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Makuma Server

The Makuma server is still giving me fits. But, I guess it's to be expected. It's a Pentium 1 machine running at maybe 150 MHz. The hard drive is going on five years old. The server has spent the past year and a half in Makuma, a warm and humid spot in the jungle with high humidity. On top of that, the power is intermittent there, and the server has been shut down improperly more than a few times when the power went off unexpectedly. So it should come as no surprise that this drive is failing. The problem I'm facing now is what to do next. I don't have another computer to put out there, nor do I have any drives that I can get to work in this machine. Maybe it's time to think about buying another computer to put out there. If I do, that will likely raise the rate I'll need to charge those two clients for e-mail. Unless they want to buy their own computer and I'll install the necessary software. Or, maybe there is someone who'd like to donate a computer, new or used? Whatever I decide, I need to get the process rolling, as I'm sure the two clients are really missing their e-mail right now.