Scrapping hardware to get it off the books (RE: Is it a Lisa or Mac XL?!)

From: Christopher Smith <csmith_at_amdocs.com>
Date: Thu Nov 29 15:19:50 2001

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris [mailto:mythtech_at_Mac.com]


> I don't know the laws, but why shouldn't a scapper be allowed
> to sell the
> stuff in working condition? They are in the scrap business,
> and I would
> think once it is theirs, they should be allowed to sell it
> however they
> want (pulverize and sell as land fill, or repair and sell as working).

> Is there some law against selling the stuff in working condition?

I doubt it. There may be very few contracts that require this sort of
thing, but honestly, if the company scrapping the equipment was that worried
about it, they'd scrap it themselves. I have heard that NSA does this, and
that further they (to paraphrase) "slag their disks and post armed guards
around the slag."

Most companies likely just throw the stuff out and don't care what happens
to it afterwards.

Regards,

Chris


Christopher Smith, Perl Developer
Amdocs - Champaign, IL

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