What To Do With My 15 And 20 Year Old Computers?

[DWD]

I still have my Apple IIe and Mac SE30 sitting around taking up valuable desktop real estate. I never use them except to play one game on the SE30 every year or two (Strategic Conquest). I can't put them in the attic because of the extreme temperatures/conditions. But I'm having trouble parting with them because of the fantasy that I'll someday do something with them or use them for something combined with the fact that they were expensive to originally purchase. They have no donation or ebay value.

 

Any ideas what to do with them? Should I just cut the emotional strings and toss them?

 

[Head Guru]

I've seen people turn their Mac SE30 into fish tanks

[TCH-Dick]

Offer them to a highschool computer class or a tech school. I have given a few away like this, they usually use them for visual aids for computer history.

 

OR

 

Rip it apart and put a Mini-ITX board in it.

[DWD]

LOL...fishtanks do appear very popular:

 

Apple Fritter

 

Apple Collection

 

But, I kind of like the idea of a litter box:

 

Edited October 20, 2005 by DWD

[stevevan]

Check your local area's Ham Radio Clubs and see if anyone one might want it. I know some ham operators (especially the older ones) who don't want to invest the money in a new one like to pick up bargains like this.

[bellringr]

There are charities that will take them, such as certain ones through the United Methodist Church, and they will send them to schools in Haiti and Africa. I don't know if they want ones as old as yours or not, but it can't hurt to ask.

[TCH-Rob]

Wow, that brings back memories. I parted with mine while they still had some value. I think the church thing would be a great idea.

[youneverknow]

I Like what Bill suggested