8 Dec
2005
8 Dec
'05
10:23 a.m.
> my company that i work for has just
decommissioned an hp9000 system
> for scrap and 11 dec vt420's circa 1991, unopened, with keyboards.
> they did not give option on taking them or buying them =/
> don't you hate it when the bean counters get involved because they
that, little underground networks within the company
form up to make sure
that certain items are decommissioned and go to certain employees. You can
see where this is going.
Make friends for when things come up in the future.
99% of the time decomissioned scrap (excepting possibly mainframes and
things on a <10 year devaluation) is considered worthless and all you need
is friends in the right places.
To paraphrase William, things will go to certain employees, where you
are the certain employee.
BTW, don't spend too much time doing this, your priorities have to be
on your job or the bean counters will give you another kind of surprise.
John A.