J wrote:
> "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message
>>
>>> 17" Viewsonic P775 monitor
>>> AMD Thunderbird 1000 processor
>>> Asus A7V Socket A motherboard (with Promise controller)
>>> 512mb Ram
>>> Asus GeForce2 video card (deluxe model, I forget the name)
>>> SB Live Gold sound card
>>> 2 hard drives (60gb each, 120 total)
>>> Network card (I forget the name, but it's a good one)
>>> 450w Antec power supply
>>> Original Windows XP CD
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>> prob $200 or so.
>> it's woth that much...but in today's market...it might be hard
>> to get... so since he did not give you any special deal on the
>> car... i guess you need not give him any special deal on the
>> comp>
>>
>> btw: my estimate may be off a bit... so you may want to check on
>> ebay
>
> Guys, come on.. the original XP copy (/w certificate) is worth
> more than half of that. And even the most generic 17" monitor is
> worth more than $100, and this is a Viewsonic. We cracked the
> $200 mark just with XP and the monitor. Don't tell me the whole
> thing is worth no more than $200 at the very most. :(

Well, I have a better attitude towards older machines. I would
certainly give you $300 FOB my address, provided it has ECC memory,
or even capability. Without ECC it is a disaster waiting to
happen. I don't consider XP an advantage though.

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