I got a new used computer!
Posted: Sat Sep 30, 2006 7:09 am
In keeping with my tradition of never buying a new machine, I won an auction at work for surplus hardware.
I got a P-3 600 machine for $30.08 with XP and a 21" monitor (old but works great) for $6.00!!!
The $0.08 was inserted into my bid in case anyone else bid within the last 5 seconds like I did. It worked, because with 10 seconds to go, the bids were in the high $20's and going up a dollar at a time. Someone else bid $30 with about 5 seconds to go, and my 8 cents clinched it. Gotta love it!
Now we will have a total of 3 computers lined up on several tables, with an 8-foot bench. We have a regular computer lab going. This will really help with 3 kids addicted to Runescape.
I got a P-3 600 machine for $30.08 with XP and a 21" monitor (old but works great) for $6.00!!!
The $0.08 was inserted into my bid in case anyone else bid within the last 5 seconds like I did. It worked, because with 10 seconds to go, the bids were in the high $20's and going up a dollar at a time. Someone else bid $30 with about 5 seconds to go, and my 8 cents clinched it. Gotta love it!
Now we will have a total of 3 computers lined up on several tables, with an 8-foot bench. We have a regular computer lab going. This will really help with 3 kids addicted to Runescape.