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canetoad

(18,147 posts)
Sat Oct 22, 2022, 11:58 PM Oct 2022

RIP old friend

You ran almost non-stop for twelve years. Through electrical storms and blackouts you never failed me. Ok, you DID shut down but you never failed to reboot and I can't ever remember you taunting me with a BSOD.

From XP to 10, you handled every OS that was thrown at you. Remember that time we ran Linux on a virtual machine?

For ten years I blew nicotine into your body. That must've hurt. I'm sorry. You know I stopped?

I nursed you when you were unwell; I performed a few amputations but always replaced the old part with something newer and better. I tried to be proactive about your health and take good care of you. You served me magnificently for over a decade.

So my dear Limpet, goodbye from me and all your friends on our network; Shrimp the mini box, Squid your temporary replacement, SeaDragon, the small but elegant friend driving the front of house and your as yet un-named replacement who has a Ryzen 5 and a GTX 1680.

Farewell Limpet, my old Phenom II and 890GPA-UD3 H. You served me magnificently.

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RIP old friend (Original Post) canetoad Oct 2022 OP
I felt regret when i recycled a pretty nice computer Tetrachloride Oct 2022 #1
Sometimes the computers or parts canetoad Oct 2022 #4
Phew, thanks babylonsister Oct 2022 #8
I give them all names canetoad Oct 2022 #10
Well done, canetoad! brer cat Oct 2022 #2
Hey BC canetoad Oct 2022 #3
Great post! C Moon Oct 2022 #5
i'd say twelve years is a pretty great run. rip. nt orleans Oct 2022 #6
Well done for its long life, a well cared for machine. I have a similar OnDoutside Oct 2022 #7
Not me. My computers are all diverted from the e-waste stream. hunter Oct 2022 #11
Understandable PJMcK Oct 2022 #9

canetoad

(18,147 posts)
4. Sometimes the computers or parts
Sun Oct 23, 2022, 12:09 AM
Oct 2022

Are only good for recycling. I try to buy a reasonably good machine that is sorta/kinda cutting edge so that I will get a good few years out of it. Less e-waste, less consumerism and all that. I'm not really emotionally attached to boxes of chips and wires



babylonsister

(171,636 posts)
8. Phew, thanks
Sun Oct 23, 2022, 06:06 AM
Oct 2022

for clarifying, re: emotional attachment. That was good, though I send my condolences for your loss.

canetoad

(18,147 posts)
10. I give them all names
Sun Oct 23, 2022, 03:03 PM
Oct 2022

Only because it's easier to know what is what on the network. That's my story!

OnDoutside

(20,658 posts)
7. Well done for its long life, a well cared for machine. I have a similar
Sun Oct 23, 2022, 02:49 AM
Oct 2022

outlook to you ie buy the best you can afford at the time of purchase.

hunter

(38,967 posts)
11. Not me. My computers are all diverted from the e-waste stream.
Tue Oct 25, 2022, 02:59 PM
Oct 2022

But I live in a place where good computers with minor problems are simply thrown away because it's too much trouble and expense to troubleshoot them. I don't charge myself for my own labor.

The most expensive computer I ever bought was a shop-worn 386 for $350. The 486s were coming out and they were getting rid of old stock.

The amount I'm willing to pay for a computer has since fallen.

I don't do anything that requires a lot of computer power and Debian runs fine on most anything.

Most of my writing is done on a cheap Chromebook. That computer was a customer return before I got it.

PJMcK

(22,936 posts)
9. Understandable
Sun Oct 23, 2022, 08:52 AM
Oct 2022

In my collection of old hardware, I have two ancient laptops: a 1992 black & white Macintosh and a 2004 17” Mac. They still work and I’ve kept them because every now and then I need a file that can’t be translated or an application that no longer exists.

They’re like old friends. It’s remarkable how sturdy the hardware and operating systems are and how similar they are to the current systems.

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