I have an OLD Toshiba T3100 Portable that I would like to find some use for. So far I have not been able to come up with a solution. It just seems too good to junk however, I am at a lose trying to figure what to use it for other than a door stop. Right now it is just gathering dust in my closet. Any ideas would be welcome.


Toshiba T3100 Portable PC
80286-2 processor @ a clock rate of 8 megahertz
640 K RAM
integrated 3 1/2" fixed disk drive 10 M
double sided/density 3 1/2" diskette
high resolution plasma display
parallel port
standard 9 pin RS-232-C serial port
external RGB display connector

One possibility for unused computers in working condition is to donate to school children.

Here is one group that facilitates this world wide:

Donate Your Get One - OLPC

If you want to donate your own laptop, consider joining others in donating to a local school or group where kids can learn together, in a well-supported environment. OLPC encourages individuals to initiate their own regional community groups,

OLPC's grassroots mailing list is a great place to find others who will work with you here.

Here is a more general Google:

laptop donations to schools - Google Search

Originally Posted by jephree

One possibility for unused computers in working condition is to donate to school children.

I live in Florida (USA) and tried several times to donate old working PCs, printers, monitors, etc. to local school/church charities. They only want newer state of the art stuff. I find it rather frustrating.

Maybe a working doorstop?

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Originally Posted by rokytnji

Maybe a working doorstop?

I tried that but kept tripping over it. Maybe you can use it in your shop as a chalk block/bike stand.

On a serious note, I tried unsucessfully to find a old Linux distro for a 286. Maybe I'll try pulling it apart and upgrading to a 386. The worst that could happen is I end up junking it.