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Do you keep an old computer part

* Looks at old motherboards and videocards in corner *
* Looks at pile of cables and various parts in closet *
* Looks at partial computers in other corner *

Uh....no! 😀
 
My family doesn't have our *oldest* computer anymore (that would be an Apple-IIe), but I do still have my first computer - an old 400MHz K6-2 machine.

Nate
 
I still have my Atari 800, 130XE, and Mega ST4.

But I've upgraded my PC stuff so many times -- I don't have any sentimental value for my old 33 Mhz 486SX (I don't have it any more)
 
I still have my old A7V266E motherboard, but only because I might build a PC out of it to give to someone. I do not save computer hardware for sentimental reasons.
 
If I'm upgrading I try to sell my old parts to defer part of the cost of the upgrade. If I'm building a new rig, sometimes I keep the old parts and use them in various capcities as servers or for projects etc.
 
Originally posted by: clickynext
I wanted to make a keychain out of my 386 processor, but it didn't work out too well, with the pins and all.
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an acquantance of mine made a neclace out of some old SG?RAM
the ram thats like 1" tall and usually 16MB, pulled from our schools old gateways
 
No - I have a 6 month rule to prevent clutter. If I don't use something in 6 months it gets trashed/sold/donated or otherwise disposed of. My wife is exempt of course🙁
 
I havae my Cyrix 266 (still works, threw Win2k and two 4 gig hard drives on that bad boy) and a 5 1/4" floppy drive. Does that count?
 
I kept both my 486 and 386 until about 2 years ago. I was digging through my stuff and saw them, booted them up, looked at my old BBS and old memories... but then decided that i probably wouldn't look at them again, so tossed everything out. Now i wished i at least kept the HDDs.
 
I keep ancient old CPUs that are either worthless or are in questionable condition. Still have a bunch of 286 through 486's, a bunch of Socket 7 processors (including AMD and Cyrix and some IDT WinChip), a few Socket 4 Pentium 60's, and a pair of Pentium Pro 200's in a box in the closet. Most of these were from systems I got for free from people (mostly friends, family, and family friends) throwing out their old systems.
 
not always, but i wish now that i did. one of my first computers was a compaq 386 with 4mb of ram. that ram was about the size of a floppy drive, and connected to the mobo with two connectors that looked like floppy connectors.

but the only thing that i have really kept is an old apple classic. for some reason, im like the little thing
 
Originally posted by: JujuFish
It's not just a part, but I still have my 486. It was my first computer.
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heh, i threw out my 486 a few months ago. had it for many many years and quit using uit years ago. it just sat in my room collecting dust
 
Sometimes yeah.. heh.

I still have my Am5x86/133 - P75 because of that.. lol
 
I have a good amount of old hardware for testing purposes but the only thing I've kept for sentimental reasons is my first CD burner. Mitsumi 4802-TE, $160 back in March of 99. Still works too.
 
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