@vga256 me anytime I buy an old laptop off eBay that's listed as untested/for parts. Thankfully every one so far has either worked completely fine with minor cosmetic damage, or immaculate condition cosmetically but a faulty battery or disk/disc drive
Retro computer enthusiasts. If you have an sd card storage setup for your old MSDOS computers, @adafruit has micro sd cards in capacities of 64, 128, 256, and 512 MEGABYTES! paired with a micro sd to sd adaptor, they're perfect for systems with storage size constraints https://www.adafruit.com/product/5252
Got paid today for the first time at the new job. Feels good to actually be able to pay bills on time. And have money left over to save for future tech projects.
Retro computer enthusiast, software archivist, Linux hobbyist. Lover of beige plastics and trackball mice. I post and boost all sorts of retro and Linux stuff. Currently daily driving #Win10 (Tiny10) and #DebianCaptain of The Byte Pirates!