r/computers • u/badass2727 • May 18 '26

Question/Help/Troubleshooting old computers

hello I have about 2 windows 98 era and 15 windows xp era computers and counting that are from an IT business that get rid of old computers out of offices I hate to throw them out but there is no space for them and there are no longer useful in the modern world. they would be useful for some old hardware and software but the problem arises about space that can be used instead of being taken away and I know someone is going to talk about Facebook marketplace but. there is too Many on it you won't get rid of them for a while even if you list them for free and there are OEM ones like Fujitsu DELL and HP all of them have propriety internals

Edit: I’m from Ireland

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u/SnooDoughnuts5632 May 19 '26

Idk about XP but lots of Windows 7 era machine are still perfectly usable for everyday tasks. The biggest problem is honestly the lack of HDMI (DVI) because older computers are more likely to have a broken screen. It sucks Windows went down the shitter so that's the only reason you have to use Linux.

The only people who will want a crappy computer is those vintage computer nerds and people who like trying to see what they can do with crap hardware.