I have a friend (Yes, Virginia, I have two friends) who's been a DEC
repairman for many years. He now wants to get rid of the accumulated a lot
of stuff in his barn, and has asked me to help get rid of it.
I'm not sure I have the time to make a complete catalogue of all his stuff.
Anyway, I know squat about big iron, and therefore don't know what's
valuable to people.
Please, therefore, email me with your wants -- anything from, "I'll take
anything" to "keep an eye out for this widget". I have no idea what he wants
for all of this, bit I doubt he's out to gouge.
manney_at_hmcltd.net
pgphoto_at_ragemail.com
P Manney
"Y1K caused the Dark Ages."
Thousands of discounted photo items at
http://www.hmcltd.net/pgphoto
-----Original Message-----
From: Colan Mitchell <cdrmool_at_interlog.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Wednesday, May 26, 1999 4:37 PM
Subject: confidential info on old harddrives.
>
>If this is a ? thats been dealt with before I joined the list my
>apologies.
> I repeatedly come across personal and confidential information on
>discarded computers. I sit and shake my head in shock. Lawyers seem to
>be the worst. I have considered contacting the original owners and
>educating them about practicing safe hex but, especially in the case of
>lawyers and women, don't want to have them freak out and think I'm being
>weird and calling the police. On the other hand I feel that I should do
>something. In the end I just format the drives and forget about it.
> Has anyone experienced contacting an original owner? What was the
>response. This is something that I've not read about in the media as Y2K
>and Hackers get all the press but I suspect this is a bigger potential
>problem.
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>Colan
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Received on Mon May 31 1999 - 01:27:22 BST