I am here at the auto repair place having them work on my 15-year-old car while I am typing on a 15-year-old laptop. The car is a 2004 Toyoto Camry LE and you can see more details concerning the laptop here:
http://www.notebookreview.com/notebookreview/ibm-thinkpad-t42-review-pics-specs-2/
Of course, the very best way to get ahead financially is to drive a car until it falls apart. The laptop is another story. I have a newer laptop at home but what if I drop it? What if someone steals it? When it comes to hitting the road just to run errands I like to use this ancient laptop.
No, I would not ever try to run Windows on hardware this old. That would be a disaster! I am using the Bionic Beaver version of Lubuntu for those of you familiiar with that technology. 😀 😀 😀