On Mon, 17 May 1999, Michael Rice wrote:
> > I just had a thought, maybe you UT staff type people or other
> > folks in the know could bright some light to this: does UT ever sell off
> > old hardware (complete systems or components)? I mean, certainly getting
>
> I don't know about UT, but ....
>
> To get rid of them, I sent them to the offsite storage, which they cleaned
> out once a year by holding a public auction. They would palletize
> everything and only take bids on whole pallets.
>
I know that there are such auctions out here at PRC, but the computer
hardware is sold in pallets: 3 tables of monitors, 5 mail carts full of
keyboards, 72 286 PCs, etc. Before the stuff goes to surplus (and
auction), the previous owner often strips out anything they "might need"
that is easier to store than an AT case (RAM, disk drives, etc.).
If you're still interested, I'll try to remember to post to the group the
next time I see an auction announced. I think they're open to the general
public.
---Tom
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Tom Bryan
Applied Research Laboratories
University of Texas at Austin
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