In message <12e2e8984e.Bryan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Bryan <bryanpage1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > In a roundabout way I work for a company that works for a company that > works for Total (pronounced Toe-tarl), the petrol people. > > Having got all that out of the way, today I discovered Total are > rolling out brand new PC's with Windows XP, replacing the existing > ageing (not sure how old) Dell PC's with Windows 2000 Professional. > From what I understand the old PC's will be 'cleared down' (I assume > no operating system, no data) and passed on to a company that will > process the 'silver' and 'gold' content of these machines (what a > waste). > > I don't know what spec these machines are (I will try to find out) but > am interested in people that might like one of these and if I can get > them what price they might be prepared to pay (be realistic). > > If there are enough of you I will approach Total and ask the question. > > Regards, > > Bryan > Hi Bryan Thanks for the offer. I am certainly interested. However, space is at a premium here, so I would have difficulty fitting in another large case computer, but a laptop would be ideal. However, please see what you can discover, and then I will be able to give you a more definate answer. Enjoy you Christmas. John -- John Graham