Rocking an Old PC? Crucial Wants to Know (and May Reward You with a New Rig)
Rocking an Old PC? Crucial Wants to Know (and May Reward You with a New Rig)
Posted 05/23/2011 at 9:54am
| by Paul Lilly
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There's not need to be embarrassed for owning an old -- really old -- PC that barely gets from point A to point B without coughing up a hairball. There's something to be said for that kind of loyal commitment and frugal tenacity (do we even need to mention gas prices?). But hey, maybe it's time to think about moving on. If it's fated to be, you could win a new rig for doing nothing more than sharing your name and email address with Crucial, and a few details about your one-legged system.
First things first. Maximum PC is in no way affiliated with Crucial's "Oldest Computer & Owner Couple Sweepstakes." This is Crucial's thing, not ours, we just figured if there's a chance you could win a new PC, you'd want to know about it (we're cool like that). Savvy? Great, let's move one.
Crucial says it will randomly select one lucky winner to receive a brand new Asus Eee PC T101MT multi-touch tablet PC. All you have do to enter is fork over your full name, email address, the make/model of your old PC, number of years together, best memories together, and your birthdate (must be 18 years or older to enter). Doesn't sound so bad, eh? And hey, it's open to Canadian residents, too.
You'll find more details and an entry form here. Best of luck to any of you who enter!
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xeridian
May 24, 2011 at 2:06am
Man, I knew I shouldn't have gotten rid of my Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer from Radio Shack...
Kinetic
May 23, 2011 at 4:51pm
I wonder if my Atari 800 XL would count? It still works, so hey, why not give it a shot. Got a few old macs too, but nothing that outdates that.
ForthStone
May 23, 2011 at 1:26pm
Man! I finally upgraded my moms computer a year ago! Too bad. Really funny contest though.
aarcane
May 23, 2011 at 1:14pm
Aaah, I still would, if all my old PCs hadn't gotten lost in the moves.
p47riot
May 23, 2011 at 12:52pm
Oh I am all over this. I was deciding which old rig to enter, since I practically have a museum of antiquated systems that I refuse to get rid of. Ultimately I chose to enter my IBM DX4/100, since it's the oldest system that I've legitimately owned (16 years.) I almost went with my still functional Tandy 1000, but I thought I might be cheating with that one--it was a nostalgia find on craigslist about 6 years ago from a guy who was giving away the complete system in the box. My first comp was a Tandy and I wanted to reminisce. :)
Anyway, may the best compu-saurus win!!
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