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Jelly
Citizen
Username: Jelly
Post Number: 12
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 7:21 pm: |     |
I have an old Dell PC that I want to get rid of. I think it is a P3, with a 20 gig hard drive. Any ideas? |
monster
Supporter
Username: Monster
Post Number: 1981
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 7:55 pm: | |
give it to me |
Tom Reingold
Supporter
Username: Noglider
Post Number: 12240
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 8:02 pm: | |
Or offer it on the freecycle mailing list. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freecyclenj
"mem's signature is trendier than mine." |
sac
Supporter
Username: Sac
Post Number: 3086
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 9:02 pm: | |
If you live in Maplewood (or have an obliging friend who does), put it out on the curb at the next bulk pickup. It is almost certain to be scavenged way before the WM trucks arrive.
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Mary Swift
Citizen
Username: Swiftone
Post Number: 21
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 9:38 pm: | |
The guy at One Stop in town recycles old computers, give him a call. |
Just The Aunt
Supporter
Username: Auntof13
Post Number: 3797
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 10:04 pm: | |
Monster-
I have a PS/1 my friend just took the hard drives out of for me to get the data off (it wouldn't boot). Do you want it? Heck I'd even give the hard drives to you if you tell me how to erase them A friend told me to just bring them in the room with me when I have MRI's done Wed and Thur. Says everything will be erased. |
peteglider
Citizen
Username: Peteglider
Post Number: 1757
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 10:10 pm: | |
JTA -- also keep your Ipod and laptop FAR away from the machines! -- Pete |
Tom Reingold
Supporter
Username: Noglider
Post Number: 12244
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 10:21 pm: | |
I recommend against using bulk pickup. The county has a special day for recycling electronics. And there is lots of lead in monitors, so please don't send them out in the garbage.
"mem's signature is trendier than mine." |
ken (the other one)
Citizen
Username: Ken
Post Number: 377
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 10:57 pm: | |
However you decide to get rid of your computer, make sure you remove your hard drive. There's a wealth of info on those puppies... |
Just The Aunt
Supporter
Username: Auntof13
Post Number: 3804
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 11:24 pm: | |
Peter-
And credit cards! I once had them all wiped out because I forgot to put my wallet in the locker. |
Jelly
Citizen
Username: Jelly
Post Number: 13
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 1, 2006 - 6:41 am: | |
Ran Kill Disk (freeware) on my hard drive so I think it is clean. |
sac
Supporter
Username: Sac
Post Number: 3091
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 1, 2006 - 7:51 am: | |
Tom, I agree that it shouldn't go into the "regular" garbage. The reason I suggested bulk pickup is that someone is almost certain to take it BEFORE it gets put into the waste stream. Computers seem to be one of the hot items for the scavengers. I just always like to know that someone else is getting use of something rather than it just going into the garbage. If, by some chance, it was still there at the end of the evening, you could always bring it back inside and hold on to it for the special disposal day you mentioned, but I just think that there is very little chance that would happen. |
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