Author Topic: Freecycle Score!!! (Read 4128 times)

Kaytrim · « **on:** May 29, 2007, 05:22:07 pm »

I just scored a nice sized lot of computers and parts on my local FreeCycle. 5 computers all PIV middle to low range processors, one case even has a window, a box of parts, and 2 CRTs cool. I pick it all up on my way home tonight. I'm not sure the condition of it all but you can't argue with FREE PC stuff.

I see more projects in the future.

Kaytrim

More Cowbell · « **Reply #1 on:** May 29, 2007, 05:51:03 pm »

Nice score. I had the same thing happen to me through freecycle. My wife asked me, "Hey, do you want 20 old computers?" I was all over it. Some of them don't work but I was able to salvage parts (ram, power supplies, fans) from those to make the working ones better. It's nice to have them for future projects.

taternutz · « **Reply #2 on:** May 29, 2007, 08:04:32 pm »

GOTTA love the Freecycle

Scored 6 pc lan style cases and a radial armsaw

Mr. Greenjeans · « **Reply #3 on:** May 29, 2007, 09:50:12 pm »

Just joined my local freecycle ....... nothing good has come up yet. I do get alot of free PC's and parts from local business when they upgrade though. Can't beat free.

ChadTower · « **Reply #4 on:** May 30, 2007, 09:03:03 am »

Freecycle is awesome. The list of stuff I've gotten there is jawdropping.

Someone offered 4-5 98 era PCs on my list just today.

Kaytrim · « **Reply #5 on:** May 30, 2007, 09:23:04 am »

When I picked up the stuff last night the guy told me about the city government's simi annual 'garage sale' where I could pick up more like these for around $5 each. There was a box fill of drive cages and other odds and ends as well as the PCs and two old CRT monitors, either 15 or 13 inch. The nice case, the one with the window, will house my test setup after I get my office moved downstairs. I have to finish off the basement first though so they may sit for a bit. I should have plenty of parts coming out of this bunch and more than likely will use one of the motherboards in Dad's bartop because the one I have now in there is flaky.

TTFN

Kaytrim

ChadTower · « **Reply #6 on:** May 30, 2007, 01:40:27 pm »

I often pick up old PCs from my town's recycling area at our highway dept. The recycling fee has already been paid so they don't care what happens to them... the old guy who runs it lets me take as many as I want so long as I take them whole and don't open them up on site. Usually anything with USB ports is worth taking and well over half the time there is nothing wrong with the hardware.

shorthair · « **Reply #7 on:** May 30, 2007, 03:14:34 pm »

I tried free cycle. The registration, as well as the user interface and search engine sucked. Plus you get hounded with ads. I bailed on that.

ChadTower · « **Reply #8 on:** May 30, 2007, 03:37:08 pm »

Erm, it's just a Yahoo mail group, a collective of them actually, each group set up for a specific locality.

shorthair · « **Reply #9 on:** May 30, 2007, 09:06:48 pm »

Dunno. Just remember it not being simple. You can't even look at the ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- in your region without being registered. Maybe it's changed. I'll take a look.......

Kaytrim · « **Reply #10 on:** May 31, 2007, 09:20:47 am »

I had a chance to look over the stuff I got last night. Not a single stick of ram or hard drive in the bunch. Only one booted to post and it was the one that I didn't have a ram stick to throw into it to test. I may be able to salvage some of the optical drives and one or two of the power supplies. The windowed case will be nice once I can get a good motherboard inside.

You get what you pay for i guess.

TTFN

Kaytirm

rovingmind · « **Reply #11 on:** May 31, 2007, 10:00:03 am »

Quote from: shorthair on May 30, 2007, 09:06:48 pm

Dunno. Just remember it not being simple. You can't even look at the ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- in your region without being registered. Maybe it's changed. I'll take a look.......

were you going through groups.yahoo or did you go through freecycle.org?

I found the toledo group through yahoo groups search and joined there.

Zakk · « **Reply #12 on:** May 31, 2007, 10:08:40 am »

Quote from: shorthair on May 30, 2007, 03:14:34 pm

I tried free cycle. The registration, as well as the user interface and search engine sucked. Plus you get hounded with ads. I bailed on that.

Yay! More free stuff for us!

shorthair · « **Reply #13 on:** May 31, 2007, 03:37:05 pm »

Silly boy. I was waiting for someone to say that. Except most of you aren't in my locality for it to matter.

ChadTower · « **Reply #14 on:** May 31, 2007, 04:42:54 pm »

Quote from: shorthair on May 30, 2007, 09:06:48 pm

Dunno. Just remember it not being simple. You can't even look at the ---Cleveland steamer--- in your region without being registered. Maybe it's changed. I'll take a look.......

Not at all true and never was. It's just a set of email groups. Anything else is supplemental. I've been running a Freecycle group for more than two years.

shorthair · « **Reply #15 on:** June 01, 2007, 02:59:47 am »

I dunno. I remember there being difficulty.

Zakk · « **Reply #16 on:** June 01, 2007, 09:40:02 am »

Silly boy, it's only difficult for you!

shorthair · « **Reply #17 on:** June 01, 2007, 04:37:31 pm »

Could be.

BobA · « **Reply #18 on:** June 02, 2007, 12:44:04 am »

Just scored 2 non working arcade games from Freecycle. One is a Devastators and the other is a Trojan. Will post pics when I pick them up. Hey the price is right so anything is a bonus.

ChadTower · « **Reply #19 on:** June 02, 2007, 05:39:22 pm »

Nice. I got one of my favorite pins off Freecycle, and got my Tank II from a Peale Freecycle find.

BobA · « **Reply #20 on:** June 02, 2007, 07:03:43 pm »

Win some loose some. Got 2 games but the Trojan was in an old Atari cab and almost totally trashed. The second game Devastators is in a DK Jr cab that looks pretty good. I think the only things in the Atari cab that can be saved are the PS, iso trans, some leaf PBs and JS, and the cab itself might be usefu (actually that sounds not bad). I havent goten into the DK Jr cab yet as it is closed and hopefully in better shape. The Atari cab was missing its back and the neck of the CRT was broken off and everytning was hanging loose.

NIVO · « **Reply #21 on:** June 03, 2007, 12:34:29 pm »

nice score Bob, that dkjr cab looks worthy

rockin_rick · « **Reply #22 on:** June 03, 2007, 03:35:41 pm »

That's (originally) a warlords cab, isn't it?

Rick

ChadTower · « **Reply #23 on:** June 03, 2007, 03:50:02 pm »

They both look like worthy projects.

BobA · « **Reply #24 on:** June 03, 2007, 04:30:39 pm »

Here are pics of the DK Jr cab. It is in alot better shape then the Atari cab. Question for those who know DK cabs. The last pic shows a bunch of carriage bolts on the side of the cab. Right now they do not support anything. Are they part of the original DK Jr cab or are they a later mod that is doing nothing right now?

BobA · « **Reply #25 on:** June 03, 2007, 05:02:01 pm »

Quote from: rockin_rick on June 03, 2007, 03:35:41 pm

That's (originally) a warlords cab, isn't it?

Rick

Good eye rockin_rick. I was going thru the Atari cabs trying to ID it and had not seen the side art yet. I guess it is because W is near the end of the alphabet. I am amazed that you IDed it with only part of the side showing.

The side art is in fair shape. Some scratches but nothing really bad.

Here are pics of the side art and the ATARI sticker.

BobA · « **Reply #26 on:** June 04, 2007, 11:52:34 am »

Quote from: BobA on June 03, 2007, 04:30:39 pm

The last pic shows a bunch of carriage bolts on the side of the cab. Right now they do not support anything. Are they part of the original DK Jr cab or are they a later mod that is doing nothing right now?

Thanks, I got my answer. The bolts are part of the original monitor mounting. I guess the cab I got has a replacement monitor and different mounts.

shorthair · « **Reply #27 on:** June 04, 2007, 09:03:28 pm »

I only ever remember seeing cocktail Warlords'. Thought it was supposed to be that way cos you could have four players, and that the 2600 version was just cos you could only have two sticks at a time...or could you?

BobA · « **Reply #28 on:** June 04, 2007, 09:27:48 pm »

Acording to KLOV the cocktail was a 4 player with color monitor. The upright had a B/W monitor with color overlays and some sort of mirror arrangement which could be played 1p or 2p.

Zakk · « **Reply #29 on:** June 04, 2007, 10:54:48 pm »

Quote from: shorthair on June 04, 2007, 09:03:28 pm

I only ever remember seeing cocktail Warlords'. Thought it was supposed to be that way cos you could have four players, and that the 2600 version was just cos you could only have two sticks at a time...or could you?

2600 version was played with 2 sets of 2 paddles I believe.

leapinlew · « **Reply #30 on:** June 04, 2007, 11:00:09 pm »

Quote from: Zakk on June 04, 2007, 10:54:48 pm

Quote from: shorthair on June 04, 2007, 09:03:28 pm
I only ever remember seeing cocktail Warlords'. Thought it was supposed to be that way cos you could have four players, and that the 2600 version was just cos you could only have two sticks at a time...or could you?
2600 version was played with 2 sets of 2 paddles I believe.

It was. 4 people playing warlords with paddles was a blast.

shorthair · « **Reply #31 on:** June 04, 2007, 11:15:44 pm »

I meant paddles, yeah. And I thought maybe it did have two ports a side. Just never knew anyone with four paddles.

BobA · « **Reply #32 on:** June 06, 2007, 04:11:24 pm »

Warlords cab listed in Free Items.

BobA

ChadTower · « **Reply #33 on:** June 07, 2007, 08:58:13 am »

Pot based or optical paddles?


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