1966 Mag: Build NE-2 Neon Bulb Computer - scan available

William Donzelli wrote: Anyone know how much that buys you in the grand scheme of things? It uses resources to move dead devices around, strip them to component parts, then move things like PCBs elsewhere for final materials reclaimation - particularly if the scheme involves something really dumb like shipping them by boat halfway around the world. I suspect the recycling step can actually be more harmful than burying the old thing locally and building a replacement from (local) raw materials. I can't help thinking it'd be much nicer to simply build stuff that lasts longer in the first place, and work at educating people about buying products based on what they actually *need* it to do rather than buying something just because it's new and therefore assumed to be better. Maybe make "repairability" a marketing feature too, along with publicising product lifespan (see other post). </soapbox>