Depending on the state of the computer at the time of it's retirement I may donate the entire pc or parts of it to charitable organizations that put computers in the hands of those less fortunate or with disabilities or I donate the entire pc or parts of it to the high school computer club. If I have parts that are truly dead I will re-purpose those for other things. I salvage capacitors, resistors, relays, connectors, and sometimes ic's for use in other projects. I've used pc boards to make pen holders and will occasionally use odds and ends items to make something creative.
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