With a 30-30?
On 07/12/2016 11:57 AM, Glen Waldrop wrote:
Beat me to it
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*From:* Josh Luthman <mailto:j...@imaginenetworksllc.com>
*To:* af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>
*Sent:* Tuesday, July 12, 2016 1:55 PM
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] old laptops
That's why you drill a few 1/4" holes.
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On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 2:26 PM, Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com
<mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com>> wrote:
My oldest son works with the cyber crimes law enforcement folks.
He claims the FBI can still get good stuff from a disk that has
been hammered.
*From:* Bruce Robertson <mailto:br...@pooh.com>
*Sent:* Tuesday, July 12, 2016 12:24 PM
*To:* af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] old laptops
My technique for destroying old disks is to take them out of the
laptop and then pound them a few times with a sledgehammer.
Seems to do the trick.
On 07/12/2016 10:45 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote:
486 with WinME ... face it, they’re e-waste.
Find an electronics recycler that will guarantee they’ll wipe
or destroy the disks and won’t charge to take them off your hands.
If they work and have an Ethernet port and maybe a serial
port, keep at least one of them around for when you need to
program equipment. And if they have a diskette drive and
CD/DVD drive, maybe keep one around in case you need to read
one of those. New “ultrabooks” tend to assume everything is
WiFi and stored in the cloud.
*From:* Simon Westlake <mailto:simon@sonar.software>
*Sent:* Tuesday, July 12, 2016 11:57 AM
*To:* af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] old laptops
If they are that old, I doubt they have too much value for
charities. You'd probably be lucky to give them away, I have a
few that aren't even as old as that, and I haven't been able
to find anyone that wants them.
I would just take them to Goodwill if you don't want them to
go to waste, putting the OS back on them would probably help
most people.
On 7/12/2016 11:49 AM, Chuck McCown wrote:
Some of them have Windows ME on them.... 486 machines.
*From:* Bruce Robertson <mailto:br...@pooh.com>
*Sent:* Tuesday, July 12, 2016 10:48 AM
*To:* af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] old laptops
Chuck has 'em, not me!
On 07/12/2016 09:44 AM, Tim Reichhart wrote:
Bruce
what kind of laptops you got? I am always looking for
laptops for my wisp.
Tim
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From: "Glen Waldrop"
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To: af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>
Date: 07/12/16 12:40 PM
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] old laptops
If you did I'd wipe and reload.
Anyone going to a thrift store for a computer is either
poor and likely can't do anything with it if there is a
problem or possibly a techie, they'll wipe and reload
regardless.
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*From:* Chuck McCown <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com>
*To:* <mailto:af@afmug.com>af@afmug.com
<mailto:af@afmug.com>
*Sent:* Tuesday, July 12, 2016 11:38 AM
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] old laptops
I am wondering if they have much value for
charities. I suppose thrift stores sell them.
Should I leave the OS on them?
*From:* Bruce Robertson <mailto:br...@pooh.com>
*Sent:* Tuesday, July 12, 2016 10:36 AM
*To:* <mailto:af@afmug.com>af@afmug.com
<mailto:af@afmug.com>
*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] old laptops
Wipe the disks and donate them to a charity.
On 07/12/2016 09:34 AM, Chuck McCown wrote:
What should I do with a tower of old laptops
stacking up at my house.� I hate to toss them.�
I am sure most of them can be made to work, perhaps
with a new battery.�
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