http://www.scoutscomputerswapmeet.com/ Ed/ke7feg ....Hurry up November...enough heat so far!! Did I mention, 2/23/07 the FCC dropped all cw (AKA Morse code) testing for any class of license as a ham? Just pass the written exams. --- On Sun, 10/5/08, fouldragon@aol.com wrote: > From: fouldragon@aol.com > Subject: Re: OT: Seeking computer scrapyard > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > Date: Sunday, October 5, 2008, 5:45 PM > Yeah, but it's 1) once a month and 2) at 06.00 on a > Sunday morning. To > get me up at 06.00, they'd better have "Free IBM > 360 with purchase" :P > > > -----Original Message----- > From: blake gonterman > To: Main PLUG discussion list > > Sent: Sun, 5 Oct 2008 5:25 pm > Subject: Re: OT: Seeking computer scrapyard > > > > > > > > > > > > Didn't the boyscouts used to do something in south > scottsdale around > the 101 and 202 area? > > >   > > > --Blake > > > > > On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 12:59 PM, > wrote: > > > I'm posting here because I seek locally-focused input, > and this is > likely the sort of thing that appeals to the "Oh, > look, I can run Linux > > on it" streak. > > I'm sure many of you remember what ASU Surplus used to > be like, 3-4-5 > years ago.  Half-dead, half-open machines, most priced in > a manner > where it was worthwhile to buy an entire PII-400 desktop > for the Zip > > drive inside.  And all the "WTF" stuff-- HP 712 > pizza boxes, SGI kit, > etc. > > Well, they shut it like two years ago, and then reopened it > a bit later > (for two hours a day), but it just isn't the same.  If > I just want a > > beater case to install some parts in, a low-end box to gut > for a spare > drive or card, or a 21" CRT which can only connect to > an obscure HP > mini, odds are you won't get it. > > My inner raccoon-- the one > which enjoyed digging through their > > cornucopia of rubbish for something truly cool-- is not > satisfied. > > Where does everyone go for that experience now?  It would > be nice if it > was someplace open on weekends, or at least more convinient > hours than > > 2-4PM.  I'm sick of trolling Craigslist, waiting for > something fun to > show up. > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss