2 Feb
2006
2 Feb
'06
6:57 p.m.
On Thursday 02 February 2006 10:19 am, Richard wrote:
What is mostly frustrating is that they don't just
wipe hard drives
from computers, they *remove* them. So there are all these computers
out there, some of which are interesting, but don't have any kind of
storage to go with them. If you thought it was difficult to find
classic computers, try getting isolated storage units for classic
computers!
This is probably also the case at the "state surplus" in Harrisburg (PA).
They used to sell more or less complete systems, but a while back some idiot
of a reporter got a hold of some and bleated all over about how he found a
bunch of personal information on one of the drives, including data on people
and their social security numbers etc. So now they sell no hard drives at
all. :-(
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Member of the toughest, meanest, deadliest, most unrelenting -- and
ablest -- form of life in this section of space, a critter that can
be killed but can't be tamed. --Robert A. Heinlein, "The Puppet Masters"
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Information is more dangerous than cannon to a society ruled by lies. --James
M Dakin