Carlos, This is sad, but not surprising, if you think about it. In the view of the government or disposing company (it's not just the Feds that do this) the equipment isn't a potentially recyclable laptop, it's a fully depreciated asset being disposed of (It has "zero value" as far as the bean counters are concerned).
The primary goal of the exercise is to protect the company data. The "tech" is probably staring at a stack of machines that he has to get through in a day. He's not going to get points from his supervisor by carefully disassembling each machine, removing the the HD, and then reassembling, just to watch the thing get tossed into a bin for the crusher. He's going to go in as fast as possible and get the drive out. He doesn't care about salvaging the rest of the machine- it's "garbage", remember? Certain companies, and often colleges/universities, recognize that there is some "value" in these machines as far as resale to the aftermarket, and they usually are more gentle in their disposal. I, like you, have made "silk from a pigs ear" in taking scrap machines and making something useful - and while I wish scrappers and disposal "techs" would be a little more gentle, I understand from an economic sense why it happens that way. Steve On 4/19/02 9:37 AM, "Carlos Pinto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The "Technician/butcher" > appears to have just pried open the laptop bending the motherboard separating > the > processor > from the motherboard and pulling screws out of the bottom casing . -- -------------------- Steve Hatle [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------- ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
