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On 07/12/2016 02:58 PM, Robert Andrews wrote:
With a 30-30? On 07/12/2016 11:57 AM, Glen Waldrop wrote:Beat me to it ----- Original Message ----- *From:* Josh Luthman <mailto:[email protected]> *To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 12, 2016 1:55 PM *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] old laptops That's why you drill a few 1/4" holes. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 2:26 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> 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:[email protected]> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 12, 2016 12:24 PM *To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> *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 wipeor 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:[email protected]> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 12, 2016 11:57 AM *To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> *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:[email protected]> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 12, 2016 10:48 AM *To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> *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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Original Message----- From: "Glen Waldrop" <<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> 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. ----- Original Message ----- *From:* Chuck McCown <mailto:[email protected]> *To:* <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> *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:[email protected]> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 12, 2016 10:36 AM *To:* <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> *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.�-- Simon Westlake Skype: Simon_Sonar Email:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Phone:(702) 447-1247 <tel:%28702%29%20447-1247> --------------------------- Sonar Software Inc The next generation of ISP billing and OSS https://sonar.software !DSPAM:2,57852cb2178511881538290!
