[rescue] Sun Kit Needed for EE Student Here

Joost van de Griek jvdg at sparcpark.net
Wed May 10 16:58:28 CDT 2006


On 5/10/06 3:46 PM, velociraptor wrote:

> I wonder how much stuff gets thrown into the trash based on
> such weak diagnostics as "it's doesn't work anymore"?  Particularly
> with x86 boxes being sold at places like WalMart for less than $400,
> "consumer" computers are very close to the "don't bother to repair"
> stage, if not already there for the majority of folks.

Already there. Heck, I have found myself telling people that it's not worth
it to attempt repair, just replace it. Commodity PC gear is out of date when
it's out of warranty, for most people, anyway.

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