I am not going to put mine to sleep while it still works but I am removing all of my important work from it to my newer computer. Should have done that long ago. I paid $1,532.00 for the 486 computer and $279.95 for my Panasonic KX-P2123 Printer. Much more than we have to pay today for a good computer and a good printer. Every part of the inside of the computer is still as tight and in good shape as when it was new and it has done a lot of work over the years. Janet In a message dated 11/13/2011 2:37:02 P.M. Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: I put my 386 out to pasture last year It went peacefully in its sleep (well it did after I removed the hard drive and gave it a good thump with a lump hammer :-) Its rather scary when I think I paid over £1000 for that when I bought it I think I have worn out about four ink jet printers until I got this Samsung laser My first purchased printer I still have, a Star LC200 dot matrix , you needed ear defenders when using it but was quite reliable That was a scary £179 then Makes you laugh doesn't it when you see what you can get now with a free printer chucked in for not much more than that Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > Hi Nivard, > > No problem. I understand. Just happy to have this antique working again. > My Panasonic printer still works perfectly. I am on my 3rd internet > computer and 4th printer since my 486. > > Janet