6 Mar
2003
6 Mar
'03
6:07 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tillman, Edward" <Edward.Tillman(a)valero.com>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 2:45 AM
Subject: Locating older systems & parts... (was: RE: making disk images)
Hmm... And which "Texas" might that be?
Sure isn't here...
I've heard many Texans on the list say something like `I passed up the quad
Xeon box at the salvation army 'cause it only had a half-gig of ram and they
wanted 45 bucks for it.' Ok, maybe not quite like that, but the stuff they
talked about would *never* be seen in a local store, or priced higher than
new. Literally. The local $thrift_store_charities are hell-bent on making
a profit, and it bugs the crap outta me to see them selling junk, for
obscene prices, to poor people who might not know any better. Whoops--
sorry. </rant>
Most of the Salvation Army, Good Will and other similar stores in San
Antonio tend to throw away computers and parts. But, you never know when
that's going to happen, so ya gotta dive their dumpsters daily. Often,
all
you come away with is the stench. (Why do they always
seem to park these
places next to Class-D or 1-star restaurants?!)
Around here, they just started enforcing the
felony-to-take-it-outta-the-donation-bin laws, and I've a hunch they'd apply
it to the dumpsters too. The city has also started enforcing the
it's-litter-if-it-ain't-in-the-bin laws, it'll be interesting to see what
happens the first time they bust someone for taking somerthing from outside
the bin.
Ed Tillman
Bob