[TriLUG] old computer stuff - Free as in Beer, Freedom, and Puppies

[Tom Eisenmenger]

Hey, this stuff is about what they had to cobble together the first 
Beowulf cluster - hmmmmmmm...

Barry Gaskins wrote:
>    I have an entire room full of old computer stuff and now my wife
> has found a better use for the room.  So I have to get rid of it.
> When I say old I mean that the best cpu box is a dell optiplex GX1
> with a 450 MHz pentium II and the worst is a 486 box and everything in
> between.  I have over 200 cpu boxes so if I try to take it to the dump
> they will not believe me when I say I am a non commercial user unless
> I try to take them a few at a time every week and then it will take me
> over a year.
>
>    So I am going to give all the stuff away "free".  If you want the
> best cpu box then I will also want you to take one of the lesser ones
> too.  I have keyboards and mice and some old monitors but I will not
> let you have one unless you take one of the cpu boxes too.
>
>    I also have tons of power cords and cables and some network boxes
> (10 mbit not 100 mbit) and some barcode scanners that you hook up to a
> computer keyboard.  Again if you want any of that stuff I will also
> want you to take a cpu box too so that I can get rid of it.
>
>    All of this stuff is old and I got it from the NCSU surplus
> equipment sale.   All of the hard drives have been erased or removed
> so no Windows OS installed (you guys dont care about that I hope). I
> also have a bunch of Sun equipment (sparc 4, sparc 5, ultra 1, ultra
> 5, ultra 10).
>
>    I live on highway 50 south of Garner almost to the Johnston county
> line. That is near exit 312 off Interstate 40.
>
>    If anyone is interested in coming over to look at / get any or all
> of this stuff then send me an email off list at
> barry.gaskins at gmail.com or call my cell phone 906-5499.
>
>    If you are wondering if I have something in particular then send me
> an email and I will look to see if I have it.
>
>   Thanks
>    Barry Gaskins
>