open it up and use it as a trash bin.
6. did i say light it on fire yey?
7. leave it in front of your enemy's house. let them deal with the disposal fee.
8. give it to the neighborhood creep.
9. scrap the parts and sell them on ebay
10. use it as a missing step on your staircase
2007-09-25 15:07:24 · answer #6 · answered by dante b 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you husband is SO Wrong I know a lot of people who wold love to have it it is not that old that it can not be used it will run windows xp with no problem yes you can donate it to any thrift store and they would also love to receive it.
2007-09-25 12:59:17 · answer #7 · answered by topdn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call your local school and see if they could use it. If they can't use it in a classroom, they may take it for spare parts.
2007-09-25 13:03:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Toss it in the dumpster. Honestly! Even 3rd world countries have no use for these. I know.
2007-09-25 12:54:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Please don't dispose of in the trash! Recycle! PC's use various toxic semiconductors and incorporate various precious metals that can be salvaged. :-)=
2007-09-25 12:57:19 · answer #10 · answered by Jcontrols 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋