Re: goodwill store brag

[Wayne Stewart <waynes@intergate.bc.ca>]

"Byron Q. Desnoyers Winmill" wrote:

> Nice find!
>
> But, for all you thrift store junkies out there: is it common to for you
> to find parts of computers, but not the entire machine?  It is a common
> problem out here, particularly when it comes to keyboards and monitors
> (and I'm not talking about the every-so-pervasive Wintel parts).
>
> Are people simply breaking apart these old systems, hoping that the
> keyboards and displays will work on their PC's, then donating the parts
> when they discover the parts will not work?  Or are stores simply
> tossing the stuff which doesn't resemble contemporary computer parts?

Around here they mostly toss older stuff. You'll run accross a monitor or
disk drive ocasionally, sometimes a IIgs but not a IIe or II+.  Sometimes
they'll pull a card if it doesn't require tools so generally the really good
stuff
goes to the dump. It apears that now they're starting to toss older compact
Macs too.

    Wayne