21 Apr
1999
21 Apr
'99
9:53 a.m.
> In the
case of DEC parts, having a dumpster-dived copy of the "Option/Module
> Hardware List" stamped "DEC Confidential" all over it helps a little
> bit :-).
The holy grail of DEC dumpster divers everywhere.
Unfortunately, mine stayed at DEC when I left. I was a good boy when
I left.
From what I know about DEC security at the
facilities I've visited,
you'd have a hard time sneaking out the
multi-thousand-page list
without looking at least a little bit suspicious.
I'm lucky in that I've never been a DEC employee nor have any of the NDA's
I've signed with them been applicable outside a very limited range of
data.
The whole company was a lot looser in the mid '80's and looser than
that before then. The more closed they became the worse things got.
There are some on-line resources, including Digital's Electronic
Store and the Digital Assisted Services catalogs, which can be
useful. Unfortunately the Electronic Store was phased out over
a year ago and the DAS online catalogs are being phased out as part
of the merger with Compaq.
Tim.
Bill
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