Where do old computers go when they die? (Score 2)

It's really sort of sad. I remember being so impressed when I saw my first 486 run windows 3.1. I wondered how anyone could possibly afford to have one in their house. Those were the days one could accurately judge the speed of a machine by how fast it could run the 'starfield simulation' screensaver. Now, most 486's can only aspire to holding doors open, or keeping the car from rolling during an oil change. Someday not to far in the future, we'll be able to brag about living the pre-gigahertz days. The "new" generations will wonder how we managed.