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Title: Do You Use Any Vintage Computers?
Post by: Cbsteffen on November 05, 2016, 05:27:17 pm
If you have a vintage computer, what do you do with it?
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Post by: snuggleycutejc on November 05, 2016, 06:26:10 pm
I have went through two computers since they became for sale. I have them in my back storage until I can through them away. I have windows 10. I never had the first ones. Mine are not valuable  :sad1:
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Post by: Liquidfire_43 on November 06, 2016, 02:20:21 pm
Most likely wait a few years then sell it (depending if I need the money or need the space). Probably scrap it for metals and such, unless the vintage computer is an apple I
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Post by: ancmetro on November 06, 2016, 02:46:22 pm

  What is a vintage computer?
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Post by: dinkydawes on November 06, 2016, 03:16:29 pm
We used to have a Commodore 64, probably not much use anymore though. I used to only play text typing/interactive fiction on that one.
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Post by: monnee on November 06, 2016, 03:57:54 pm
Definitely recycle it!   :thumbsup:
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Post by: darkxtsuna on November 06, 2016, 07:32:51 pm
I still have a Windows Me that I use for semi work load still runs fine =].
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Post by: oldbuddy on November 06, 2016, 07:45:40 pm
Now days just about any computer more than a year or two old is a vintage computer.
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Post by: lvstephanie on November 08, 2016, 12:40:24 pm
I used to have my old IBM PC-Jr at my parent's house, although I believe that they finally got rid of it. It would've been a great collector's item, esp. considering some of the games that I still had for it too, namely the original 1984 King's Quest complete with the case and keyboard overlay (that I just saw going for $129 on e-bay). I think currently, any computer made in the 80's would be considered vintage.
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Post by: metsrock69 on November 08, 2016, 03:15:56 pm
I have  a windows xp system and all  I use it for is playing offline games and microsoft word. I am glad it has not quit on me yet.
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Post by: vickysue on November 09, 2016, 02:07:17 pm
When i think of the computers we used in the catalog  dept. at sears and the ones we have now, They have come a long way.  this was in the early 80's and the computer banks were  very large and heavy,  Then when we went to a new system, we went from those 3  large banks to a ps2 and it was a very small  bank. Now look at what we use, smartphones and watches. What a great world we live in.
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Post by: thoughtparticles on November 09, 2016, 04:36:21 pm
I'm running a 2012 MacBook Pro. Is that vintage? I also have my 2006 MBP sitting in a bookshelf behind me. No longer runs, I ought to sell it for parts or something.