On Fri, 23 May 2003, Mike Ford wrote:
> I stopped by one of my more rare to visit scrappers, and was disappointed
> to see a number of 8" floppy drives mashed up in a huge bin of other drives
> with aluminum frames. To prevent this requires I offer him enough more to
> carefully handle and set aside these drives than he is getting for aluminum
> scrap.
>
> So, whats an 8" floppy drive in unknown working state worth?
$5-$10?
> I also have to wonder what potentially NEAT thing these drives came out of
> too. Sigh. Its a fine line you have to walk with scrappers, pay enough to
> make it worthwhile to them, but not give them the idea that treasure might
> be in there junkpile.
Robotics?
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