Re: resurrecting old laptops

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Is there any webpage (or some kind of app or service) I could sign up
to, stating which old HW I possess and would donate, should any such
good cause need it ?
I have a few bits.

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Michal Schorm
Software Engineer
Core Services - Databases Team
Red Hat

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On Tue, May 24, 2022 at 5:58 AM Tim via users
<users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 2022-05-23 at 19:50 -0300, George N. White III wrote:
> > Some of your old working systems may be irreplaceable antiques to
> > people still using old instruments. Even broken systems may be
> > valuable sources of spare parts.  It may be worth checking for
> > listing of your models on for sale sites -- desirable models have
> > inflated prices, but the goal is to help some lab keep an old
> > instrument going.
>
> In days gone past I used to accept ancient things to keep them going,
> rather than scrap them, and at the moment we're resurrecting some
> ancient non-computer equipment.  At times I'd considered passing on
> things I don't need through ebay, and the like, but worked out that
> much of the time you won't be providing much needed bits to someone
> desperate for them, you're providing cheap materials to sharks who'll
> just try to sell them at obscene prices.  Often breaking up working, or
> workable, units into bits for maximum profit.
>
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