[Tfug] The $50.00 challenge

[P. Allen Trevethan, Jr.]

Check out http://www.auctiondepot.com... You might not
be able to stay under the $50, but you stay pretty cheap
for what you get...

Allen

> scott cowell wrote:
>
>>I have had an argument with a friend of mine and I was wondering if you
>>can give me input.  We have a working hypothesis that you can enjoy ANY
>>hobby in the world while spending a maximum of $50.00.  Of course, this
>>means you have to spend a lot more effort in reading and doing things,
>>but it can be done.  So my question is:  Is it possible to cobble a
>>computer together,  download Linux and all needed software and Only
>>spend $50.00 in the process??  Just a thought.
>>
>>
> Of course. As long as you don't mind used hardware, and as long as you
> don't mind hunting for a good deal.
>
> I've got an AlphaServer 800 5/333 that makes up a very small amount of
> a  whole truckload of DEC hardware my dad picked up at auction for a
> grand  total of $10. Granted, this is a fairly extreme example on the
> bang-for-buck scale, but it's not too terribly uncommon. You can always
>  find things that schools and random companies are casting off.
>
> According to current prices on EBay and various hits on Google, the
> individual components of the Alpha alone would have cost me almost $2k
> were I to purchase them individually from people who are more
> interested  in earning money than in simply getting rid of the parts.
>
> --
> Ammon Lauritzen
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