What do you do with your "replaced" computer?
Feb 2, 2020 09:38:58 #
elliott937 wrote:
Since we all here are photographers, I thought thi... (show quote)
I've kept them for the grandkids (and now great-grandkids) to use.
They all live far away now AND all but the youngest ones, have their cell phones. Except one grandson, he wants to know what is inside, so the old ones were donated to him to take apart. When he's done, the parts go to recycling.
Feb 2, 2020 09:45:46 #
Morning Star wrote:
I've kept them for the grandkids (and now great-grandkids) to use.
They all live far away now AND all but the youngest ones, have their cell phones. Except one grandson, he wants to know what is inside, so the old ones were donated to him to take apart. When he's done, the parts go to recycling.
They all live far away now AND all but the youngest ones, have their cell phones. Except one grandson, he wants to know what is inside, so the old ones were donated to him to take apart. When he's done, the parts go to recycling.
For me that's one thing I won't do. I don't give my kids or grandkids my old computers. If they need or want computers they need to have the current ones not old ones. I would give to those who wants old computers because they are old computers not because they are free.
Feb 2, 2020 10:08:34 #
BebuLamar wrote:
For me that's one thing I won't do. I don't give my kids or grandkids my old computers. If they need or want computers they need to have the current ones not old ones. I would give to those who wants old computers because they are old computers not because they are free.
I agree. No point in giving kids outdated computers. They can get experience with them in the schools.
When I was running the farm I used old computers to control things and take data in the barn. They were offline so security was not an issue. If I had an application that needed reliability I used a newer computer, but the really old ones that worked were just fine for recording weather and rainfall and cooler temperatures and such things.
Unfortunately, newer computers are hooked on internet connectivity. They will hang occasionally telling you they need an update for security purposes. That makes them useless for standalone recording applications. There should still be a market for some of the older operating systems.
Feb 2, 2020 11:45:44 #
DirtFarmer wrote:
I agree. No point in giving kids outdated computer... (show quote)
Currently at the factory that I work, we have 5 computers running DOS and 8 computers running Windows 95. I keep my old computers for those times when I need to substitute one of these. We pay several thousand of dollars to buy a new computer that replaces one of these. This is the kind of application I keep old computers for. For a kid that is new to computer shouldn't have to put up with the frustration of dealing slow running computers and can't ask his friends for help on problem because his friends wouldn't know anything about these old stuff.
Feb 2, 2020 11:54:18 #
I have a friend that takes them to the shooting range to use as targets. The laptops, that is. Good way to render the hard drive unusable.
Feb 2, 2020 11:56:21 #
elliott937 wrote:
I still have and use that old one of mine ( over 20 years old)! It has Photoshop, Illustrator and Page Maker on it, so I do not get rid of it! It runs on Windows '98 but that still works fine!Since we all here are photographers, I thought thi... (show quote)
Feb 2, 2020 12:27:59 #
Speters, I'm impressed that you continue to do your Photoshop work on an old computer. It's fair to ask: Why not?
Feb 2, 2020 12:29:03 #
elliott937 wrote:
Speters, I'm impressed that you continue to do your Photoshop work on an old computer. It's fair to ask: Why not?
For me the reason not is that I have newer cameras and the RAW files from these cameras won't work with old Photoshop.
Feb 2, 2020 12:30:08 #
elliott937 wrote:
Since we all here are photographers, I thought thi... (show quote)
Buy some adaptors connect it to a smart TV and use it as a stream machine. You should be able to find instructions on the internet. Google it.
Feb 2, 2020 12:30:47 #
If your new camera won't work with an older Photoshop, then check out Affinity Photo. I put the smart money on: It will.
Feb 2, 2020 13:06:14 #
fjdarling
Loc: Mesa, Arizona, USA
Some I rebuild and give to a relative who I know needs one. Some I have used to experiment with Linux before disposing of them. If the PC or laptop is too slow to be useful at all, I DOD-wipe the hard drive and pull it and any other useful parts, and recycle the rest. I've donated a few to Goodwill (minus the hard drive, of course).
Feb 2, 2020 13:21:23 #
I usually keep them, but I would NEVER let a hard drive leave my house intact. If I can’t use the HD, I take an axe to it. There is SW that (hopefully) writes a zero to every location, but when DOD “erases” a HD, they either cut it up and throw it overboard, or they subject it to an intense magnetic field that destroys the drive and any data. I am just as paranoid about my personal data.
Feb 2, 2020 14:08:13 #
BebuLamar wrote:
Currently at the factory that I work, we have 5 co... (show quote)
There are lots of useful legacy programs out there that will not work on a current OS. And it's not worth buying a computer to install an outdated (and security challenged) OS. So there's some value to keeping an old computer and running it offline.
I used to use Microsoft Movie Maker to edit videos. They broke it on Win10. They suggest using Photos to do your editing but it doesn't do what Movie Maker did. In particular, I could combine different files, trim them, rearrange the clips, and change the display size all in one session. Haven't figured out how to do all that in Photos without going in and out. Checked out some of the free video editors available online and haven't found anything that I like. Suggestions welcome. Since I moved, all my computers are Win10 except the tablet, which I don't consider a useful editing tool.
Feb 2, 2020 16:06:20 #
DirtFarmer wrote:
There are lots of useful legacy programs out there... (show quote)
It’s not free, but I’ve found that Filmora Wondershare is a very easy and reasonably priced video editor. I like Premier, but if I don’t use it for awhile, the relearning curve tends to be steep for me.
Feb 2, 2020 16:27:28 #
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