-----Original Message-----
From: Ethan Dicks <ethan_dicks_at_yahoo.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Thursday, October 28, 1999 3:19 PM
Subject: Re: What's an RX01 drive worth to a commercial user?
>
>
>--- John B <dylanb_at_sympatico.ca> wrote:
>> >Well... reasonable cuts both ways. Perhaps I should have said, "I want
to
>> >gouge them, but not so much they buy one from someone else... how bad
can
>> >I make it hurt?" Is that better? ;-)
>> >
>>
>> I wonder if they will make YOU *hurt* when they go to get rid of the
>> equipment they have.
>
>I used to work there. I *can't* get the cool stuff out.
You have to pay something for the equipment.. more than the scrappers. You
told me yourself you don't like to pay much for any of this equipment - and
companies don't put up with that. I have dealt with many very large
companies and they ALWAYS sell to the highest bidder (I haven't lost a
system to a scrapper yet). If they still won't give up the equipment for
scrap(never happened to me yet) then go to a local high school and get them
to type up a request letter. I have NEVER had any corporation turn down a
high school for scrap equipment. Generally you can work out in the letter
that you will help the school get *some* of the equipment and make it useful
for them to use.
I had a case where Ontario Paper had not approved a piece of equipment for
disposal yet. (a REAL old 1950's mini). After receiving the letter they
released the mini to the school and asked me to take everything else in case
I could make it run for other schools.
Bottom line is if you get on the bidder list with the asset disposal people
then you should never lose a system unless you are bidding too low.
Companies do not care about "rescuing".....
>All of it goes in
>containers to scrappers. They have a room with three 11/44's, TC11's on
>each and several TU55's. I was unable to get any cooperation in rescuing
>any of it when the room gets emptied.
>
>I watched as a box with 100+ UNIBUS boards was loaded onto a forklift, core
>boards on top. It all went to the melter.
>
>They are a large company with inflexible large company policied. I have no
>pity for Lucent.
>
>-ethan
>
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Received on Thu Oct 28 1999 - 16:42:48 BST