>>106881737
you can get e-waste tier machines for free. Throw some minimalist Linux (or NetBSD or something) on it. It'll be like a first-gen C2D with 2GB of RAM, so you aren't gonna have 50 tabs open, but it'll work.

actually if all you need is email and a text editor you can get by with a whole lot less than that if you're willing to live in a terminal.