> > I guess the only good thing about this is that at least
> > these computers did not end up at the scrappers. It
> > appears that there are numerous salvageable items in
> > this lot. Maybe some other failing 11/40s will live
> > again because of these neglected ones that were left
> > out in the weather. It does look like things weather
> > better in Sunny California than they do here in South
> > Carolina. You would not want to see what they would
> > look like if they had been sitting out in the weather
> > here for 15 years.
On Sun, 9 May 2004, Teo Zenios wrote:
> In Ohio they would have been a rusty spot in the grass. I wonder what they
> were thinking having those units in a yard 15 years uncovered, maybe they
> were waiting on the scrap value to rise enough to be able to scrap them?
Not quite. He got them from a dumpster. His employer had promised
him office/storage space (contractually obligated, but amount not
specified), but reneged. He had once planned to do something with
the machines, but got overwhelmed with other problems, including
rapidly decreasing storage space.
We all spend more on storage than on housing.
It's too bad that he didn't release the stuff sooner.
BTW, although I was the one who passed on the offer to the list,
it was the OTHER Fred who participated in the rescue.
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Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin_at_xenosoft.com
Received on Sun May 09 2004 - 14:01:20 BST