[lug] Anyone else hate to get rid of old equipment?

[Kenneth D Weinert]

On 05/25/2010 05:33 PM, Nate Duehr wrote:
> On 5/25/2010 5:08 PM, Kenneth D Weinert wrote:
>> Amazing what one small post about a couple of outdated laptops spawned.
>>
>> It's been an interesting discussion.
>>
>>
> Mostly my fault.  I find the whole topic fascinating as a study in human
> behavior, emotions, and a whole lot of economics and ethics.

I wasn't pointing fingers :)

>
> Apologies if I went overboard.  I too, would like to know "What
> happens?" if I toss my old computers.  Seriously.  Got plenty of them to
> toss.  Or recycle.  Or something...

Well, I probably didn't do sufficient due diligence, but the porch full 
of the accumulated years of computer stuff is now gone.

I did keep the two laptops that started this whole thing, but a bunch of 
parts and pieces are now, if they are to be believed, being recycled 
into usable computers for someone, or just plain recycled.

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