hi diane, is it a lap top or a desk top? no, it's not too old at all. i will be glad to pay shipping and handling. This will be our first donation to the pediatrics cancer ward. thanks for your support. mike -----Original Message----- From: Diane Brown <dbrown27@sprynet.com> To: SURNAME-QUERY-L@rootsweb.com <SURNAME-QUERY-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, March 13, 1998 5:23 PM Subject: Re: old 386 computer >I have an old 386 just gathering dust beside a dot matrix printer - is it >too old? If not, where can I send it? >> On Fri, 13 Mar 1998, Mike wrote: >> >> > that is a good question. i am going into the hosp. for a while and was >> > wondering the same. I can't imagine how lonesome I will be without my >> > friends. can't make for great recovery time. i have been looking at >prices. >> > what was i thinking? $$$$$. is there anyone who is selling a good lap >top >> > for real cheap or would like to donate one to the cancer ward? wow, >what a >> > great idea. I know there are a lot of computers out there in storage. >> > Outdated or what ever. but what a great thing to keep people's minds >off >> > the issue at hand. from kids to adults. i fix computers so even if >they >> > are not in great repair... we could check it out. let me know. >> >> There are so many people out there who would love old, outdated >computers. >> My ISP provides computers to disabled persons and disadvantaged kids. >> They fix them, too. If people would only think that someone can use >their >> old computers ... >>