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This could be work or recreational related. Anything you've done that you sit back and go "hell yeah I did that". I'm typically wary of working on cars because I have big hands and no auto specialty tools. But, I was able to make a pretty involved (for me) repair last week and I've felt really great about it since. What about you?

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[–] sheridan@lemmy.world 23 points 4 days ago (4 children)

I bought a Pentium II 450Mhz Dell tower for $40 at a flea market recently. It was in great condition except for missing a hard drive. Installed a 32gb ssd with a SATA to IDE converter kit and installed Windows 98. It works! This was my first time doing something like this.

Looking for a good graphics card now. I want a VooDoo 2 but those are like $300 on ebay.

[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 3 points 4 days ago

Yo, I just set a Dell Inspirion 4600 out on the curb. Free! No HD. It'll run Linux.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Keep on looking at eBay! If you don't have to have an exact model, sometimes you can score deals. I outfitted my 486SX with cards from Romania for cheap!

You’ll be playing Unreal Tournament in no time!

[–] Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago

Windows 98 is wild hahahaha.