OT: Seeking computer scrapyard

[fouldragon at aol.com]

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 <gnunixguy at gmail.com>
To: Main PLUG discussion list <plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
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, <fouldragon at aol.com> 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.
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