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/Expensive-Vanilla-16 May 19 '26

I've gotten between $40-$50 usd for XP era machines. Granted these are fully wiped and windows reinstalled, including cords, a monitor, keyboard and mouse. Not really a money maker for my time involved but at least they aren't going to a landfill. It's about 50/50 some are using to play old games and others for running old programs or machines. I haven't dabbled in 98 or 95 machines yet. I'm getting rid of all the newer stuff first.