I'm actually planning on bringing a pile of old 486s and such to PPL (Project for Pride and Living), who take such donations. They're an organization that trains hard-to-employ adults. They've got an ad in Computer User. You can reach them at 651-224-7019 for more information (they've likely got a web page, too, being reasonably high-profile). There're also a few other organizations in the Calendar section of Computer User, under Donations. Michael Vieths Foeclan at Winternet.Com On Fri, 3 Nov 2000, Chris Schumann wrote: > Hi all, > > I have an old computer I'd like to get rid of. It's an > IBM PS/ValuePoint model 6381-M30. (You can read all about > it at IBM's support web site if you like.) > > I would like to donate it to a good cause (charity, at- > risk youth, adult education, nerdy teen, etc.) so if you > know anyone who might want a machine with the following > features, please let me know. > > - Low-profile desktop machine > > - 66MHz 486, but has an OverDrive socket. I have an 83MHz > Pentium Overdrive, and may include that for an especially > worthy cause, or I'll put the chip on eBay. > > - 425MB drive, but has a new IDE controller that worked when > I tested it with a disk of 8.4GB. (IDE controller on mother- > board has 528MB limit. BIOS has 8.4GB limit.) > > - 24MB RAM, and will support 64MB > > - Built-in video (ET4000?), with VRAM upgrade to 1MB VRAM total > > - 256KB External L2 cache (VERY rare in these PC's) > > - Three ISA slots, all full > - IDE controller > - 33.6kbps Motorola modem (NOT HSP/WinModem type) > - OPTi-based sound card > > - Three drive bays, all full > - 425MB disk (connected to IDE card) > - 1.44MB floppy > - 12x ATAPI CD-ROM (connected to IDE channel on sound card) > > - (Optional) Win95 OEM version with manual and original CD > > - Connectors: Video, 2 serial, 1 parallel, PS/2 keyboard and mouse > > - Comes with (Dell) keyboard and (IBM) mouse > > 0 Monitor NOT included > > I had problems setting up Red Hat 6.2 because of the small > hard drive. The glacial speed wasn't conducive either. > > Applications for this box are left as an exercise for the > reader. > > This box stripped of cards would sell for about $10 on eBay. > > Take care, > Chris Schumann > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org > >