what to do with old and ancient computers

[princess_muffin]

In my library there is a growing collection of computers, monitors, and peripherals that I don't use anymore. Two of the computers are older but perfectly functional (the third is a franken-puter that I built by hand in college from leftover CCC parts and should probably go back to the scrap heap from whence it came). The 20" flat screen monitor works fine but it's a monster, and then there are all the extra keyboards and whatnot that went with each of these old setups.

SO: What to do with all these things? I want them out of my house, but I don't want to pay $25 per piece to have the town recycle them (except probably the franken-puter, it's long past its expiration date).

The two other computers, the monitor, and all the peripherals are perfectly functional. Where can I send this stuff so they can be of use to someone else?

Comments

[kadath.livejournal.com]

Look up the DV or homeless shelters in your area and ask if they could use a computer, (and your help setting it up?)

[qedrakmar.livejournal.com]

Ooh, that's a better idea than mine. 2 more computers at a shelter translates almost directly to 2 more people at a time who will be using them to look for work, write a resume, etc.

[xinie.livejournal.com]

http://www.hgrm.org/Donate/itemsDo.html doesn't say that they don't take computers, but they do specifically say that they don't take "computer components."

http://www.lowellwishproject.org/goods.html takes computers, with certain perimeters

My mother thinks that vo-tech high schools will take them to practice on, but I've never tried that route.

[qedrakmar.livejournal.com]

Most schools will take then, especially elementary schools, who can rarely (though going uphill) justify student-use computers in their budget.

[xinie.livejournal.com]

Damn, I wish our local schools would be that fiscally responsible.

[shogunhb.livejournal.com]

My current monitor is dead... I can be legitimate charity.

[evan712.livejournal.com]

Did it finally finish it's death throws?

[juldea.livejournal.com]

WE NEED THEM AT MY OFFICE.

Seriously. We badly need five-ten year old systems. We'd love donations.

[fnoxib.livejournal.com]

still need parts? I have two monitors - one medium sized, one ginormous, which I'd love to give to a good home.

[juldea.livejournal.com]

Actually, monitors are the one thing we have enough of. So we have nice 17" monitors sitting atop P3s running Windows 98. *sigh*