Subj : Re: Day to day uses for retro computers
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Bob Worm
Date : Tue Aug 08 2023 20:19:58

  Re: Re: Day to day uses for retro computers
  By: poindexter FORTRAN to Spectre on Tue Aug 08 2023 07:20:00

 >  At one of my recent jobs in 2016, my new boss told me that before I'd
 >  come in, they e-wasted pallets of old crap my predecessor hadn't gotten
 >  around to disposing of. IBM XTs, ATs and PS/2s, mostly. With IBM
 >  keyboards, mice and monitors.

And, no doubt, paid a load of money to have it taken away.

I'm sure we've all disposed of "old" stuff, i.e. 5 years past mainstream use, but I'd like to think most people would at least check eBay before scrapping 20 / 30 / 40 year old kit.

Sad times, indeed :(

BobW
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