confidential info on old harddrives.
>
> Hmmmm... with fond respect accorded to My Learned
> Colleague... this tautology seems a bit specious.
>
> So I would rather propose the following scenaria:
>
> You find a "perfect-10" Magnesium GridCase at a local thriftshop
> for $5.. you talk them down to $3 and it's yours. Upon firing it
> up, you find:
>
> A) the entire 'black book' of a notorious drug lord... databases,
> names, addresses, spreadsheets, etc. Among the names are various
> prominent politicians, celebrities, and others. It is clear they
> have been.... misbehaving.
>
One call to the DEA with date stamped reciept handy.
>
> B) The complete record of a well known high-profile psychiatrist,
> including some very 'private' info on, again, various Famous Folk.
> A few of these Folk are in "positions of trust", and the info would
> tend to utterly disqualify them from those positions.
>
delete. were i a reporter, I'm sure it would be a different outcome.
>
> C) The business and research records of a successful competitor of
> yours... all of the data required to smash them like a slimy bug
> and take over sole dominance in your market.
>
/=^) go through it with a fine tooth comb, report any wrong doings to the proper
authorities...
-AND/OR-
combine his/her knowledge/experience with mine.... try to get better... ok, ok
smash him like a bug!
>
> Ball's in your court. All you *really* wanted was the computer...
>
in situation C, i really got a bonus!
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