If your employer isn't throwing old computers away, check newspaper ads or stop by a store that sells used computer equipment. Jim Pierce, owner of Rhode Island Computer Consultants in Providence, said there is a demand for some of the old machines. Pierce said at that price, he would probably throw in a 2,400-baud model. There's no question that a fast computer, a speedy modem are the way to go if you can afford it. But if you don't have the cash, or are just one of those people who can't give up your technological treasures, you're not out of luck.
Admission is free.
The meeting begins at 7 p.m. and is free. The Boston Computer Society's Rhode Island PC Users Group will discuss Internet tools at 7 p.m. in the East Conference room of the Community College of Rhode Island, Warwick. The meeting is free. Timothy C. Barmann is a Journal-Bulletin staff writer. His column runs every other Sunday on the On Line page.