What's the weirdest thing that you've ever found inside acomputer?

From: David V. Corbin <dvcorbin_at_optonline.net>
Date: Mon Jun 14 13:29:51 2004

They were returned (re-sealed) to the company where the person was employed.
We had been unable to locate the person directly.

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>>> Subject: RE: What's the weirdest thing that you've ever
>>> found inside acomputer?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> > -----Original Message-----
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>>> > On Behalf Of David V. Corbin
>>> > Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 4:37 AM
>>> > To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'
>>> > Subject: RE: What's the weirdest thing that you've ever
>>> found inside
>>> > acomputer?
>>> >
>>> > Aside from the assorted small dead animal (typically rodent).....
>>> >
>>> > In 1994 +/- I acquired an old PDP-11. Inside was a packet
>>> of papers
>>> > (carefully conceled in a sealed envelope) that contained a persons
>>> divorce
>>> > decree as well as last will and testement. These did NOT
>>> belong to the
>>> > previous owner, but rather (after some research) to an
>>> employee of the
>>> > owner before that!
>>>
>>> That's creepy! It's sort of like finding someone's diary.
>>>
>>> Did you return the documents to the original owner?
>>>
>>>
Received on Mon Jun 14 2004 - 13:29:51 BST

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