[nmglug] where to pick up a low-end, possibly small desktop right now

[Colonel Panik]

Hit the thrift shops/ pawn shops
----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Galassi
Sent: 06/23/13 10:23 AM
To: NMGLUG org mailing list
Subject: [nmglug] where to pick up a low-end, possibly small desktop right now

Amigos, today's "need hardware in a hurry" question is that I need to pick up a desktop PC for a friend who needs to run GNU/Linux for the next two months. She just needs enough for simple desktop work (emacs, latex, web browser, ...) My guess is that any not-too-ancient vintage PC will do. As I see it my options are: * hope that someone says "dude, I have a box I'm not going to use for a few months; it's not too noisy" * hope that someone says "dude, I'm selling an old box" * walk in to a store and see if I can get something tiny So my question is: what stores in town would you walk in to to buy today's cheapest new-or-used-or-refurbished-or-whatever desktop? _______________________________________________ nmglug mailing list nmglug at lists.nmglug.org http://lists.nmglug.org/listinfo.cgi/nmglug-nmglug.org



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