• lightnegative@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    “send to landfill”.

    No. Just because it can’t run newer Windows versions doesn’t automatically mean it gets catapulted to the landfill

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      8 months ago

      When I was a residential garbage collector, I saved close to a dozen computers from the landfill that just needed a quick cleaning. A lot of people will get rid of their year old Alienware once it fills with cat hair.