7 Sep
2011
7 Sep
'11
2:10 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Toby Thain" <toby at telegraphics.com.au>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 7:30 PM
Subject: Re: Current metal values (was What's 6 Feet Tall and Weighs 1, 500
Pounds?)
On 06/09/11 4:17 PM, Paul Anderson wrote:
I guess somebody could rip out the gold/copper and leave the rest in some
ditch to decay and release the old lead solder and other heavy metals. Maybe
the rotting machine can be traced back to the original owner getting them
into trouble (easier to do with an expensive old mainframe then a C64
anyway).
I wonder what a Q-7 would be worth in scrap....
Here's a relatively new twist- I just lost a very nice local Unibus
system because the owner was worried about "environmental liability",
and they wanted it properly scraped. I've seen this several times now.
This is absurd bullshit and very sad.
--Toby
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> Paul
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