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good mixed haul from my local dump, Mac, pc and iPod

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Smurf G3/450 MHz, a 3.06 MHz P4 server white box server with 2 gigs of ram and six 18 gig scsi drives in some form of raid array, some kind of PIII Tualatin dual processor 1133 MHz Dell server and yes a fully functional iPod nano without any cradle or earbuds at my local dump.

 
I find where I am (Philly PA US), PIII's can be had for free, if you're willing to wait several weeks until an opportunity comes up. If you want one to play with right away, you can find one for sale very cheaply.

I don't generally have much interest in them - don't have space for large towers in my place. But a few months ago I did pick up a small lot of them (from a private school that was upgrading), and I got a very cool Gateway E1400 in the bunch. It's pretty compact - 11"Wx14"Dx3"H - has a sturdy metal case, and is dead-easy to open up and service. It's a PIII-600, and with 384MB RAM installed runs Win2K Pro and DS Linux very nicely.

The other PIIIs in the lot I got were large towers. I used their RAM to upgrade the E1400, and then parted out their HDs and optical drives to folks who needed them. The cases and mobos are sitting in my basement if anyone has a need.

Best,

Matt

 
I find where I am (Philly PA US), PIII's can be had for free, if you're willing to wait several weeks until an opportunity comes up. If you want one to play with right away, you can find one for sale very cheaply.
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Define "cheap". I can find them for $40 and up, but to me that's too much for a ~750 MHz box, especially a no-name off-brand one. I think $25 is plenty, and that's about the max I figure I can spend. A freebie PIII would be wonderful, but I sure can't find them.

I never thought I'd care to have a vanilla PC either, but my G3/300 is starting to feel slow for the server duties it handles now. I figure since it's just Linux and nothing special that requires a Mac, why not get a x86 box since Linux is better supported there?

 
I find where I am (Philly PA US), PIII's can be had for free, if you're willing to wait several weeks until an opportunity comes up. If you want one to play with right away, you can find one for sale very cheaply.
I don't generally have much interest in them - don't have space for large towers in my place. But a few months ago I did pick up a small lot of them (from a private school that was upgrading), and I got a very cool Gateway E1400 in the bunch. It's pretty compact - 11"Wx14"Dx3"H - has a sturdy metal case, and is dead-easy to open up and service. It's a PIII-600, and with 384MB RAM installed runs Win2K Pro and DS Linux very nicely.

The other PIIIs in the lot I got were large towers. I used their RAM to upgrade the E1400, and then parted out their HDs and optical drives to folks who needed them. The cases and mobos are sitting in my basement if anyone has a need.

Best,

Matt
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Any of those towers happen to be a DELL GX110? I have the motherboard, PS, and PCI section from one that I tested as working, but no case to install it in.

 
Any of those towers happen to be a DELL GX110? I have the motherboard, PS, and PCI section from one that I tested as working, but no case to install it in.
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One is a Dell. It's inaccessible in my basement right now, but I should be able to dig it out this weekend. It's big and metal, though, so shipping costs would be significant (I imagine $20 or more just for shipping).

If you're interested, though, PM me in a couple of days to remind me to check on it.

Best,

Matt

 
I find where I am (Philly PA US), PIII's can be had for free, if you're willing to wait several weeks until an opportunity comes up. If you want one to play with right away, you can find one for sale very cheaply.
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Define "cheap". I can find them for $40 and up, but to me that's too much for a ~750 MHz box, especially a no-name off-brand one. I think $25 is plenty, and that's about the max I figure I can spend. A freebie PIII would be wonderful, but I sure can't find them.
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My personal definition of cheap for a PIII machine is about $30 or less, so I think we're on the same page in that regard.

I can imagine that in less densely populated area, like Nebraska, it might be harder to find. Even compared to the entire state of Delaware, the Philadelphia Craigslist listings are about 20-30 times more numerous.

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I find where I am (Philly PA US), PIII's can be had for free, if you're willing to wait several weeks until an opportunity comes up. If you want one to play with right away, you can find one for sale very cheaply.
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Define "cheap". I can find them for $40 and up, but to me that's too much for a ~750 MHz box, especially a no-name off-brand one. I think $25 is plenty, and that's about the max I figure I can spend. A freebie PIII would be wonderful, but I sure can't find them.

I never thought I'd care to have a vanilla PC either, but my G3/300 is starting to feel slow for the server duties it handles now. I figure since it's just Linux and nothing special that requires a Mac, why not get a x86 box since Linux is better supported there?
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I have been using Ubuntu on a bunch of these pc's and have been pleasantly surprised.

 
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