Free PC from Sam

[Sam Ceccola]

Free PC from Sam

I am cleaning house and came across a "Old" PC that works. It's running Windows 95, 64 MB of ram. Installed within the PC are:
- a Toledo Tape Drive Model T10000. I have some brand new tapes for this and I do have the firmware.
- 2 floppy drives
- a CD/RW --not be recognized by the system. It does power-up. It might be as simple as the bios setting or a driver.
- Has a 56K US Robotics modem
- "C" drive -- 8 gig.
- Keyboard
- Mouse
- No monitor
- Can't promise but I may have a set of external speakers.

I was about ready to throw it out but thought I would check first.

This might be a "starter" for a young child or adult to start learning the basics of PC.

Anyone wants it, let me know within a couple days or else it's going to "big sky".

Sam

[mylanta]

Sam,
Don't just toss it...someone on here gave us a place to turn these in and then take a deduction for it so kills 2 birds with one stone!

[SkipCox]

Someone can use it...the first one I gave away was a 386 to a friends daughter.

140 odd giveaways later, I see no reason to change my stripes now. The fourth of July weekend just might provide the chance to assemble another 4 or 5 if the weather will just dip below the 100° mark.

[Sam Ceccola]

I still have the PC available.

[Pi rules]

If you really want to get rid of it and no family or friends want it, just put it on the side of the street with a sign that says "Free". Someone will probably get it within an hour. Just make sure a garbage truck doesn't pick it up, some materials in it are not safe for the environment.

Anyway, make sure you erase all traces of personal data from the hard drive.

[Sam Ceccola]

PI:

Good idea -- I still have it and it's taking up space. I think I will use the "Drill" idea mentioned in another post.

Sam

[Pi rules]

It would still be possible to recover data if the hard drive is physically drilled (expensive). Why not run a few sweeps with this (http://www.killdisk.com/)? It will take quite a while to run and I guess it's still possible to recover data from it, but it would be difficult. I would recommend the link, then the hard drive will still work.

You could also use this (http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/30/military-grade-guard-dog-hard-drive-degausser/). It may cost a few hundred thousand, though. ;)

[athomsfere]

If you can get the drive clean enough for the US Department of Defense 5220.22 M standard, its good. You would almost be safer with this then the drill.

Best bet, run Killdisk, or another disk eraser to the US Department of Defense 5220.22 M standard, take a super magnet (a hunk of neodymium should do it) run the disk over this a few times, drill it, take it apart, burn it, and throw it away. Lets not be paranoid about this. I mean the Government is ready and willing to find your hard drive, put it under an electron microscope, and commit identity theft...

:)