At 09:43 05/04/01 +0100, Michael Beddow wrote:
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>On Thursday, April 05, 2001 9:27 AM
>Andrew Jameson wrote:
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>> Subject: Fw: Windows 95 computers 165 pounds
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>> Forwarded by the listowner, russian-teaching list.
>> No guarantees, but a reasonable offer in present
>> circumstances. AJ
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>Doesn't look reasonable to me for that spec. If you really want dead-end
>kit like that, you can get it for much less (try the skips behind
>Departments with better equipment grants). Don't blow sums of that order
>on anything less than a P233 equivalent.
>
>Anybody still tempted and who happens to be heading for Oxford this
>weekend (I am, but not for the CUTG!) soll dabei eine Stocherkahnstange
>mitgehen lassen. A trusty Leeds and Liverpool Canal bargepole is too
>good for warding off this sort of stuff.
>
>Michael Beddow
>http://www.mbeddow.net/
5th April 2001
I totally agree with Michael Beddow: £165 / £195 for such an old
specification and 2nd / 3rd hand is disgraceful. For not too much more your
will be able to buy brand new and products that are upgradeable. A pentium
75 with such small Hard disk and memory would costs more to upgrade than
buying new kit in the first place. I also concur with Michael that many
good offers can be found of 2nd hand or surplus to requirement kit. Do
note that the hard disk capacity quoted is less than some new software
would need for installation.
Kind regards, Peter Randle
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