Re: How long things last

[Hersch Nitikman <hersch@xxxxxxxxxx>]

My son is a school teacher in Santa Barbara. He has fixed up several 
'obsolete' computers, and given them to poor students and their families. 
He says there is also an outlet here for functioning computers and 
peripherals that are tuned up and sent overseas to the Pilippines and other 
3rd world locations, where they are greatly appreciated. Just because we 
have to be close to the bleeding edge doesn't mean that others can't write 
letters, articles and books on our 'obsolete' equipment. My wife wrote her 
stories on a CPM Kaypro II and a daisy wheel printer.
Hersch


At 10:43 AM 01/02/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>David
>
>Good points, my husband hauled off 2 printers, 2 computers with keyboards,
>monitors, etc, that were in excellent working order, but technlogically too
>old to be any good to anyone.  That's too bad, we are such a wasteful
>society, with an attitutude of it's so easy to replace anything (heck we
>even extend that to people!).
>
>My scaner is almost 5 years old, and while it may not be the fastest thing
>on the block, it still does the job that I expect it to!  At least this area
>of technology is not advancing as rapidly as other areas.
>
>Liz
>
> > I have two refrigerators. One from 78, one from 74. The one from 78 has
>been moved 5 times, 4 to a new state. Soon I plan to do an energy analysis
>and see what we're loosing.
> >
> > My washer is about 15 years old. My dryer was about 25 before it wasn't
>easily fixable. I expect the replacement to last till after my 4th grader
>moves out.
> >
> > It's amazing what can be done with a little maintenance when things are
>built solid.
> >
> > Things can be built solid or cheap. Computer and such are being built
>cheap because the new is so much better in a few years. I'm cleaning out my
>"attic" of old stuff. I've just put 16 old computers out to haul away. When
>new they were worth a collective $100,000 or so. And nothing makes them very
>useful these days. Donations to the needy aren't much of an option as the
>kids need to work with what they have at school and ....
>
>
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