Macs, IBM systems, roms, etc etc...

From: John R. Keys Jr. <jrkeys_at_concentric.net>
Date: Thu Aug 20 19:52:42 1998

You will get a free pass to the museum, I started talking with the State
today to setup my non profit status and to get help from them (read money)
for the museum. John
At 10:03 AM 8/20/98 -0500, you wrote:
>At 09:09 PM 8/19/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>
>> Anyway, one of my bosses, the asset manager, is actively trying to
>>dispose of pallets of stuff. So if someone out there can actually buy
>>quite a bit, that might be nice... apparently last year he made 300
>>bucks selling all systems to scrap dealers that melted it all for the
>>metal content. bummer.)
>
>You have to wonder if it's more important for some people to simply
>"get rid of" something, than to find it put to good use. If these
>machines are functional, the companies involved could value the PR
>from donating them to good causes more than the few hundred dollars
>of scrap value.
>
>An enterprising person could estimate the potential return on
>buying the palettes and reselling the parts. If these systems
>are functional, I have no doubt you could set yourself up in
>business, buying the machines, stripping them, learning about
>reviving them, reconfiguring them, and then reselling them.
>It would be a good summer job for a school kid, or even an
>adult. :-)
>
>SCSI hard drives hold their value a bit longer than other types.
>RAM that still functions can be reused. Even dead RAM chips
>have value - search the net, you'll find people who buy SIMMs
>at discount prices, then desolder the individual chips and
>reassemble working SIMMs.
>
>John R. Keys Jr. - when are you opening a shop where we can
>buy all the stuff you've hoarded?
>
>- John
>
>
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Received on Thu Aug 20 1998 - 19:52:42 BST