hi i am planning to buy a old CHEAP computer to make as a embedded system host station. so i need to know if there are any places where i can get VERY CHEAP surplus comps(maybe free. greedy greedy!).
does anyone of places near LA. or pnline. i tried searching but coulndt get anything < 100$ thanks
CHEAP surplus comps(maybe free. greedy greedy!).
get
Look when the garbage is collectd in the business areas. Here in Edinburgh (UK) I find a working PC every month on my way to work.
Wim
Around here, garbage day will net you Pentium I's or II's for free at the curb. You might have to cannibalize a couple to get one working one.
Best regards, Spehro Pefhany
-- "it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" speff@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com
Yard sales, thrift stores, and flea markets. Last weekend I got a nice old Toshiba laptop, 640x480 color, hard disk, floppy, 14.4 modem, clip on trackball-mouse, all works and still boots and runs win3.3.
$5
Try a thrift store. I know of one (I ain't telling) that sells its cast-off electronics junk for a couple of dollars. The computers are usually AT's to 486's, but I've gotten a couple of pentium/win95 machines there.
Look in the phone book for Goodwills, St Vincent De Paul's, and other such thrift stores. Also, look in their dumpster in back.
-----
What sort of computer do you want?
You can get a new [surplus] device here for $10 that can make a compact embedded unit:
ElectronDepot website is not affiliated with any of the manufacturers or service providers discussed here. All logos and trade names are the property of their respective owners.