17 Feb
2003
17 Feb
'03
4:33 a.m.
At 09:37 AM 2/17/03 -0800, you wrote:
On Mon, 17 Feb 2003, Joe wrote:
That was some government bureaucrat's idea of "de-mil"ing it. Their
requirement is that it "must be destroyed beyond it's intended useage" so
they dumped a big pile of stuff out onto a parking lot, then piled it in a dumpster and
let it sit in the rain for about 6 months. It's a good thing that they don't know
how tough the HP stuff is! This particular item was a HP 9825. When I found it the case
halves were ajar, about 1/4 of the keys were missing, it was full of water and it was
scrapped all to hell. I bought it from the scrap guy for parts for a couple of dollars but
I decided to dry it out and test it before I gutted it. Imagine my surprise when it worked
perfectly!
Joe
...thrown out of four story windows into onto
pavement...
What's the story behind that one?