Old PC wanted

[AnOther]

If anyone is chucking out an old PC which has

had it's day I'd be glad of it, age and faults irrelevent as I can

probably fix it.

Happy to collect anywhere say within 50k of Prayssac.

I am experimenting with something which uses a hard drive but the

MOBO on the old dog I have been using has died a death so at present have

to disembowel my OH's machine to plug the drive in and work on it and

she's getting a bit ticked off with me

[Quillan]

Funny enough I do, its an old HP tower, trouble is I'm 270km (about 3 hours) away from the town you mention. Let me know cause its going in the bin on Monday.

[AnOther]

Thanks Q but that's bit too far really, I'm sure something a bit more local will turn up and it's not really urgent.

Where are you roughly though just in case someone happened to be passing, in the next few days ?

[bubbles]

We have an iMac.

Working perfectly well despite its age (last century - just)

It's just that we're moving and we now have a MacBookPro and don't really need 2 computers.

Funnily enough, I just spent this afternoon trying to remove all my personal stuff from the iMac with a view to passing it on to someone else.

We're probably too far away from you too though.

And then of course, perhaps you are one of those funny people who dont like macs!

[bubbles]

ps. It's a lovely trendy lime green !

[bubbles]

pps.

And we're selling/giving away lots of other household stuff prior to our move.

Just got to prune this house in the next month or so.

Wardrobe/bookcase/occasional tables/dramatic wrought iron candlesticks/a violin/2 guitars/music stands/sheet music/hifi with turntable plus vinyl records/clavinova piano/metal detector - I could go on all night.

Might be worth your while having a run out just to look.

[AnOther]

[quote user="bubbles"]And then of course, perhaps you are one of those funny people who dont like macs![/quote]I have nothing against Macs themselves, especially since Apple woke up and switched to Intel CPUs - and consequently endowed Macs with the ability to run Windows, no its the all too common and nauseating eulogising that goes with some of their fans which gets me - got a Windows problem - buy a Mac ! [Www]

In any case for what I need, the ability to attach a Linux formatted 3.5" IDE hard drive and boot from a Linux CD, a MacBookPro will not fit the bill, I need an old scabby  PC which is what I'm asking for. I suspect you are not giving your MacBookPro away [;-)]

Thanks anyway [:)]

[bubbles]

De rien.

mon plaisir

[Anton Redman II]

I live about 180 kilometres away but will probably be visiting friends in Tremolat, which is only 69 kms from you, some time in June. I have two ancient PCs - one of which was in use up to February this year. If you have not source on before then please post and I can bring them with me.

[Quillan]

The clue is in my name but we are 4kms from there. [;-)]

[AnOther]

I'm not familiar with every village in France Q so never made the association, funny though, for no particular reason I had it in my mind that you were way North of me somewhere [blink]

Actually my OH is visiting Carcasonne in August and although I wouldn't expect you to hang on to the PC for that long and I'm sure something will turn up nearer if it's not too much in the and if you did, it would be handy to know that it's there if nothing else does turn up.

Anton:

Thanks for the offer, 69k is doable, especially for 2, so when are you there and are you passing my way or coming from a different direction ?

[Quillan]

I'll be honest we have one of these clear out days where the guy from the Marie comes and collects all your junk on Monday and I was going through all the stuff that needs to go. We are about an hour from Carcassonne going south. Now I don't mind hanging on to it till August if I know somebody is going to take it (theres a monitor and speakers as well but no keyboard, mouse or HDD) but I would like to know before tomorrow (Sunday) night.

[AnOther]

OK, is the monitor a CRT or flat screen, if the latter and it's basically working - only need text - then yes, I can definitely have it collected between Aug 24th and 27th

If not let it go to the junk man.

[Quillan]

It's a CRT (17" big and heavy), it was our 'booking' computer but the HDD went and as it was quite old I decided to buy a new one with W7 Ultimate. Mother board will take 512mb memory max, gives you an idea of age.

[AnOther]

Thanks but I think I'll pass this time.

[Anton Redman II]

I am just outside Guitres - 33910 - Friends have a holiday home in Tremolat (Dordogne) and we normally visit when they are staying there.

[AnOther]

OK, you don't say when that might be if you let me know if nothing has turned up in the meantime we can work something out.

Cheers

[Anton Redman II]

I don't know when we will be visiting them but will post on this thread when I know the dates.

[AnOther]

Cheers [;-)]

[AnOther]

Bump

Anybody ?

[Anton Redman II]

We are driving to Tremolat on Thursday (10th June) afternoon and probably staying Friday. I have two Systems Boxes one ME the other XP both working when put in store.

Also have a small flat screen and CRT plus key boards if you want them. Please pm with Email or telephone number so we can sort out delivery / Tremolat address if you still want one or both

[Mr Coeur de Lion]

I'll be removing the hard drives from my pc and putting cases on them thereby turning them into external hard drives, so would be left with a motherboard, soundblaster card & tv card.

Would be happy to get shot of it, I live in Indre though.

[AnOther]

Have PM'd you Richard.

[AnOther]

PM'd you Anton

[AnOther]

Anton, did you get my PM ?