lechekaflan@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoIf you're fond of restoring 30-year-old PCs, but then you see some old PC parts being obliterated by scrappers just to get small pitiful pinches of gold.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square39linkfedilinkarrow-up1178arrow-down120
arrow-up1158arrow-down1imageIf you're fond of restoring 30-year-old PCs, but then you see some old PC parts being obliterated by scrappers just to get small pitiful pinches of gold.lemmy.worldlechekaflan@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square39linkfedilink
minus-squareAnnoyed_🦀 @lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·3 months agoPeople reusing 30yo computer is legendary, as in the rarity.
minus-squareMonkderVierte@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoIndustry use. Pretty common.
minus-squarevillage604linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoI don’t think most industries are buying used consumer electronics.
minus-squareMonkderVierte@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-23 months agoNo, what i meant is, industry has pretty often a old DOS, NT or XP running on original hardware.
minus-squarevillage604linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoI know, but the problem OP has is with people recycling consumer electronics that never would have been used for industrial purposes.
People reusing 30yo computer is legendary, as in the rarity.
Industry use. Pretty common.
I don’t think most industries are buying used consumer electronics.
No, what i meant is, industry has pretty often a old DOS, NT or XP running on original hardware.
I know, but the problem OP has is with people recycling consumer electronics that never would have been used for industrial purposes.