31 May
2001
31 May
'01
8:13 a.m.
HP's on the bandwagon to scrap the old iron and make room for them to sell
LOTS more....see this
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/feature_stories/takeback.htm
31 May
31 May
9:07 a.m.
Date sent: Thu, 31 May 2001 15:13:40 -0500
Subject: Another way to kill the classics
From: "Russ Blakeman" <rhblake(a)bigfoot.com>
To: "Classic Computer List" <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
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HP's on the bandwagon to scrap the old iron and
make room for them to sell
LOTS more....see this
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/feature_stories/takeback.htm
I was worried, too...so I wrote to them, and got back the
following reply:
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Thank you for you inquiry regarding the potential relics we might receive
from this program. It is my hope that we do receive
older products that
remind us all of the humble beginnings of this industry and this
company.
We have been operating this facility for over 10 years and have seen a wide
variety of older products. So much so, that processes are in place to
prevent these types of items from entering our shredders. Items that have
historic significance are made available to the Archive museums in Palo Alto
for both HP and Agilent Technologies. In fact, we have retrieved several
products that now reside there including a Sanborn Electrocardiograph
machine (HP purchased Sanborn in 1961) that was built in 1939.
Rest assured these antiques will not be recycled.
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Of course, who knows what else they consider "antiques"?
Stan Sieler sieler(a)allegro.com
www.allegro.com/sieler/wanted/index.html www.allegro.com/sieler
9:16 a.m.
HP's on the bandwagon to scrap the old iron and
make room for them to sell
LOTS more....see this
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/feature_stories/takeback.htm
I hope that free box of Herbal Tea they sent me the other day wasnt recycled
Tea ;)
But, this doesnt surprise me much comming from HP. They always liked to run
a lot of trade-in rebate programs, where they would accept not only their
own outdated products, but other competitors as well, so they needed some
method to get rid of the stuff. There toner recycling program is a joke
though, why pay money to ship empty toners to be destroyed, when you can
have em remanufactured and thus reused for a lot less money? Because that
if you remanufacture them, HP would make less money, thats why..
-Larry LeMay
10:17 a.m.
At 03:13 PM 5/31/01 -0500, Russ Blakeman wrote:
HP's on the bandwagon to scrap the old iron and
make room for them to sell
LOTS more....see this
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/feature_stories/takeback.htm
And I see they charge for this?
Wow! What a deal! They make money and we pay them extra.
And I think we can all get 4 - 10 cents per pound from our local scrap dealers.
What's the going rate for "breakage" in your town?
Best,
Nick
Los Angeles
(my first post on this list, so hello everyone)
Nicholas Gessler
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