FW: Old IDE hard drives

From: Kelly Leavitt <CCTalk_at_catcorner.org>
Date: Sat Jan 17 08:31:47 2004

I've been having server troubles and never saw this come accross. Anyway, I
think it's a good idea for getting rid of old PC junk, rather than just
tossing them in the landfill.


> From: Joe Stevenson
> To: Classic Computers Mailing List
> Sent: 1/13/2004 7:41 AM
> Subject: Old IDE hard drives

> Is there any interest in older IDE hard drives, 170-540MB?
> I listed them on eBay, but got no response. I probably should have
> posted them to the list, but I wasn't sure that was allowed, so I
> didn't.

Well, if no one else makes a claim, the older smaller capacity drives are
usually in demand for amateur radio clubs. I have a reserve here for my
local club (in northern NJ). As an incentive, most of these clubs in the US
are 501(c)3 corporations. You would be able to take these as a tax
deduction. Find comparables on a refurb site, save the comparable resale
value from when you donate as documentation of a resonable price, and count
them as donations at the end of the year.

Much of this also applies to older 486 computers. A lot of the software
still used on the packet backbone (where it still exists) will not run on
newer machines.

Of course, I am not an accountant (IANAA?), so please verify all of this,
especially the comparables bit.

Kelly
Received on Sat Jan 17 2004 - 08:31:47 GMT