Old computers are way too useful to throw out. I've got my old 486 in the basement doing shit for me still. They pretty much last forever if you treat them right.
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I've got a couple of P-Pros gathering dust. I've got an Athlon-600 in my basement that used to be a file server. Was too noisy, turned it off a year ago. I've just setup a P-II as a squid proxy for R&D at home. I've got 3 P-IIIs that I just got from work - they were destined for the trash. The entry level desktop at work is a P-4.
And Trenton State Computer Fair is next weekend - it calls me to gather more trash.