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Subject: Re:Silicon Valley Dumpster Crawl: The ideal Hacker Holiday?
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Date: 29 Aug 90 14:33:03 GMT
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In article mwtilden@watmath.waterloo.edu (M.W.Tilden, Hardware) writes:
>The question is though, is such a crawl possible, or do such companies
>have locks and guards and policies to prevent such things?  Has
>anybody grown up in the area having done this as a kid?  Are there
>really big 'junk sales' in the area or do people just wander through
>the city dump with a hose?

Speaking only of Motorola here in Phoenix, all of the good stuff is
disposed of in one of two ways; all of the circuit boards (that we build
here) and the scrap components are saved and sent to a precious metals
reclaim place. It's upsetting to think of all of that stuff being
ground to powder. :-(

The junk terminals, scopes, and other equipment goes to public auction.
(In Phoenix, check  the Republic classified section 5200 for auctions
 on Grant street, the ads do not say Motorola. I think ones comming
 up on Sept 8th.)


John Schuch

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All opinions expressed are mine and not Motorolas, their loss.
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