Ever get a weird/sentamental feeling when getting rid of old computers?
I recall my very first computer - it was an old Packard Bell machine with a top of the line Pentium processor, and it had Windows 95 on it, and although I was very young and did not do much tech related stuff on it, I still used the hell out of it. Lots of educational games that my parents bought me, and lots of playing Sierra's "3D Ultra Pinball" and "The Incredible Toon Machine". Haha. I also remember my second computer which I used in a similar way which was a Pentium II and had Windows 98 on it. I used the HELL out of these machines.
When I was in high school, I thought it would be fun to take these 2 computers apart and destroy them in the process. I recall opening the hard drives with a screwdriver and throwing all the parts all over the yard. When I was done I threw them in the trash. Boy what a fucktard I was. Now that I just graduated college, I wish I had these machines :-/ I kept this regret in mind when making my decision NOT to sell my old laptop. :-)
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[ 4.6 ms ] story [ 24.6 ms ] threadFor instance, I got rid of my Dell laptop that I used for 4 years in college, but it was pretty difficult getting rid of my old Tandy that I had when I was growing up. I'll kindly get off your lawn now :)
But things changed and I really didn't feel anything for getting rid of my last computer (which I bought ~2004). Nowadays I guess I'm not that interested in the specific hardware anymore. It's all exchangable and tends to work OK these days. If it works reliably in Linux, it's fine with me.
On the other hand I can get sentimental when looking at my old software and programs.