You tell 'em that the mere 500 MHz P3 Linux box needs must go towards CA where a deserving One shall use it for umm educational purposes and, in that way - clear space. Saving the cost of landfill fee for decommissioning.
See? EZ.
Ashton
always willing to help clear a space.
might donate back a teeny Tek scope that 'needs a little work'
or a great Paperweight: tiniest Tek storage ceramic CRT ever - could you weld back the filament? :-\ufffd
PS - that hardware is equivalent to the natives bringing donations of tuna to the Cat God [see Bizzarro, last Sun comics section]