On 03/25/2018 07:32 PM, Guy N. via cctalk wrote: > The new sysadmin at work is clearing out closets full of junk^H^H^H^H > cool old stuff accumulated by the previous sysadmin. There's a big > carton full of PATA hard disks. Most of them are in the 4.3 GB - 20 GB > range, a few larger, a few smaller. > > Anyone have any use for these? You can have them for the cost of > shipping, or free for local pickup in Bothell, WA. They're going to be > recycled as scrap if I don't find a home for them.
I'm surprised that your sysadmin is allowing this to happen. Many large outfits have a policy of sending any hard disk, regardless of content to the industrial shredders. --Chuck