A quick look at these computers that were dropped off for recycling. They were both in working condition, but there was no reason to keep them around as-is so they were parted out.
my first home pc, i learned a lot from it, lasted for about 14 years, has about 20gb and 256 ram, i remember when i got 1gb ram really felt the speed. died about 2012. RIP.
I had a Compaq Presario 7470 and it was absolutely horrid. The hard drive was dying, and it was severely loud. The monitor was the exact Compaq monitor you have here, but it didn't work. I wish I still has that computer. The hard drive died. It was the only computer I've ever owned that ran Windows 98. But I have still been looking for a old Compaq online. It look almost exactly as the one here: 0:08. But anyways, amazing video!
Lo que es una PC vieja mi Compaq Presario 5423 AMD de 450mhz, que me regaló mi madre cuando era estudiante universitario, recuerdo que traía el Windows 98, y lo actualice a Windows XP, en aquellos años la escale a 512 megas de ram, sintonizador de radio fm y tv , y 2 discos duros ide de 40 gigas cada uno, 2 grabadores de dvd, tarjeta wi-fi, y red LAN, y 4 ventiladores para enfriar el cpu, pantalla CRT de 15", hace ya casi 20 años, quiero revivirla lo que ya no hay son discos ide, según en en Ebay hay una tarjeta que emula el ide a sdcard como disco duro, está sigue teniendo Windows XP sp3, haz un vídeo cómo este.
I had the same Compaq PC and Monitor , I bought it brand new in 1999 , but I had so many problems,never worked right ! Was expensive 2700 I think I paid bundle with monitor and printer back then! was top of the line in big boxed stores, I got mine from a Circuit City in N E Ohio ! :D
Also, if I had come across computers like that, I'd keep them. I only recycle computers that I can't fix or really, really don't want around. That's just me, I'm weird like that. I kind of regret recycling 4 perfectly good, working machines about a year back.
+LOLZpersonok Oh believe me I know the feeling of regret :P And while I totally agree with you, it really came down to space with these things. I'll be moving soon and the goal is to get rid of stuff. It's a shame that we don't live closer together otherwise I'd definitely give this thing a new home.
+appleontheapex I'm honestly not concerned about space as much as some people here are. I've got no problem keeping machines in random places if I have to. As long as I've got a full arsenal of working machines! You live in the United States, do you not? Where in the US?
+appleontheapex Oh, I know where you are. Never been to New York, but I can put you on the map. That is correct, I am in Calgary. I just thought of something - have you been to New York City? It's crazy, am I right? New York City's land area is less than that of Calgary (It covers a land area of 790 square kilometres, where Calgary is about 900 square kilometres as of recently) yet New York City has a population 7 times greater than that of Calgary, which I think is absolutely insane. I thought Los Angeles was crowded when I was there a couple years back, so I don't even want to know how crowded New York City is.
+LOLZpersonok I have never been to NYC, but will be going soon. It's pretty far away. Usually when I tell people that I'm from NY they automatically think the city.
+patg108 k6-2 is known to be kickass for gaming as well! there's no reason to toss it, at least the one with the AGP slot, that is the better of the 2. Just needs a better graphics card and some lovin. Not as if it can't do some decent gaming as is though.
just saying that the board with AGP is worth saving, cmon AGP was the port to have for video cards before PCI-E x16 and good luck finding PCI-E x16 support for 9x
"The profile name is Computer." I think it's funny when people give weird, funny or unusual names to their machines. My Compaq Deskpro EP/SB's hard drive was named "Disney" under Windows, and the RJC's hard drive was named "Jesus". I think they're still named like that, I don't believe I touched them. Where did you film this? Is this some kind of computer shop?
+LOLZpersonok Yes, this is actually at the place where I work! It was a lazy day and I had nothing to do. I think I have a video of how the place looked almost two years ago if you're interested in seeing that.
+appleontheapex Do you work in a computer shop? That's a pretty awesome place to be working in for people like us. Unfortunately, there really aren't any places like that in my city that are nearby. The only computer shops like that in my city are all a long drive away from where I live. That's my biggest gripe about urban sprawl, is that commutes are long, and other drivers on the road are morons.
+LOLZpersonok I've worked here for about two years. A perk of this job is that when people bring in stuff for recycling, I can take just about anything I like home with me. It's where a few beige Macs came from, as well as my iMac G4, G5, and various Windows boxes (even a 486 and Pentium Pro). I work in the city but live out in the country so I have about a 20 minute commute.
+appleontheapex I have trouble coming across machines like that, because I have to rely on classified ads to find them. Rarely do I have machines handed to me or I find them on the side of the road. I'm sure if I worked at a place like Staples (where they take in computers for recycling) I'd be able to find more interesting old junk to take home with me. Right now, there's a classic Power Macintosh 7100 on the classified ads for free. Unfortunately, it's in the deep south of the city, and as I said my city is very sprawled out and it would be too much hassle. Driving from my house to the very south part of the city puts almost 100 km on my car, there and back.
